19-year-old Alexis Avila, found guilty of throwing a newborn baby in a dumpster, has been released from prison by the order of the New Mexico State Court of Appeals, according to the Hobbs News-Sun.
The City of Carlsbad is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Carlsbad Caverns by inviting tourists and locals alike to play along on a scavenger hunt app that highlights all the great things to do in Carlsbad.
By The Associated Press and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, MORGAN LEE and RIO YAMAT Associated Press
Witnesses and police say the gunman walked through a neighborhood spraying bullets at cars, homes and passersby until police arrived at the scene and shot and killed him.
The City of Clovis and the Hillcrest Park Zoo have organized a contest for individuals and businesses to bid for the naming rights of the Hillcrest Park Zoo’s newest addition, two baby red kangaroos.
The Lea County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Cresencio Portillo, a Hispanic male, eighty-eight years old, 5′5″, 140 pounds, with white hair and brown eyes.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District Two in cooperation with the New Mexico State Police will have a stretch of U.S. 82 closed from milepost 2 to milepost 8 due to a rockslide.
Hobbs police are still looking for one suspect involved in shootings that left two people injured on Monday night, Jan. 9 into the early morning of Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Nobody was injured in the shootings, which are being investigated by local and federal authorities, said Police Chief Harold Medina. He called the investigation a top priority.
