Jeffrey Epstein’s former New Mexico ranch sold

The Zorro Ranch, a New Mexico desert property formerly owned by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, has been sold for an undisclosed amount after being on the market for two years.  The new owner, San Rafael Ranch LLC, registered with New Mexico’s secretary of state office in July, the Associated Press reported.  The Santa Fe […]

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Man confesses to killing ex-landlord 15 years later

It wasn’t quite “The Tell-Tale Heart,” but a New Mexico man’s guilty conscience led to his arrest on suspicion of murder after admitting he killed his landlord in 2008. Tony Ray Peralta, 37, of Roswell, apparently wracked with guilt, borrowed a cellphone while at a store and dialed 911 to tell police that he’d killed […]

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Yakety-yak: Survivalist compound, complete with herd, asks $30M

In the market for 85 yaks? A seller in New Mexico has the perfect place for you. A 312-acre ranch in New Mexico that comes with its own yak herd hit the market recently for $30 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. Owner Howard Mintz, a retired real estate developer who also ran a seismic construction company in San Francisco, spent more than 20 years designing and building the home to be entirely self-sufficient.

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SpaceX reveals plans for a Texas spaceport resort in new job ad

SpaceX has big plans for its Boca Chica, Texas site – where it’s currently building and testing Starship, the company’s next-generation passenger and cargo spacecraft. A new job posting spotted by CNBC’s Micheal Sheetz seeks a “Resort Development Manager” to be based out of Brownsville, the nearest neighboring town to the small Boca Chica area […]