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CLOVIS — 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...

PORTALES — Roosevelt General Hospital and Clinics will offer a drve-thru flu shot event Oct. 17 in the RGH parking lot. The event will go from 8 a.m.-11 a.m., but notes that flu vaccinations are limited. There is no cost for the event. The...

SANTA FE — In celebration of National Recovery Month, various state councils and departments are teaming up for a two-day virtual recovery festival. About 30 video presenters are scheduled to attend, and 22 organizations will have virtual booths...

CLOVIS — When it comes to finding a defendant competent or not competent to stand trial, the local Ninth Judicial District is one of the state’s fastest. The New Mexico Sentencing Commission released its findings Friday following a study of all...

CLOVIS — Add one more domino to Clovis Softball Association cancelations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual Halloween Howwwl was the latest to fall on Tuesday, with the cancelation breaking a 26-year run. Roger Jackson, director of the CSA,...

SANTA FE — Ten positive COVID-19 cases in Roosevelt County schools were among 15 reported Thursday and Friday by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The PED began providing daily updates of positive tests early last week. According to the...

PORTALES — With on-campus events postponed until the spring semester, Eastern New Mexico University is celebrating its homecoming virtually this week. Beginning Monday, a fiesta-themed homecoming week will commence with streaming videos of campus...

CLOVIS — From the time he joined Clovis Municipal Schools as a teacher in 1965, to his retirement in 2001, to the two times he came out of retirement to serve as interim superintendent, G.C. Ross made countless impacts with the district. On Tuesday...

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission recommends retaining all five judges in the Ninth Judicial District in the November general election, according to an election retention report it released Friday. The NMJPEC is...

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....

SANTA FE — Noting she believes the state is “trending in exactly the way we are hoping to” on COVID-19, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham introduced recreation-related changes to the state’s public health order aimed at reopening the state while... Full story

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department announced last week that parent copayments for the Child Care Assistance program will be waived for the months of September and October. The department will cover the revenue...

PORTALES — A Roswell man was in critical condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the head in an apparent robbery attempt Friday in Portales. Court documents filed Monday in Roosevelt County Magistrate Court show two arrests, but other charges...

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court, in a 3-1 decision, ordered a pair of former Portales daycare owners be granted release from prison pending an appeal on their 2019 convictions. Sandi and Mary Taylor, former owners of the Taylor Tots... Full story

SANTA FE — Five positive COVID-19 cases in Roosevelt County schools were among seven reported Thursday by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The PED began daily updates of positive tests earlier this week, and reported one case on... Full story

Two California residents died Tuesday afternoon following a motor-vehicle crash on U.S. 60/84 east of Melrose. According to a news release from Curry County Sheriff Wesley Waller: • At 3:43 p.m. Tuesday, deputies were dispatched to a head-on... Full story

CLOVIS - Police early Sunday arrested a man suspected of being involved with a kidnapping and shooting. Carlos Sanchez-Trillo, 31, was taken into custody without incident following a traffic stop about 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1900 block of East... Full story

PROGRESS -- A Muleshoe student and bus driver were injured Monday afternoon when a tractor trailer rig collided with the rear of the parked bus near Progress on U.S. 84. Muleshoe schools Superintendent R.L. Richards said the student and bus driver...

CLOVIS — The first week of September has seen a significant drop in COVID-19 cases, and the same is proving true in eastern New Mexico. Monday marked the first time in 87 days that Curry County did not record at least one new coronavirus case. The...

PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University was one of 20 schools statewide to receive funding through a New Mexico film program funded by industry participants, according to a release from the New Mexico Film Office. Overall, 20 higher education...