In September, five suspects were arrested in an organized oilfield crime ring in Carlsbad that allegedly stole millions of ...

These are just a few of the items unearthed last week when a crew of long-time employees at Watson Truck and Supply in Hobbs ...

AG targeting oilfield crime Levi Hill/News-Sun Oilfield crime is an organized and booming business and it has caught the eye of New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, who was in Hobbs Tuesday to ...

When Tatum Elementary Principal Robn Hogue cut the ribbon during the ceremony the Tatum Elementary jumped and cheered. Several students were given shovels and were asked to break ground on the new ...

Every morning for 40 years, Nora Avila, 67, wakes up at 2:30 in the morning and by 3 a.m. she’s at her restaurant making tortillas. At a rate of an average 300 tortillas a day for 40 years, Avila has ...

Faith in Action’s annual fundraiser and awards banquet was the “bee’s knees,” as some would say. The evening was reminiscent of the Great Gatsby filled with people wearing flapper dresses and fedoras ...

JAL — Top executives and city officials gathered by the dozens in the desert about a mile east of Jal Tuesday for a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the new multi-million-dollar Criollo Lodge man ...

The recent arrest of five men as part of a “large-scale” oilfield theft ring involving a Mexican cartel is shedding light on a booming crime business plaguing the Permian Basin on both sides of the ...

The Hobbs Police Department has a 33 percent vacancy rate for certified officers. But where does this stand in comparison in the region of southeastern New Mexico? The challenge of recruiting officers ...

Friday afternoon former Hobbs Lady Eagle basketball teammates Elise Turrubiates and Bhret Clay took the court, as opponents. It was a battle of young versus old, with Turrubiates being a senior with ...

Filing a police report with the Hobbs Police Department can be perceived as a challenging and often frustrating process for some, leading them to question whether it’s worth the time. Investigations ...