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  • Arkansas man hurt in plane crash

    The Staff of The News|Updated Sep 20, 2020

    An Arkansas man was injured Saturday when his experimental aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from a private airfield east of Clovis. Larry Bishop, 56, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, was transported to Plains Regional Medical Center for treatment. His condition was not disclosed. According to a news release from the Curry County Sheriff's Department: * The accident happened about 9:45 a.m. Saturday. * Bishop was returning to Heber Springs. He was piloting a small, single engine experimental aircraft. A witness reported the...

  • Jail log - Sept. 20

    Updated Sep 19, 2020

    Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • James Wright, 29, failure to pay fines • John Estrada, 36, concealing identity • Benny Jones, 58, probation violation • Adrianna Regenhardt, 38, probation violation • Lisa Gutierrez-Ruiz, 40, criminal trespass, possession of drug paraphernalia • Roger Lewis, 68, out of state fugitive • David Hernandez, 60, possession of a controlled substance, tampering with evidence, probation violation • Delia Romero, 34, aggravated burglary, conspiracy to c...

  • Smoke haze to stick around for a while

    Lily Martin, Staff writer|Updated Sep 19, 2020

    Though it might not catch much attention on a daily basis, the usual blue skies of eastern New Mexico have given way to a few weeks of on-and-off haze due to ongoing fires outside of the Land of Enchantment. While air quality here is not adversely affected, long-burning fires in California, Oregon and Colorado have resulted plenty of days with a grayish-yellow cloud coverage. “The latest runs of the HRRR (High-Resolution Rapid Refresh) smoke continue to transport smoke from the wildfires across the western CONUS (...