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Arrest made in Hobbs double homicide
HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Hobbs Police Department reports that a suspect is in custody for a double homicide in Hobbs. According to Hobbs Police, officers responded to a home on May 15 and found two men who had been shot. Both men died from their injuries. Police identified...
City of Hobbs announces new Deputy Attorney
HOBBS, N.M. — The City of Hobbs proudly announced Medjine Desrosiers-Douyon as Deputy Attorney on Thursday. Desrosiers-Douyon was former Deputy District Attorney with the Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Lovington, New Mexico. Born in Port-au-Prine, Haiti, Desrosiers-Douyon immigrated to the United States at the age of six,...
Warmer and breezier weather with high fire danger
Thursday morning is off to a cool and quiet start. There is patchy, dense fog in the southeast plains, in Hobbs and Clovis. Skies will be hazy in northern New Mexico, thanks to a couple of wildfires burning. Today will be a mostly sunny day, with breezier winds and warmer temperatures. Highs will climb a […]
Update: HPD searching for vehicle, subjects related to double homicide
HOBBS, New Mexico (KMID/KPEJ) – Update: The Hobbs Police Department is also seeking information about the whereabouts of a vehicle related to the investigation of the death of two Hobbs men. The driver of a Black Ford F150 with license plate RBX008 is wanted for questioning regarding the incident. If you have any information, please […]
New elementary school in south Hobbs reaches final stages of completion
HOBBS, N.M. — The original Southern Heights Elementary School was a one story building that served generations of students for nearly 70 years. On Tuesday, leaders of Hobbs Municipal Schools, some New Mexico State representatives, community members and students alike witnessed the ribbon cutting ceremony that symbolized the new Southern Heights Elementary School is reaching the final stages of completion.
Resolution reached in litigation against University of the Southwest over deadly van crash
HOBBS, N.M. — It’s been over two years since a head-on crash between a truck and a University of the Southwest van on Highway 1788 in Andrews County. The crash killed both passengers of the truck and seven of nine passengers in the van who were part of the school’s golf team.
Hobbs police investigate deadly pedestrian crash
HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Hobbs Police Department is asking for the public’s help with information on a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. Officers with the Hobbs Police Department responded to the deadly crash on May 12 at 10:31 p.m. near the intersection of Broadway and Turner. The pedestrian, Leroy Gonzales was hit by a vehicle and taken to the hospital where he died.
Hobbs car wash to benefit the ‘Drone Boss’
RICH TROUT/NEWS-SUN After “Drone Boss” Leroy Gonzalez, 43, died March 12 during a car cruise in Hobbs, the financial responsibility for helping his two sons through college fell entirely on the shoulders of his widow, Casey Gonzalez of Hobbs. The couple’s friend, Kristina Hamilton, said she could never...
Hobbs Library hosting annual Summer Reading Program
News-Sun Research has shown students, particularly in the younger grades, can lose as much as three to four months of learning each year over the summer holidays. Nikki Lawless, library director for the Hobbs Public Library, and her staff are fighting that loss of learning with the annual Summer Reading Program coming to Hobbs in June, because reading is one way to fight the dreaded “summer slide” in students.
Hobbs man sentenced to 54 years in prison for killing pregnant girlfriend
HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Hobbs man who killed his pregnant girlfriend and shot her two-year-old daughter will spend more than 50 years behind bars. In September 2021, Steven Samreth shot and killed his girlfriend with two small children at the Avalon Cove Apartments. Police say one of the children, who survived, was also found with […]
Baseball Recap: Eunice triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Luis Gomez
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eunice had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Rehoboth Christian Lynx. The victory was nothing new for Eunice as they're now sitting on three straight. Luis Zamora...
Hobbs inventor turns hotel meltdown into patented, Shark Tank investor approved mirror
A former New Mexico county commissioner's emotional meltdown in a Santa Fe hotel room has turned into a triple-patented product, which has been endorsed by one of the original "Shark Tank" investors. Rebecca Long, formerly a Lea County commissioner, found herself at a hotel room in Santa Fe in 2014....
Severe Thunderstorm Warning near Jal, NM – 5-16-24
A severe thunderstorm has been located near Jal, NM and is currently tracking to the East at 15 MPH. This storm is currently producing Quarter- sized hail and damaging wind gusts up to 60 MPH. Please seek shelter indoors and avoid being near windows while this storm passes.
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