Normally they arrive with just the clothes on their back. They could be wearing worn hand-me-downs from an older sibling who may be next to them when they enter a stranger’s home late at night. Sometimes, they have the chance to pack some extra clothes, by hastily tossing them into a trash bag before they were taken from their home. …

A Hobbs man wanted on a murder charge was arrested Monday while reportedly hiding in a storage shed. Edward “Lucky” Soto, 35, is charged with an open count of murder in connection to the Oct. 4 killing of 26-year-old Eric Noel Carrasco, who was found sitting in the driver’s seat of a car that crashed alongside a building at Motel …

LOVINGTON — With more than a year left in his current term of office, Lea County Commissioner Don Jones announced Thursday he has decided to sit out the next election. By state law, county commissioners are allowed to serve two successive four-year terms, but Jones decided one term was enough. He said he will finish his current term, leaving office …

LOVINGTON — With more than a year left in his current term of office, Lea County Commissioner Don Jones announced Thursday he has decided to sit out the next election. By state law, county commissioners are allowed to serve two successive four-year terms, but Jones decided one term was enough. He said he will finish his current term, leaving office …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Native American leaders from New Mexico are opposing plans that call for storing in the desert Southwest tons of spent nuclear fuel from power plants around the U.S. The All Pueblo Council of Governors in a resolution adopted late last week affirmed its commitment to protecting tribal natural and cultural resources. The council — representing 20 …

Most old ladies begin to show some wear and tear by the time they approach their 100th year. Hobbs’ First United Methodist Church, which will celebrate its centennial year on Oct. 26-27, has seen lots of changes, and an occasional downturn, but is still on an upward trajectory sharing the good news of Jesus Christ throughout the local community and …

Six to eight years. In a perfect world, Michael Sandoval believes that is the amount of time needed for three of Southeastern New Mexico’s major roads used for oil and gas traffic to be rebuilt to meet the ongoing traffic issues. Those roads are N.M. Hwy. 285, from the Texas border to Carlsbad, N.M., Hwy. 31 from Hwy. 285 to …

Texas Roadhouse appears to be coming to Hobbs. A sign for a full liquor license for the restaurant has been posted at Lovington Highway and Magnolia Street and a hearing for the liquor license will take place in Santa Fe on Tuesday to transfer the ownership. According to the State Regulation and Licensing website, liquor license No. 0819 currently belongs …

Lisa McNeill asked herself a simple, but tough question. “Am I going to die?” after being diagnosed with stage 2B breast cancer at the age of 48. She survived, though the road was long, emotional and painful. She’ll never forget the day she found out that she had breast cancer. Lisa and her husband, Paige, own and operate a cow/calf …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Claire Chase, an oil executive and Republican candidate for a critical U.S. House race in New Mexico, is reporting a fundraising surge just days into her candidacy. Chase’s campaign reported Tuesday she has raised $510,790 in 35 days. That amount is more than former state lawmaker and fellow GOP opponent Yvette Herrell raised during the entire …