The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of January 9, 2026. LEA COUNTY, N.M.– Four people were arrested ...

HOBBS — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham traveled to the southeast corner of the state Thursday for a town hall in Lea County, in the heart of New Mexico’s Permian Basin region, where most of New Mexico’s ...

May 20—The owners of the Lea County Correctional Facility near Hobbs are shutting down the medium-security prison after 27 years, laying off more than 200 employees by the end of June while the state ...

LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – License plate readers are becoming an essential tool for law enforcement throughout the state. Recently, one county reported that the use of these readers has significantly ...

MPLX agreed to buy Five Point's sour gas gathering, treating and processing business in Lea County, New Mexico for $2.375 billion. MPLX LP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Northwind ...