Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun A traffic stop lead to a drug seizure when Hobbs woman was found with close to $3,000 worth of methamphetamine. Ashely Higdon, 31, of Hobbs, was arrested on July 8 and was charged with trafficking a controlled substance, a second-degree felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor. Around 2 a.m. July 8, HPD officers saw a vehicle …

For the News-Sun ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Jose Angel Baeza was sentenced on June 2 to 15 years in prison. Baeza, 39, of Lovington pleaded guilty on Sept. 17, 2021, to attempted murder of a federal officer, being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and …