Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industry SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments — including commercial, state-authorized supplies — as licensed cannabis providers file complaints that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been confiscated in recent months at highway checkpoints in southern New Mexico. …

Paul Gessing/Rio Grande Foundation With just a few weeks left before early voting kicks off, what issues will motivate how New Mexicans vote? According to one recent poll the top issue, at 59%, this fall is inflation/ the economy. Crime was right behind at 58% followed by immigration and health care. Abortion was way down the list at just 29%. …

Lovington woman missing or endangered Lovington – A Missing Endangered Adult Advisory has been issued from the Lovington Police Department. LPD is asking for the publics assistance in locating Angela Greer, a 46-year-old-female. She is described as 5’07” tall, weighing 140 lbs., with green eyes and grey hair. She was last seen on Monday, wearing a black and red flower …

Hobbs police blocked off a stretch of North Turner Street near the 1800 block Thursday for an ongoing investigation of an officer involved shooting. Early reports indicated an unidentified HPD officer attempted to help a stranded motorist and the encounter turned deadly. During the stop, the driver, a male, attempted to flee the scene on foot and fired a weapon …

Hobbsan graduates college in Australia, is aspiring music producer GABRIELLE ARSIAGA NEWS SUN Some people never get the chance to live their dreams — they spend most of their lives living paycheck to paycheck. Others, like former Hobbsan Jose Valdez, got the chance to chase his calling. On Saturday Valdez graduated with three advanced degrees from Hillsong College in Sydney, …

New treasurer in Lovington is third to hold the position in just under a year LOVINGTON – They say the third time is the charm, and for Tayni Kennedy, she hopes that’s true. Kennedy was offered the position of treasurer for the City of Lovington Tuesday night after a closed-door city commission session in which commissioners interviewed the final two …

Officials at Florida-based Burkes Outlet plan to open a store in Hobbs, but details remain vague. After the company posted on a construction bids website its intent to spend $1-3 million on construction in Hobbs, the News-Sun reached out for comment. Lisa Herrmann, director of communications and community affairs for Bealls Inc., the parent company for Burkes Outlet, checked with …

LOVINGTON — Written warnings and citations over three years proved insufficient to clean up the property at 201 E. Teague Dr. in the county north of Hobbs. So, the Lea County Commission on Thursday unanimously approved the next step. The commission passed a resolution finding a building and the premises “to be a menace to the public and requiring the …

On Oct. 22, Hobbs Police Department officers arrested Nicolette Dobbins, 30, of Hobbs, on a custodial interference charge that stemmed from charges in Sept. of her allegedly hitting a child in the head with a board — causing a laceration to the child’s forehead and then she threw a knife at the child causing a cut on his back. Dobbins …