Articles from the August 20, 2017 edition

Alexis Griffee|Updated Aug 21, 2017

The cloudy skies over eastern New Mexico won’t clear up in time for today’s eclipse — unless we catch a break. “There are going to be some breaks in the clouds, but it does look like it’s going to be partly to mostly cloudy during viewing time,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Andrew Church. Peak viewing time for the region is from about 11:45 a.m. to noon. Eastern New Mexico can expect 79 percent coverage of the sun. Today marks the first total solar eclipse visible in the continental United States in 38 years...