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A faulty sensor in a weather-monitoring system was responsible for flights canceled out of Clovis Regional Airport on Sunday and Monday. Airport Director Amanda Brungart said the glitch in the Automated Weather Observation System was providing inaccurate information to pilots, necessitating the shutdown. Operations were back to normal on Tuesday. Brungart said the weekend issues in Clovis were not related to the tech outage that canceled hundreds of flights and delayed thousands more across the nation’s major airports. The c...
A former Clovis police officer has been charged with drug trafficking and accessory to residential burglary. A warrant was issued Friday for the arrest of Frank Careri. “He is in Hawaii now,” said Andrea Reeb, a special prosecutor appointed to the case. He has been given “two weeks to turn himself in or we will extradite him” to New Mexico, Reeb said. According to a news release from the Clovis Police Department: Officers were investigating a burglary in February 2023 when a female “believed to have been involved with the...
A Portales teen has died after he was shot Sunday night in the 300 block of South Avenue E. Officials on Tuesday arrested a 16-year-old suspect and charged him with negligent manslaughter, tampering with evidence and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the death of Demariay Singleton. Singleton, 18, died “overnight” between Monday and Tuesday at Roosevelt General Hospital, District Attorney Quentin Ray said. Portales Police Chief Chris Williams said police were called to the 300 block of South Avenue E at 10:...
On this date ... 1950: A Seagraves, Texas, man was arrested by Texas Rangers on suspicion of stealing cattle near Texico. Investigators received a tip the Seagraves man may have been involved in multiple area cattle thefts and they soon learned he'd spent time in prison for similar cattle thefts. The suspect was identified as the man who sold a stolen cow and steer to a rancher near Hugoton, Kan. 1956: New Mexico Gov. John Simms was in Clovis to speak to Kiwanis Club members...
“Short words are best,” asserted Winston Churchill, “and the old words when short are best of all.” So, may I suggest three — very short and very old, which, when lined up and strung together are the best three that could possibly be: God is love. These words are chiseled into the rock, woven into the fabric, of the universe. More than that, if anything could be more, they are living and implanted by the Author of life into its every cell, resonating in every breath and heart...
WASHINGTON - Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned in the wake of the firestorm over her agency's failure to protect former President Donald Trump from an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Tuesday that she stepped down, the day after she testified in the House about the July 13 shooting and amid bipartisan calls for her resignation. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, in a statement,...
Today *City of Clovis Public Works Committee – 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) – 1 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: Ruthann Kelly at 575-763-9487 Thursday *Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority – 3 p.m., Assembly Room, Clovis City Hall, 321 Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-935-4262 *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Publi...
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's withdrawal Sunday from the presidential race could result in legal challenges up to the election in November, election law experts said. Among those potential legal actions are challenges to who appears on the Democratic ticket on ballots in some states - although election experts seemed to agree Democrats would be able to have their nominee listed - and the fate of nearly $100 million in Biden campaign cash. Derek Muller, a law professor at...
President Joe Biden announced Sunday he is dropping out of the presidential race after a poor debate performance in June. Biden has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Here’s what some New Mexico officials had to say about it: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham: “While President Biden is an indisputably great leader, his decision to withdraw from the presidential race at this fraught moment in U.S. history is in the best interest of the Democratic Party and the nation. “This decision will ensure President Biden’s rightfu...
Beast Mode Powersports is hosting a “Bikes & Coffee” event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at First and Axtell streets, Clovis. According to a Facebook post, the business sees the event as “an ideal way to start your weekend.” The coffee will be “freshly brewed from Black Rifle Coffee Company.” The event is described as “free and open to all ages.” “Connect with fellow riders and motorcycle lovers in a relaxed, friendly environment,” the post reads....
Today *Campus Walk and Talk – 7:30-8 a.m. Meet outside on the quad side ENMU’s Golden Student Success Center for a 30-minute stroll with other community members. Well-behaved dogs on leash are welcome. Information: www.enmu.edu/summerprograms *Tiny Tots storytime: Back to School – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 *Homeschool information and resource event – 10 a.m.-noon, Jake Lopez Building, Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Tables with informa...
It was a few weeks ago news came from the corporate headquarters of Walgreens pharmacies in Deerfield, Ill., and Big Lots in Columbus, Ohio, that they would be closing some of their stores. Both companies have locations in Clovis. A request for information from Walgreens media office was answered with an email statement from Megan Boyd, senior manager, Walgreens media relations: “Approximately 25% of Walgreens stores are not contributing to our long-term strategy. We’re finalizing an optimization program that we expect wil...
Curry County has been selected as one of 10 rural counties to be a part of the National Association of Counties new Rural Leaders for Economic Mobility program. According to a Curry County news release, RLEM is a national program that teams county elected officials and non-elected county leaders to pursue effective strategies to improve economic mobility conditions that move individuals and families out of poverty. County Commissioner Seth Martin and County Community Services Administrator Kristian Price represent the team...
“This isn’t my father’s Secret Service.” That’s what I immediately tweeted in response to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Little did I know. Every day, drip by drip, we get more proof of the incredible incompetence of the agency that is supposed to prevent the kind of shooting that happened in broad daylight near Pittsburgh. While we wait for the inevitable shocking new revelations about the attempt on Trump’s life, he, his family and millions of other people are...
Turns out, Democrats have a mind of their own. You can see it in the fallout from Joe Biden’s weak debate performance, when the president showed his age. And you could see it in last week’s special session of the New Mexico Legislature, when Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham attempted to run roughshod over her party with poorly vetted legislation. It should have been a humbling experience from our second-term governor, who has been getting things done her way for nearly six years now. But instead of coming out, hat in hand, to apo...
The political world was shaken by the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Footage from the event showed Trump clutch his right ear and go down after gunshots rang out. Quickly rising to his feet amid a phalanx of U.S. Secret Service agents, Trump pumped a fist at the crowd as blood seeped from the side of his head. The agents responded swiftly to protect the former president and shot the apparent attacker, a registered Republican, to death. From the...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Armando Dominguez, 52, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug • Brandon Brooks, 33, probation violation • Carlos Villalobs-Mendez, 22, Criminal damage to property • Brett Diaz, 50, burglary of a vehicle • Francisco Rodriguez-Rivera, 45, attempt to commit a felony, to wit: second degree murder, tampering with evidence • Alejandro Astorga-Chavez, 25, parole violation • Maria Saldana, 50, criminal trespass • Colton Mill...
I had to go to Roswell for a fancy eye appointment. I always wanted to be a traveler. It didn’t work out as well as I’d dreamed so I listen to travelers’ tales from other travelers, shoot the breeze with folks lots of times. Talking to some of the staff I learned some commuted from Albuquerque to Roswell to work there, and some of the Roswell folks working there had to go to Albuquerque from time to time. They had something in common: They didn’t like the vast emptiness between Roswell and Vaughn. “There’s nothing out...
Xcel Energy is seeking proposals for a major expansion of its Texas-New Mexico power generating system as older power plants are retired in the coming years. According to a news release from Xcel Energy spokesman Wes Reeves, another issue is electricity demand is forecast to increase to meet the needs of a growing regional economy. “We have served this region for more than 100 years, and we have a strong history of investing in power generating resources to sustain the growth of our communities and key industries,” Xcel Energ...
Shortly after returning from last week's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Curry County delegate Tina Dziuk voiced confidence that Donald Trump will win the 2024 presidential election. "I think the way everybody saw him react, that he was concerned for the crowd, that he is a fighter," Dziuk said, "... I think that really brought a lot of people together." Dziuk said she feels Trump will be reelected because of a strong debate and RNC performance. Dziuk also said...
Over the five years I’ve been in journalism, I’ve conducted many interviews. Because I graduated from Eastern New Mexico University out of the communication department, you can imagine I spoke to Department Chair Patti Dobson often. And yes, interviewed her multiple times; whether it was for an assignment or even in my professional career if the news related back to ENMU. Learning of Dobson’s passing on Friday really was a heavy weight for me to carry. And undoubtedly so, for all of Dobson’s other students. In a voice m...
