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New Security System on the Way for the Lea County Courthouse (News West 9 Midland)
The Lea County Courthouse will soon have a way to watch out for crooks. County officials tell NewsWest 9 after pranksters prowled through the Courthouse; they decided to build a new security system.New Sirens Coming to Lea County (News West 9 Midland) The Department of Homeland Security handed Lea County almost $400,000 to install sirens not only in the cities, but out in rural areas.
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Two Teens Arrested After Bizarre High Speed Chase (News West 9 Midland) Two teens are arrested in Lea County following a bizarre high speed chase. It happened over the weekend.
LES to Create 30 Jobs in Jal (News West 9 Midland) Louisiana Energy Services will create 30 jobs in Jal in an expansion of its operations in southeastern New Mexico.
Woman Arrested Again for Allegedly Trafficking Drugs (News West 9 Midland) 34-year old Debbie Garcia is back behind bars suspected of trafficking drugs again. The Lea County Task Force picked her up on a parole violation on Tuesday at her home on Kiowa.
Washington Man Killed in Accident in New Mexico (News West 9 Midland) A Washington man is dead after a two vehicle collision at the Lea-Chavez County line. The accident happened on Thursday along Highway 380.
International Isotopes Inc. Uranium De-Conversion and Fluorine Extraction Plant Slated for Hobbs, NM Gets Strong Local ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) International Isotopes Inc. announces its planned uranium de-conversion and flourine extraction plant received overwhelming local support at a recent U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting held in Hobbs, New Mexico.
Two-Vehicle Crash in Southeastern N.M. Leaves One Dead (Albuquerque Journal) Collision occured on U.S. 380 near the Lea and Chaves county line A man from Ocean Shores, Wash., has been killed in a two-vehicle crash in southeastern New Mexico, according to State Police. Martin Studer, 67, was pronounced dead at the scene of . . .
Hobbs Man Arrested on Drug Charges (News West 9 Midland) 32-year old Kelly Pfeifer was arrested in January for possession of marijuana at a home on west Taos.