Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Investigators with the Hobbs Fire Marshal office are still investigating two suspicious Hobbs residential structure fires that happened on Jan. 6 and Jan. 9. Hobbs Fire Department Chief Barry Young said both fires are being investigating “under a suspicious nature.”  Firefighters responded to the two vacant residences fully involved in flames — one around 10:52 a.m., Jan. 6 …

Hobbs Fire Department captain, crew wins event called the ‘toughest two minutes in sports’ After years of hard work and training, Captain Rodney Smith with the Hobbs Fire Department has finally been named “King of the Jungle” at the 2021 Firefighter Combat Challenge finals in Ft. Pierce, Florida on Saturday. The finals are dubbed the “toughest two minutes in sports” …

Explosions rocked a north Hobbs neighborhood in the early-morning hours Saturday on the 2600 block of North Breckon Drive. No injuries were reported.

House fire at Bender and Thomas in Hobbs due to lightning strike and downed electrical lines.  

A furry friend has found a forever home surrounded by firefighters. Station One has welcomed a new rookie on the scene after firefighters adopted a puppy found outside the station. One day, a firefighter went outside to find the puppy sitting outside. “He came up to us and was real playful,” said acting Fire Chief Barry Young. Young said they …

Jimmy Armitiage was known as a hard-working man who loved his family. His uncle, Melvin Armitiage, said Jimmy Armitiage’s health began failing within in the past six months. He had trouble walking and remembering things. He was scheduled for an MRI later this week. Unfortunately, Jimmy Armitiage, age 57, died in a small trailer fire early Friday morning. The 20-foot …

Members of the Hobbs Fire Department saved a dog from a burning home Wednesday. An electrical fire around 2 p.m. in the 1800 block of East Kansas Street charred a large portion beneath a home and sent a Dachshund to the veterinarian. A neighbor was checking on her horses in a barn near the burning house when she saw the …

The Hobbs Fire Department is investigating a structure fire that occurred at 2 am Friday morning at 113 South Shipp in Hobbs. No one was at home at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is pending upon a investigation.

Richard Cummins retired from the Hobbs Fire Department in 1998 after a 21-year career doing everything from being the truck driver to working as an instructor. He liked teaching so much that after he retired he enrolled in college to become a school teacher, meeting his wife, Shannon, in the process. In 2008, Hobbs Fire Chief Manny Gomez called Cummins …