Oil lease moratorium holding students hostage? Levi Hill/News-Sun State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard is holding New Mexico’s schoolchildren hostage for more money. That’s what some of the state’s Republican legislators say about her recently announced moratorium on oil and gas lease sales on state trust lands, which came after two bills failed to find their way to the governor’s …

Oil lease moratorium holding students hostage? Levi Hill/News-Sun State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard is holding New Mexico’s schoolchildren hostage for more money. That’s what some of the state’s Republican legislators say about her recently announced moratorium on oil and gas lease sales on state trust lands, which came after two bills failed to find their way to the governor’s …

Lea County approves record amount of almost $2.5M for entertainment for 2024 Fair Andy Brosig/News-Sun Riding on the heels of a year that saw big-named musical acts including Alabama and For King + Country, the Lea County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday upped the ante for the 88th annual Lea County Fair and Rodeo in 2024, approving an almost $2.5 …

Lea County approves record amount of almost $2.5M for entertainment for 2024 Fair Andy Brosig/News-Sun Riding on the heels of a year that saw big-named musical acts including Alabama and For King + Country, the Lea County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday upped the ante for the 88th annual Lea County Fair and Rodeo in 2024, approving an almost $2.5 …

Police involved shooting Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun LOVINGTON – Lovington Police officers were involved in a shooting incident on Sunday and New Mexico State Police are now investigating it. A Lovington officer shot at 37-year-old Luis Raul Bernal-Alvarez of Lovington after police attempted to stop the suspect from fleeing the scene in an SUV. Bernal-Alvarez was charged with aggravated fleeing a …

Police involved shooting Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun LOVINGTON – Lovington Police officers were involved in a shooting incident on Sunday and New Mexico State Police are now investigating it. A Lovington officer shot at 37-year-old Luis Raul Bernal-Alvarez of Lovington after police attempted to stop the suspect from fleeing the scene in an SUV. Bernal-Alvarez was charged with aggravated fleeing a …

Soft-spoken Roy Butler: WWII Gunner and POW Jim Harris/Last Frontier A few months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, and the United States declared war on Japan and the Axis Powers of Europe, 18-year-old Roy Butler took a bus to Lubbock, Texas and joined the US Army Air Corp. Following World War II, Roy worked at several jobs, was …

Soft-spoken Roy Butler: WWII Gunner and POW Jim Harris/Last Frontier A few months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, and the United States declared war on Japan and the Axis Powers of Europe, 18-year-old Roy Butler took a bus to Lubbock, Texas and joined the US Army Air Corp. Following World War II, Roy worked at several jobs, was …

Fighting the odds Police chief: 150% increase in homicides in 2023 Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun Even though the Hobbs Police Department is dealing with a shortage of officers, HPD is still making strides in decreasing crimes — according to HPD Chief August Fons. On Feb. 5, Fons gave the 2023 annual Hobbs Police Department report to the city commission members at …

Fighting the odds Police chief: 150% increase in homicides in 2023 Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun Even though the Hobbs Police Department is dealing with a shortage of officers, HPD is still making strides in decreasing crimes — according to HPD Chief August Fons. On Feb. 5, Fons gave the 2023 annual Hobbs Police Department report to the city commission members at …