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Partisans quickly retreated to their corners late Monday when news broke that the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. Republicans — including many Texas elected officials — and hard-right commentators declared the U.S. a banana republic, where the ruling regime sics law enforcement on its political enemies. On the left, there was glee over Trump surely headed for prison, even though few know exactly what federal agents were after or why. Given the history of both the FBI and Trump, the smartest react...
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's reelection campaign is hitting GOP rival Mark Ronchetti with an unexpected attack with just over three months until Election Day — that he supports "defunding the police." The assertion is based largely on comments Ronchetti made during a May primary election debate, but the comments appear to have been taken out of context and Ronchetti's campaign called the claim a "flat-out lie." During the KOAT-TV debate, Ronchetti accused the Democratic governor of making it more difficult for...
The surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the more infectious BA.5 variant has hit a plateau in New Mexico, while hospitalizations hover at less than a quarter of where they were in January, when the deadlier delta strain raged across the country. Those trends are good news overall in a 2 1/2 -year pandemic that has felt at times as though it might never abate for more than a brief spell. The most encouraging development is the 164 people hospitalized with COVID-19 compared to 709 patients seven months ago, acting state Health...
On this date ... 1982: The Curry County Fair was planning a new event – a youth pet show. Organizers said the show would be open to children of all ages and everyone would receive a blue ribbon. “(T)he children can bring any kind of pet – even goldfish,” said organizer Elizabeth Teel. Blue ribbons would also go to the pet with the biggest eyes or ears, and to pets with other distinguishing marks. The annual county fair was scheduled Sept. 6-11. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Contact: dstevens@the...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis * Joan Ramirez, 22, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge * Melissa Martinez, 35, failure to obey traffic control devices, display of unauthorized signs, signals or markings * Carlos Torres, 37, driving while license suspended or revoked, denying rights of election challenger/alternate challenger, no proof of insurance * Damien Lopez, 31, possession of a controlled substance, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, concealing identity * Zyon...
