Roman Avila, 41, of Midland, was arrested on April 10 on a federal warrant after police were called about a returned U-Haul showing signs of “possible human smuggling.” Police found the rental trailer with trash and other material consistent with a person being in the storage area for an extended period of time, after an employee with U-Haul notified police …

Roman Avila, 41, of Midland, was arrested on April 10 on a federal warrant after police were called about a returned U-Haul showing signs of “possible human smuggling.” Police found the rental trailer with trash and other material consistent with a person being in the storage area for an extended period of time, after an employee with U-Haul notified police …

There’s a lot of trash in Hobbs. While talking about Saturday’s District 2 clean-up event, a discussion formed about the dirty problem at the end of Monday’s Hobbs City Commission meeting. District 2 represents the northeastern area of Hobbs from Sanger to the northeast bypass and east of Dal Paso. However while talking about this cleanup event Acting City Manager …

There’s a lot of trash in Hobbs. While talking about Saturday’s District 2 clean-up event, a discussion formed about the dirty problem at the end of Monday’s Hobbs City Commission meeting. District 2 represents the northeastern area of Hobbs from Sanger to the northeast bypass and east of Dal Paso. However while talking about this cleanup event Acting City Manager …

Almost three months ago Hobbs City Commissioner Don Gerth, along with Commissioners Larron Fields, Joe Calderon and Marshall Newman, voted down a measure to start construction on a Hobbs Veterans Memorial Park almost three years in the making. The measure failed. During Monday’s Hobbs City Commission meeting Gerth brought the measure back to the commission for consideration of starting the …

It was only a matter of time. With the new $110 million Covenant Health Hobbs hospital being built on the southeast corner of Lovington Highway and Millen Drive the next logical step would be to have local shopping and restaurants developed within walking distance of the facility. To the north there are two restaurants and a pair of convenience stores. …

In his 1872 novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, French author Jules Verne recounts the pitfalls and challenges Phileas Fogg endures as he tries to circumnavigate the globe. But Fogg has nothing on Larry Wilcox, 74, of Hobbs. Diagnosed with COVID-19 on Dec. 26, Wilcox’s odyssey has already lasted longer than Fogg’s fictional experiences. And it’s a journey that’s …

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning April 7, with 20 New Mexico counties at the Turquoise Level and three at the Green Level, at which there are fewer restrictions on commercial and day-to-day activities amid decreased virus risk. The majority of the state’s counties …

In his 1872 novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, French author Jules Verne recounts the pitfalls and challenges Phileas Fogg endures as he tries to circumnavigate the globe. But Fogg has nothing on Larry Wilcox, 74, of Hobbs. Diagnosed with COVID-19 on Dec. 26, Wilcox’s odyssey has already lasted longer than Fogg’s fictional experiences. And it’s a journey that’s …

Hobbs is faced with a new drug problem. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has led to a number of overdoses in Hobbs during the past two weeks. “A large majority of the overdoses we are running into are fentanyl related,” said Officer David Torres of HPD’s Neighborhood Enforcement Team. “Right now we are seeing a huge rise in the Hobbs community …