A Hobbs man who allegedly shot and killed a Lovington man in early February after reportedly kidnapping the victim with a group of men has been charged with murder. Justin P. Bates, 24, forcibly took Josue Orosco to a field off Stiles Road between Hobbs and Lovington on Feb. 3 where he battered and murdered Orosco, according to a criminal …

The situation on the U.S.-Mexico border is an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. In times like these, one’s character is revealed, which is why the response from New Mexico’s political leaders is so disheartening. The headlines this past month have been alarming. More than 650 people crossing the border were taken into custody in just a couple hours during the early morning …

Residents of Hobbs always need to conserve water, but they are required to do so when watering gardens, lawns or using water for other reasons from May 15-Sept. 15. The rules governing water usage in Hobbs during that time are reasonably simple. People who have even numbered addresses may water on even numbered days of the month and people who …

Residents of Hobbs always need to conserve water, but they are required to do so when watering gardens, lawns or using water for other reasons from May 15-Sept. 15. The rules governing water usage in Hobbs during that time are reasonably simple. People who have even numbered addresses may water on even numbered days of the month and people who …

Chris Mathys isn’t pulling any punches in his assessment of Yvette Herrell, saying the 2018 GOP nominee lost the congressional race to Democrat Xochitl Torres Small because Herrell wouldn’t debate Torres Small, she didn’t engage the media enough and she simply got out-worked by the former aide to U.S. Sen. Tom Udall. That’s why Mathys, a Las Cruces businessman, is …

At least one Hobbs city commissioner says the city needs to tread lightly on a proposed ordinance that would restrict commercial motor vehicles from parking on any city street, outside of pickups and deliveries. City Commissioner Chris Mills, who by day is a criminal defense attorney, says truckers can lose their careers over tickets. He said at Monday’s City Commission …

Like many other graduates of Lovington High School, Ola Mae Jackson went to New Mexico Junior College to “get the basics.” From there, she went to Austin Community College deep in the heart of Texas and then to Dallas. “I modeled (in Dallas) for a while and then I went to Cockrell Hill, Texas, and was the police dispatcher,” Jackson …

Two men were killed in a head-on collision on New Mexico Highway 128 Friday morning as the busy oilfield highway continues to rack up a disproportionate number of fatalities. State police said the initial investigation indicates the head-on crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Friday east of Loving in Eddy County when an eastbound car on Highway 128 driven by …

The Rockwind Grill restaurant will close Sunday until further notice after city leaders earlier this week delayed a decision about continuing catering services with the restauranteur that has held the contract at the municipal-owned golf course. City leaders said this week that Rockwind Community Links will operate as usual during the closure of the restaurant at 5001 Jack Gomez Blvd. …

A traffic stop 30 minutes before the Lea County’s Sheriff’s Office was called on a report of a suspicious death helped Lea investigators arrest a suspect on a charge of murder. On Friday, the Lea County Sheriff’s Office released a statement that Hobbs resident Albino A. Mendez-Solis, 30, was arrested in connection to the April 1 murder of Wilson M. …