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Softball Game Preview: Lovington Wildcats vs. Portales Rams
Lovington has been on the road for six straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Portales Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lovington will be strutting in after a victory while Portales will be coming in after a loss. In what's become a running...
BLM looking for comment on oil and gas leases in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reconsidering a plan to lease land in Eddy and Lea Counties to oil and gas companies. Now, BLM is looking for public input on the idea. In 2021, BLM approved leases for about 6,000 acres of land in New Mexico. Then, Citizens Caring for […]
5,500 fentanyl pills lands Hobbs man in jail
A Hobbs man is behind bars after a tip led Lea County Drug Task Force agents to investigate him for trafficking Fentanyl pills into Hobbs from Albuquerque. On Feb. 7, task force agents were reportedly informed by a confidential informant that Hobbs resident Poetry Royal, 53, was transporting thousands of fentanyl pills from Albuquerque using a rental vehicle. The confidential informant alleged Royal was “bringing the Narcotics into Hobbs and supplying several individuals in the area,” and Royal had already made several trips to Albuquerque in rental vehicles to purchase “thousands of Fentanyl pills.”
The J.F. Maddox Foundation is funding 350K to the Lovington Youth Center for Renovation
LOVINGTON, N.M. — The City of Lovington had applied for a grant in February to support facility improvements and summer programs for the Lovington Youth Center, according to the City of Lovington. Recently, the J.F. Maddox Foundation of Hobbs, New Mexico will be providing a $350,000 funding grant to...
1 dead, 2 injured in Friday morning crash in Yoakum County
One person is dead and two people were injured after a vehicle failed to stop at an intersection in Yoakum County on Friday morning, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The crash occurred 15 miles west of Denver City at 7:25 a.m. with reported clear and dry...
Hobbs Police Department searching for someone who allegedly damaged a VFW Post in Lea County
HOBBS, N.M. — The Hobbs Police Department is searching for a suspect who allegedly damaged the VFW Post located on West Alto Dr. on April 11 at around 12:13 p.m. If you are able to identify the suspect, please contact the Hobbs Police Department at (575) 397-9265 or private message Hobbs PD's Facebook page.
Rio Rancho, Lovington, Legacy Academy win first powerlifting state championships
RIO RANCHO – At the 2023 State Powerlifting Championships, there was one first-place girls team trophy, and there were 12 individual first-place medals handed out at Rio Rancho High School. On Friday, at the 2024 State Powerlifting Championships, there were three first-place trophies, and 36 individual champions crowned at...
Softball Game Preview: Lovington Wildcats vs. Portales Rams
Lovington is 10-0 against Portales since June of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lovington Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Portales Rams at 5:00 p.m. Lovington is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
3,000 acres excluded from Permian Basin lease sale to protect local natural resources
Thousands of acres of public land in southeast New Mexico were dropped from an oil and gas lease auction scheduled in June after the lands were found to be in sensitive geological areas near two national parks. A federal agency found extraction in those areas could lead to contamination of the region’s water table and collapse cave systems nearby.
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