WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting to convict former President Donald Trump on the high crime of inciting an insurrection. The Senate voted 57-43 on the Article of Impeachment. “What happened on January 6, 2021, was not a spontaneous event. This violent and bloody attack on our democracy was cultivated by months of Donald …

Here is the Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s latest orders on COVID-19 restrictions to start Dec. 2:   State announces tiered ‘Red to Green’ system for N.M. counties in next phase of COVID-19 response Framework enables counties to reopen further when meeting key health metrics SANTA FE – In an effort designed to provide local communities the flexibility to operate more …

Headed into the Thanksgiving weekend, Lea County had a cumulative total of 3,927 COVID-19 cases, according to the N.M. Department Health. Of those, the department said 1,563 have fully recovered and the county has had 40 COVID-19 related deaths. So far, the county has had 31,996 tests conducted to check for COVID-19. On Wednesday, the state reported Lea County added …

Lea County’s added 25 positive cases for COVID-19 on Wednesday. With those, the county now has a cumulative total of 965 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 14,010 tests. Of those 965 cases, the state says 294 have been designated as totally recovered.As of Wednesday, hospitals in Lea County report they had eight patients in the last seven days …

Lea County’s added 23 positive cases for COVID-19 Tuesday. With those, the county now has a cumulative total of 679 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 11,100 tests. Of those 679 cases, the state says 176 have been designated as totally recovered. Of those positive tests, 375 were for the 88240 or Hobbs zip code, 181 were …

Lea County cumulative total added 11 positive tests for COVID-19 on Friday. The county now has a cumulative total of 333 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 7,484 tests. There have been no deaths due to COVID-19 in Lea County. Nor-Lea reported on Thursday it had no patients in its hospital who are positive for COVID-19. Of …

Casey’s restaurant in Hobbs was cited Wednesday by N.M. State Police for staying open after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered all restaurants to only serve customers outdoors or with carry-out, to-go orders. In the photo, the state police officers, who are not in uniform and are the masked pair in the middle, speak with the owners as well as other …

Lea County cumulative total added 8 positive tests for COVID-19 on Thursday after adding two positive cases on Wednesday The county now has a cumulative total of 142 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. Of those 142 cases, the state says 31 have been designated as totally recovered. In Lea County as of Thursday, there has been tests 5,234 …

Lea County cumulative total added six positive tests for COVID-19 on Monday but also saw a big jump in the number of people tested. The county now has 113 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the state began tracking test results. Of those 106 cases, the state says 26 have been designated as totally recovered. In Lea County …

Lea County cumulative total added six positive tests for COVID-19 on Sunday and six on Saturday or 12 cases for the weekend. The county now has 106 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the state began tracking test results. Of those 106 cases, the state says 25 have been designated as totally recovered. In Lea County as of …