SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 175 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 16 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Chaves County 1 new case in Curry County 22 new cases in Doña Ana County 2 new cases in Lea County 44 …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 175 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 16 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Chaves County 1 new case in Curry County 22 new cases in Doña Ana County 2 new cases in Lea County 44 …

The Lea County Commission responded to the letter sent to the Lea County manager by the N.M. Department of Health secretary this weekend. Here is the response the commission approved sending today during its monthly meeting.  RESPONSE LETTER to SECRETARY. To read the letter sent to Lea County Manager Mike Gallagher by the health secretary by email as well as …

The parents who allegedly used their four children as props to panhandle for money in Hobbs and were charged with child abuse, have gone missing with the children. Andrei Cristian Ducila, 25, and Luiza Badea, 22, were both charged with four counts of abuse of a child, all third-degree felonies; after police found the family of six outside a retail …

Amidst the honking cars and celebration, Lovington High School graduate Breena Villalobos shared smiles and tears with her fellow high school graduates. In the back of her mind were her thoughts of her grandmother, Belinda Clara, who passed away in September of 2018. Even though she couldn’t be at her granddaughter’s graduation, her family created a ceremonial chair just for …

Here is a copy of the letter sent the Lea County Manager Mike Gallagher from the N.M. Department of Health secretary. The letter, delivered by email on Saturday and by N.M. State Police on Monday, threatens the county manager with legal action over Gallagher’s video on Facebook last week. Click here for the LETTER Gallagher’s last week video clarified to …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 165 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 10 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Chaves County 1 new case in Cibola County 15 new cases in Doña Ana County 1 new case in Hidalgo County 2 new …

University of the Southwest students eligible for assistance under the terms of the CARES Act began to receive checks from the university last week. “Checks being sent out (from the university) will put a minimum of $575 into each eligible undergraduate student’s hands to provide emergency funding to help defray the costs of the impact of the pandemic on their …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Sunday announced 97 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 17 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Cibola County 1 new case in Curry County 12 new cases in Doña Ana County 1 new case in Lea County 24 …

New health orders issued by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday means churches may now operate at 25% occupancy beginning this week. Prior health orders by Lujan Grisham had set the threshold at 10% after closing churches earlier due to the coronavirus pandemic. “They have to maintain COVID-safe practices,” Lujan Grisham said, which includes wearing masks. All retailers and office spaces can now …