It all came down to that goose egg. There was no doubt who was going to win the game. The Hobbs Eagles football team was up 36 points late in the fourth quarter with a running clock. However the Gadsden Panthers had a first-and-10 at the Eagles 4-yard line and chomping at the bit to get on the scoreboard. First …

LONDON (AP) — Energy prices rose Friday after a missile strike on an Iranian tanker revived concerns about instability in the oil-rich region, though analysts say the global market is now more resilient to disruption to supplies. The international benchmark for oil rose 1.6% to $60.05 a barrel after Iranian officials said two missiles hit a tanker off the coast …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The group of Democrats in the U.S. House who were either undecided or opposed to an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump got even smaller Thursday as first-year congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small announced her support for the process. The Democrat from southern New Mexico initially was among those who had their reservations, saying they wanted more …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Claire Chase, an oil executive and Republican candidate for a critical U.S. House race in New Mexico, is reporting a fundraising surge just days into her candidacy. Chase’s campaign reported Tuesday she has raised $510,790 in 35 days. That amount is more than former state lawmaker and fellow GOP opponent Yvette Herrell raised during the entire …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees will get a modest 1.6% cost-of-living increase from Social Security in 2020, an uptick with potential political consequences in an election year when Democrats are pushing more generous inflation protection. The increase amounts to $24 a month for the average retired worker, according to estimates released Thursday by the Social Security Administration. Following a …

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A Texas-based energy service provider has laid off 178 workers at its Colorado office saying it is a permanent employment loss. The Daily Sentinel reports that oil field company Halliburton told the state Department of Labor and Employment about the anticipated layoffs in a written letter dated Monday. Company officials say the layoffs were due …

SANTA FE (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham professed her full-throttled support for the oil sector on Tuesday, telling industry leaders that her Cabinet secretaries work for them and that she hopes the state can overtake North Dakota as the No. 2 oil producer among states. Lujan Grisham, a Democratic former congresswoman, repeatedly thanked men and women of …

DES MOINES, IOWA — The Allsup’s burrito is about to have a new home. Yesway announced Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Allsup’s Convenience Stores, based in Clovis, N.M., subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. Allsup’s, a nationally-renowned convenience retailer with a portfolio of more than 300 stores across Texas, New Mexico, and …

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Cheerleading doesn’t get a lot of love when it comes to baseball. Unlike basketball and football, which have cheerleaders on the field and hardwood, just out of the playing area, baseball doesn’t have cheerleaders standing on the field or court cheering for the home team, mostly because its foul territory is still in play. However, over the …

A Hobbs man with two prior sex convictions has been sentenced for his third offense, according to the Lea County Sheriff’s Office. A Hobbs man was sentenced on Sept. 30 to 15 years after being found guilty of two counts of criminal sexual penetration in the second degree. Jesse Ray Taylor, 44, of Hobbs was found guilty of the two …