Hobbs Police Department officers have arrested a Hobbs man for murder after he allegedly shot his wife in the chest on Friday. Lonnie Byram, 48, of Hobbs was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with murder, a first-degree felony. HPD officers responded to the 900 block West Iron for a call of a gunshot wound to the chest. When officers …

Local emergency personnel recall 9-11 attacks Their recollections are strong, even after 20 years. Local first responders remember where they were — and what they felt — when they heard and saw the terrorist attacks on New York City and Arlington, Virginia, and the unknown target of another airliner where passengers took control from terrorists and crashed in a field …