SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Every New Mexico resident 16 or over who has signed up on the state’s online coronavirus vaccine registry can now schedule their own appointments. The announcement on Monday means residents between the ages of 16 and 40 now do not have to wait for the state to assign them a time. Only residents 40 and …
NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And those who are unvaccinated can go outside without masks in some cases, too. The new guidance represents another …
Hobbs residents gathered early Saturday for a special cleanup day east of the site of the future Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital at the intersection of Lovington Highway and Millen Drive. Covenant Health Hobbs CEO Dan Springer said the cleanup, organized by Covenant Health Hobbs, was to combat trash — particularly plastic bags — after being at the forefront of recent …
Workmen smooth out concrete at the site of the new Hobbs Municipal Schools Career and Technical Education Center (CTECH) near Hobbs High School. When completed, the Hobbs CTECH will be the premiere vocational education facility of its kind in the state and region. Video by Blake Ovard/News-Sun
During an undercover operation, Hobbs Police Department officers arrested Andrew Nickson after a slew of catalytic converter thefts were reported by several businesses. According to the HPD arrest report, Andrew Nickson, 28, of Hobbs, was arrested and charged on April 20 with receiving stolen property over $500 under $2500, a fourth-degree felony. The report states on March 22, officers responded …
After a babysitter, a now twelve-year-old girl, made accusations she was forced to smoke “ice” and then was sexually assaulted, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, 32, of Hobbs, was arrested and charged on Thursday after Hobbs Police Department investigated the allegations. According to the HPD arrest report, officers were called about the assault in January after the victim told her family she …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — At least half of New Mexico’s K-12 students set foot in a classroom at least one day last week, as vaccines become easier to get across the state including for students aged 16 and up, state officials said. Around 160,500 children were recorded as attending school in person, or about half of the state’s total …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The State Land Office on Thursday announced a lawsuit against two oil and natural gas companies, citing unmet obligations to plug at least 29 abandoned wells in western New Mexico, remove trash and debris and pay penalties for trespassing on an expired lease site. The lawsuit against BC&D Operating and Dominion Production Company is the …
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated a longtime environmental advocate and Democratic aide to oversee the vast expanses of federally owned land in Western states — the latest political appointment raising concerns among Republicans as Biden moves to curtail energy production from public reserves. Tracy Stone-Manning of Missoula, Montana, was nominated on Thursday to direct the Interior …
All the T’s may not be crossed or I’s dotted, but the Lea County Special Rodeo will happen this year. More than 33 years after the first Special Rodeo was held during the annual Lea County Fair and Rodeo, the committee that organizes the event dissolved, leaving no one left to organize the decades-long tradition. Until the Lea County Fair …
