DOROTHY N. FOWLER/NEWS-SUN Dennis Sladkovskyi breathed a sigh of relief when he found out a column of Russian soldiers that was marching toward Bobrynekis, Ukraine suddenly turned another direction, leaving the city intact — at least for a while. Sladkovskyi, who came to Hobbs five years ago on an athletic scholarship at New Mexico Junior College, calls the town — …

Second chance for puppy left for dead with a broken neck GABRIELLE ARSIAGA NEWS-SUN Korahleah is a 3-month-old pitbull puppy that was found on New Year’s Eve clinging to life. The puppy was later rushed to a nearby animal hospital by Brandy Abbott-Ellison, owner of Amazing Grace Pet Rescue, where she is currently being treated for a broken neck and …