PHOENIX (AP) — An unusual string of violence south of Arizona’s border with Mexico has sparked warnings by American authorities and is forcing U.S. citizens who say they won’t stop crossing into Mexico to at least consider how to travel more safely. Unaccustomed to the kind of violence long seen along some parts of the Texas-Mexico border, those who frequently …

GALEANA, Mexico (AP) — The eight children, some mere infants, who survived the ambush in northern Mexico not only escaped the drug cartel gunmen who killed their mothers but managed to hide in the brush, with some walking miles to get help despite grisly bullet wounds. In a testament to a mother’s devotion, one woman reportedly stashed her baby on …

Dr. William Frances Wright Jr. of Hobbs piloted his first solo flight about three years before Sally Fields took to the air, and that was a long time ago, as baby boomers will remember. He’s still flying, but the Flying Nun only flies in reruns. Honored last week with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration’s most prestigious award, …

NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s profits fell dramatically in the third quarter as the company was hurt by lower prices for crude oil and natural gas. The Texas oil giant reported $3.17 billion in profits in the third quarter Friday, down 49% from the same time last year. Total revenue was $65.05 billion, down 15% from the same time …

Normally they arrive with just the clothes on their back. They could be wearing worn hand-me-downs from an older sibling who may be next to them when they enter a stranger’s home late at night. Sometimes, they have the chance to pack some extra clothes, by hastily tossing them into a trash bag before they were taken from their home. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman, announced Friday that he was ending his Democratic presidential campaign, which failed to recapture the enthusiasm, interest and fundraising prowess of his 2018 Senate race. Addressing supporters in Iowa, O’Rourke said he made the decision “reluctantly” and vowed to stay active in the fight to defeat President Donald Trump. “I will …

Just a year after being convicted of 18 burglaries, a man has landed in jail again. Anthony Kryee McCants, 22, of Hobbs, was arrested and charged with probation violation on Monday. Monday morning, Judge William Shoobridge in Fifth Judicial District Court in Lovington issued a bench warrant for McCants’ arrest for failure to comply with conditions of probation. He was …

A Hobbs man wanted on a murder charge was arrested Monday while reportedly hiding in a storage shed. Edward “Lucky” Soto, 35, is charged with an open count of murder in connection to the Oct. 4 killing of 26-year-old Eric Noel Carrasco, who was found sitting in the driver’s seat of a car that crashed alongside a building at Motel …

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — A southeastern New Mexico city near the state’s booming oil region may become the next town to ban single-use plastic carryout bags.   The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports advocates in Carlsbad have drafted an ordinance aimed at ridding the city of loose plastic bags. The proposal could go before the Carlsbad City Council later this year.   …

U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small has introduced a bill that would provide $180 million in federal funding to reimburse organizations that provide assistance to illegal immigrants. The Southern Border Communities Relief Act, introduced by Torres Small on Oct. 2, would authorize $60 million for the next three fiscal years to reimburse organizations that provide humanitarian support for illegal immigrants at …