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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The state supreme court on Thursday affirmed a 2014 double-murder conviction in Clovis, but reversed convictions related to child abuse, according to a news release from New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. Enrique Deleon will continue serving two concurrent life sentences for his conviction on the 2011 slayings of two neighbors in Clovis. Deleon was convicted in 2014 for the double murder of Joe Valero and Guadalupe Castaneda. They died after an argument during a Sept. 13, 2011, barbecue at a residence on the 1000...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — For Col. Stewart Hammons, this is a homecoming. The new commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base was stationed here from 2008-2012, when he worked as the director of operations for the 318th Special Operations Squadron and as the commander of the 3rd Special Operations Squadron. His positions, however, were not the only meaningful experience he had in his first stay at Cannon. He also met his wife, Keara. "My wife and I w...
On this date ... 1937: A 28-year-old Clovis tire salesman was found shot to death 12 miles northeast of Clovis. Authorities said his body was "inside of a barbed-wire fence." A shotgun stood against the fence and the man's car was running, with the radio on. Dr. Wallace Martin said death was instant. Officials said they were not sure if the death was an accident or suicide. 1937: Clovis' Lyceum theater was promoting its holiday movie "Mountain Music," starring Bob Burns and...
PORTALES — A man suspected of fleeing from a fatal one-vehicle crash in Portales two years ago has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. Records show Jose Angel Calderon, 28, was booked in the Roosevelt County Detention Center on Thursday night and charged with homicide by vehicle, great bodily injury by vehicle (DWI), and leaving the scene of an accident, among other charges. A state police spokesman said Calderon was arrested in El Paso and extradited to Portales, but details were not immediately available. P...
Booked The following were booked into local jails through Friday morning: Clovis • Adrian Loya, 24, assault against a household member, driving under the influence, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Alton Smith, 48, possession of a controlled substance, driving while license suspended, possession of drug paraphernalia, no drivers license • Aaron Chavez, 21, probation violation • Jason Jones, 38, probation violation • Maria Olivas, 32, probation violation • Michael Hutchinson, 25, child abuse (no great bodily harm...
CLOVIS — More than 30 criminal cases have been dismissed due to “serious credibility issues” for their association with a fired Curry County sheriff’s deputy, according to District Attorney Andrea Reeb. Many of the cases “were not complicated or serious matters,” Reeb said, since the deputy had only been in the position for about nine months before leaving. They were “mainly possession cases” and none involving serious injury, although one felony DWI case still came as a significant loss to prosecutors. Brandon Nolen w...
Thurday • Roosevelt County Land Use Committee — 5:30 p.m. at Roosevelt County Courthouse commission room. Public Town Hall meetings regarding land use plans. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in north annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 • Community Awareness Subcommittee — Noon at emergency management conference room, city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9494 Friday • Roosevelt County Land Use Committee — 10 a.m. at Elida Community Center. Public Town Hall meeti...
Tuesday • Smoke on the Water — 3 p.m. live music, 9 p.m. fireworks show at Greene Acres Park, Clovis. Information: 575-763-0338 • Fireworks show — 9 p.m. or dark at Portales Softball Complex, Industrial Road. Free admission: Information: 575-356-8541 • Big Kids Activity Hour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 7-11. Information: 575-769-7840 Wednesday • Toddler Time — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 10 months-3 years. Information: 575-769-7840 • Blood drive — 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Red Lobster...
