The numbers game NMJC, USW report fall ’23 enrollment numbers  Andy Brosig/News-Sun The numbers are in and Hobbs’ two institutions of higher learning are going strong. University of the Southwest reported a 3 percent increase in total credits being sought by students across all departments earlier this week compared to last year, President Ryan Tipton told the News-Sun. And the …

Mom drives drunk with infant Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun A woman who was reported to be “driving erratically,” crashed into a curb, and was discovered to be drunk and  driving with her infant in the backseat, an Lea County Sheriff’s Office report stated. Desiree Ortega, 30, of Hobbs, was arrested Sep. 5 and charged with abuse of a child, a third-degree felony, …

Mom drives drunk with infant Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun A woman who was reported to be “driving erratically,” crashed into a curb, and was discovered to be drunk and  driving with her infant in the backseat, an Lea County Sheriff’s Office report stated. Desiree Ortega, 30, of Hobbs, was arrested Sep. 5 and charged with abuse of a child, a third-degree felony, …

HMS gets $800K from Lea Commissioners to boost campus security Andy Brosig/News-Sun Campuses in the Hobbs Municipal School District will be getting a security boost in coming weeks thanks in part to the largess of two Lea County Commissioners. Each year, depending on the state of the county’s budget, commissioners receive discretionary funds, a pot of money they can use …

After Roe v. Wade, the fight over abortion access moves to New Mexico By JENNA EBBERS AND CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, News21 undefined CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — The sanctuary in Grace Covenant Reformed Church was packed. People stood shoulder to shoulder wherever they could — near the stained glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible, behind the neatly lined rows of chairs …

Urenco USA taking on expansion project Michelle A. Fox/News-Sun For the first time in seven years, Urenco USA is taking on an expansion project. “This project marks the first expansion of the plant since 2016 and will allow us to increase our enriched uranium production by 15 percent,” said President and CEO of Urenco USA Karen Fill. Urenco USA is …

The suspects who fled the scene of the Walmart parking lot homicide of Jordan Ruiz, were pursued and captured by deputies from multiple Texas agencies, including the Reeves County Sheriff’s Office, Culberson County Sheriff’s Office, Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety, along with U.S. Border Patrol Thursday evening. The homicide suspects caught and arrested by …

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor on Friday signed legislation aimed at keeping spent nuclear fuel produced by commercial U.S. nuclear power plants from being shipped to the state, just hours after the measure cleared its final legislative hurdle. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wasted no time adding her signature after the New …

Curtis C. Wynne/News-Sun LOVINGTON – Charging a federal agency with making “the narrative fit the desired outcome,” the Lea County Commission on Thursday took issue with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The FWS recently issued a final rule listing the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act, effective on March 27. After hearing former …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Senate on Monday approved a proposed ban on the local disposal of spent nuclear fuel, unless the state provides its consent first. The bill from Democratic state Sen. Jeff Steinborn, of Las Cruces, could impact a proposed multibillion-dollar facility in southeastern New Mexico that is expected to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel …