Following conflicting testimony from partygoers about whether he had a gun or not, a Hobbs magistrate judge found sufficient probable cause Friday to bind over for trial the one person charged thus far in connection to a recent mass shooting in Hobbs. A New Mexico Junior College student-athlete from Chicago testified before Magistrate Judge Craig La Bree Friday at a …
ALBUQUERQUE — And then there were two. Albuquerque Business First and Santa Fe New Mexican reported Wednesday that Transform Holdco LLC, the new parent company of the Kmart and Sears, is set to close a Santa Fe Kmart and a Las Cruces Sears. First reported by the Santa Fe New Mexican, after the closure of its Santa Fe store, Kmart …
SANTA FE — New Mexico’s growing oil and natural gas industry is poised to attract as much as $174 billion in new infrastructure investments through 2030, according to a new study prepared by the global consulting firm ICF. The report was commissioned by the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association and the American Petroleum Institute and announced Tuesday by NMOGA. …
(AP) — The owner of a trucking company who was killed in West Texas had moved from Las Vegas after a 2017 mass shooting at a music festival because he thought it would be safer, a sister said. Rodolfo “Rudy” Arco, a native of Cuba, “felt that Odessa was the place to go. He sold everything in Vegas and moved …
After many years of buying two tickets in the annual car raffle held to benefit the Hobbs Boys and Girls Club, this year James King bought just one. That one, however, was the winning ticket that allowed King to choose a bright blue Ford Mustang at Saturday’s drawing at the Lea County Event Center. King said he is thrilled with …
SANTA FE (AP) — State economists on Wednesday revised forecasts upward for state government income amid surging oil and natural gas production in New Mexico, giving lawmakers greater leeway as they begin crafting a general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal year. The fiscal forecasts, announced at a legislative committee hearing in the mountain resort community of Red River, …
Although rumors of her running for Congress kept coming up throughout the New Mexico political playing field for several months, it wasn’t until last month that Claire Chase decided to make the push. Today, Chase announced her intention to run as a Republican for the New Mexico Representative U.S. District 2 position. Democrat Xochitl Torres Small won the district in …
Despite the increased traffic, the shortage of housing, the packed restaurants throughout Lea County, only the Hobbs Municipal Schools is showing a significant increase in school population. On the last day of the 2018-19 school year, Hobbs’ total enrollment was 10,341. On the fifth day of school this school year, the enrollment was 10,615 according to the Hobbs Municipal Schools …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ben Ray Luján on Monday became the highest-ranking Democrat in the House to call for an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, saying it’s time to hold him accountable. The New Mexico congressman, third in line behind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a 2020 candidate for Senate, said Trump has not tried to secure American elections …
