An unsubstantiated threat of a potential shooting at Houston Middle School in Hobbs circulated through a Facebook group a few days ago. The recent incident is the second time this year that Houston Middle School has been plagued with the threat of gun violence. In April the school was briefly locked down while police responded…

Hobbs Police Department (HPD) has arrested two Hobbs men for “Armed Robbery” at Allsups on the morning of Wednesday, September 21. The subjects of the robbery have been identified as Daijon Williams, age 18, and Javin Najera, also 18, both of Hobbs. The Allsups convenience store is located at 1100 East Sanger Street in Hobbs….

The first four months of 2022 brought record breaking oil and gas revenues to the State of New Mexico – some $1.7 billion.  Lea County’s oil fields, as well as those in other southeastern counties, all of which are part of the Delaware Basin, considered the most lucrative part of the larger Permian Basin, are…

Dedication and ribbon cutting ceremonies for the new Covenant Hobbs Health Hospital took place on Thursday, September 8. The celebration set the stage for Wednesday, September 28, the day the new hospital will begin seeing patients. The Lea Regional Medical Center will close its doors in the forthcoming weeks after patients and staff have transitioned…

Hobbs Police Department (HPD) officers responded to the possible kidnapping of a woman at the Zia Park Hotel and Casino, 3901 West Millen Drive in Hobbs, during the early afternoon hours of Thursday, September 8. The female victim has been identified as Erica Martínez, age 35. The male suspect in the incident has been identified…

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order on Wednesday, August 31 earmarking $10,000,000 in public funds to construct a reproductive healthcare clinic in southern New Mexico. The move comes as healthcare options for people in New Mexico have become restricted due to the abortion laws of neighboring states. With states like Arizona…

Eddy Fabela, who has been the fire chief in Eunice for some ten years, is in trouble with the law. Fabeula is accused of embezzlement – the stealing of taxpayers’ money by using City of Eunice credit cards for personal purchases. Although the Eunice Fire Department’s webpage lists Fabela as its fire chief, a KRQE…

Bishop Henderson III is a free man. On Monday, August 22, after a trial that lasted nearly three weeks, Henderson was found not guilty by a Lea County jury on three counts of First Degree Murder and on four counts of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon.  The three-victim mass shooting, known as the “Hobbs…

The Eunice Police Department (EPD) was alerted by a concerned student and parent just after 10:00 am, on Thursday, August 25 of “a student possibly armed with a gun at Eunice High School”. The high school is located at 1720 Avenue K in Eunice. In response, the School Resource Officer immediately placed the Eunice Public…

Agustin Dorado, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Nor-Lea Hospital District, with board members Pat Wise and Julia Myers, welcomed the public to the grand opening of the Nor-Lea Hobbs Medical Clinic Expansion on Tuesday, August 16.  “It’s a pleasure and thrill to be in this facility infront of all of you here,” states…