Insurance companies are offering utilities less coverage at ever-increasing premiums. Meanwhile, wildfire costs are skyrocketing across the West, and electric cooperatives are facing billions in liability. That means most electric co-op providers face an existential risk from litigation after a wildfire.

Scenes from the Artesia vs. Carlsbad football game.

Girls Athlete of the Year annouunced.

Maybe this is why there is so much chaos in our society today. Everyone’s using their own reference point.

This year marks the golden anniversary, not of a married couple, but of an organization that invests in the lives of people whom politicians largely ignore.

Hosted at Southeast New Mexico College and part of the New Mexico Small Business Development Center (NMSBDC) Network, the Carlsbad SBDC helps entrepreneurs at every stage of business ownership through confidential counseling, resource referrals, and access to specialized expertise.

Cavemen break losing streak at Bulldog Bowl.

The Bulldogs comeback bid falls short.

At Sumner Lake in eastern New Mexico, fishing for largemouth bass was fair to good using chartreuse crawdads.

New season, new Bulldogs.

Despite its miniscule stature, the sagebrush lizard is at the center of a multi-year legal battle over tactics to protect the species from extinction.

Artesia boys soccer team in action against Hobbs on Monday.