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ALBUQUERQUE — Not so fast: the long-anticipated award of the state’s sixth racino license was tabled Thursday while the New Mexico Racing Commission addresses a lawsuit it received days earlier from one of the applicant groups. Hidalgo Downs,...

CLOVIS — A Clovis man faces almost three decades in prison following conviction last week for a kidnapping and rape from two years earlier. A jury found Tanner Autrey, 25, guilty of felony criminal sexual penetration and first-degree kidnapping,...

Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday-Thursday: Clovis • Rita Lopez, 38, probation violation • Mark Trujillo, 43, aggravated assault, failure to appear on a felony charge • Thomas Smerer, 32, probation violation ...

The following marriages licenses were filed through Thursday at the Curry County Clerk’s Office: • Sean Aaron O’Roake, 24, to Emily Elzabeth Blair, 21, both of Clovis • Timothy Antuan Cheeseboro, 20, to Reonna Victoria Collier, 20, both of... Full story

A recount of the razor-thin District 63 state legislative race did not change the margin on Republican Martin Zamora’s victory. According to unofficial results from all five counties included in District 63, incumbent George Dodge Jr. gained two...

PORTALES — The Portales City Council on Tuesday unanimously decided its priorities for capital outlay projects. The projects were largely based off the Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) the council approved at its Aug. 21 meeting....

RIO RANCHO — The Clovis Wildcats showed plenty of promise as they proved they could hang with the No. 1 team in Class 5A Friday night. However, they’re not quite at the level yet where they’re going to score an upset over Cleveland. The host...

CLOVIS — Whatever else happened to the Clovis girls basketball team this weekend, whatever else happens to them throughout the winter, the Lady Wildcats may look back at Friday’s 41-35 comeback victory over Cleveland as one of their most... Full story

SANTA FE — Even the most optimistic of Portales fans would honestly tell you there’s no way to know just how good the Ram girls team will be or how it will compete in Class 4A come February and March. But early indications are Portales can...

Leslie Lonnie and Ardeth Leslie of Clovis will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 2 p.m to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Central Baptist Church in Clovis. This will be a come and go reception and light refreshments will be served. The couple was...

Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes w/gravy, mini carrots w/ranch, chilled fruit. Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamon roll. Lunch — Hamburger on a bun, baked fries, veggie cup w/ranch,...

Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance, 5 p.m. business meeting, 5:30 p.m. Christmas party — bring a covered dish and $10 gift Tuesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise...

Curry County Association of Educational Retirees At the arrival of the Clovis High School choir, Sylvia Clark made their introduction and the Curry County Association of Educational Retirees was treated to a variety of classic and non-traditional...

The following are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library “This is the Day” by Heisman award-winning football player Tim Tebow draws on the author's own experiences and interactions with the public, as he encounters people who...

Open primaries not likely to happen Regarding the Albuquerque Journal editorial published Dec. 2 — “Open primaries will do more to get out vote:” I served in the New Mexico Legislature from 1970 to 1974. While in public office, I introduced a...

New Mexico voters helped the state take an important first step last month toward reducing/punishing government corruption when they approved a constitutional amendment creating an independent state ethics commission. New Mexico is one of just six...

Leading up to Saturday, I heard the worst fears of friends, acquaintances and coworkers. “How are we going to handle all of this snow? This is going to be a disaster.” My general feeling was yes, we’ve gotta be prepared for everything, but we...

The fact that there are some things computers and robots do exceptionally well, far more efficiently than any human could, has for decades led to both triumph and concern for people the planet over. As time marches on and technology progresses,...

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