Barbara J. Vigil/CYFD Much attention has been focused on the heart-wrenching incident in Hobbs in which an infant was abandoned in a dumpster over the weekend. While many of us expressed a collective sigh of relief to learn that the baby was saved from harm by observant and caring citizens, the situation has raised many questions about legal options for …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Three dumpster divers saved the life of a newborn child after hearing its cries Friday. As the trio were searching through dumpsters at the 1400 block of North Turner Street at about 7:44 p.m. on Friday they came across the newborn placed in a trash bag. According to the HPD report, when the baby was evaluated at Covenant …

Second chance for puppy left for dead with a broken neck GABRIELLE ARSIAGA NEWS-SUN Korahleah is a 3-month-old pitbull puppy that was found on New Year’s Eve clinging to life. The puppy was later rushed to a nearby animal hospital by Brandy Abbott-Ellison, owner of Amazing Grace Pet Rescue, where she is currently being treated for a broken neck and …

Gabrielle Arsiage/News-Sun The mother was bouncing, but the first baby of 2022 in Lea County was a baby girl. Ringing in the New Year was baby Mia Lona Cortez. Mother Citalli Juarez said the baby was originally due on Jan. 6, but Citalli and the baby both decided they were ready. “My due date was originally Jan. 6 and I …

News-Sun Staff Report The COVID-19 variant of 0micron has arrived in Lea County, hospital leaders said on Monday. With that, they expect the county’s case to rapidly increase over the coming weeks, and predicting a peak happening somewhere around Jan. 24. If the variant follows its pattern like it has in other places, hospital leaders expect the numbers to rapidly …

News-Sun Staff Report The COVID-19 variant of 0micron has arrived in Lea County, hospital leaders said on Monday. With that, they expect the county’s case to rapidly increase over the coming weeks, and predicting a peak happening somewhere around Jan. 24. If the variant follows its pattern like it has in other places, hospital leaders expect the numbers to rapidly …

FAA awards $1.2M to Lea airports CURTIS C. WYNNE NEWS-SUN Awarding a total of $1.2 million to Lea County airports, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration announced the first of five annual rounds of funding established by the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Lea County Regional Airport in Hobbs will receive $1,018,010 while Zip Franklin Memorial Airport in Lovington …

Making a change: Lovington schools gets new SRO LOVINGTON – As a school resource officer (SRO), sometimes the job is more about being an ear for students and listening to what issues they may have going on. “A mentor, a role model, a source of trust and stability,” Lovington Police Chief David Miranda said. “Sometimes, the student’s home life is in …

Couple takes long journey from Vietnam to owners of Hobbs restaurant JENNY MOODY FOR THE NEWS-SUN One wouldn’t normally think to connect Vietnam and Hobbs, yet for Loi Tran and Van Nguyen, the owners of Hobbs Buffet, and Hai Khuu, the manager of Hobbs Buffet, the link between the two locations on opposite sides of the world spans decades, multiple …

ANDY BROSIG/NEWS-SUN Members of a relatively new after school club at Heizer Middle School in Hobbs got a big surprise recently. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Club was formed by instructor John Perales to enter the New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge, an annual competition designed to introduce middle and high school students to critical thinking skills and project-based learning …