BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — In the closing months of the Trump administration, energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years and undercut President-elect Joe Biden’s plans to curb new drilling because of climate change, according to public records and industry analysts. An Associated Press analysis of government data shows the permit stockpiling …
It wasn’t sitting well with Don Gerth. What his high school football coach Doug Ethridge said to Gerth was not sitting well at all. Gerth was a Hobbs High School junior, playing junior varsity football for the Eagles in 1969. Ethridge asked Gerth what he thought his chances were of making varsity the following season. “I go, ‘Uh, I don’t …
Oh what a difference a few months can make. In April 2020, West Texas Intermediate oil fell to an unheard of price of -$37.63. On Tuesday and Wednesday, WTI reached $50 per barrel. As of close on Wednesday, WTI crude on oilprice.com was $50.46. Buoyed by the announcement by Saudi Arabia it was cutting production by 1 million barrels per …
Lea County had three new reported deaths on Friday due to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health, and 55 new cases. The department reports the two deaths were: A male in his 60s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 70s from Lea County. The individual had underlying conditions. A female …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he will skip President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, refusing to fulfill the outgoing president’s traditional role in the peaceful transition of power. Trump, who has not appeared in public since a violent mob of his supporters besieged the Capitol on Wednesday to try to halt the transfer of power, will be the first …
The embattled Hobbs Apartment complex on East Clinton Street saw a flurry of activity Thursday as code and safety inspectors from several different city departments made their way around the complex looking for violations. Even before the inspectors arrived, the complex was abuzz with workers, fixing windows, working on plumbing and blowing leaves and generally sprucing up the complex. There …
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The man who sold an AR-15-style rifle used in a 2019 mass shooting that killed seven people in West Texas was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison, prosecutors said. Marcus Anthony Braziel, 45, of Lubbock pleaded guilty in October to unlicensed firearms dealing and concealing the proceeds from weapons sales from the IRS. Braziel …
Hector Madrid took a plea for a Hobbs double homicide and will serve seven years in a Department of Corrections facility. Madrid, 41, of Hobbs, was charged in the murders of Rojelio Velasquez, 37, and Chrystal Moore, 40, both of Hobbs. Velasquez and Moore were found in their home shot to death in July 2019. Fifth Judicial District Attorney Dianna …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Roundhouse will be off limits to the public and lobbyists as New Mexico’s upcoming legislative session will feature many virtual committee hearings and floor debates due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Leading state lawmakers met Wednesday to discuss safety precautions as the Legislature prepares to convene Jan. 19 for its first lengthy session since …
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it will cut its oil production by 1 million barrels a day, taking on the burden of supporting prices in the energy market as a “goodwill gesture” after a meeting with other crude-producing countries. The decision came after a meeting between countries that are part of the OPEC oil cartel and allies …
