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  • Tornado watch issued for Saturday

    The Staff of The News|Updated Mar 13, 2021

    The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Curry, Quay and Roosevelt counties through 5 p.m. Saturday. The watch, which means conditions exist for the development of a tornado, includes the cities of Clovis, Portales, Tucumcari and Logan....

  • Officials warn about dangerous moss balls

    Updated Mar 12, 2021

    Invasive zebra mussels have been found in moss balls sold as aquarium plants across New Mexico, according to the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish. "Any moss balls purchased in New Mexico or online within the last year may pose serious risks to our state’s waterbodies, water systems and wildlife," the department stated in a news release. Retailers and anyone who recently purchased a moss ball was urged to follow steps to protect waters and wildlife resources. Remove moss ball and any aquarium items and place in a heat s...

  • Tornado watch issued for eastern NM

    Updated Mar 12, 2021

    A tornado watch has been issued for Curry, Quay and Roosevelt counties by the National Weather Service. The watch, which means conditions exist for the development of a tornado, is in effect until 8 p.m. Friday. NWS reported Friday afternoon that Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Ragland, or 26 miles south of Tucumcari, moving northeast at 40 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with the storm. Frequent and cloud-to-ground lightning are also possible, NWS...

  • Clovis hospital hits milestone -- no COVID-19 patients

    The Staff of The News|Updated Mar 11, 2021

    CLOVIS -- Plains Regional Medical Center hit a milestone on Thursday. For the first time in 300 days, it reported zero hospitalized COVID-19 patients. “I wrote down that number this (Thursday) morning and I remember thinking ‘I can’t remember writing zero before,’” Hospital Administrator Jorge Cruz said. “I had to look it up. May 14, 2020, was our first (COVID-19) hospitalization.” At least one patient has been hospitalized at PRMC with the virus since then, until Thursday. But Cruz cautioned it’s not yet time to celebra...