Portales News

A trustee inmate at the Roosevelt County Detention Center escaped Thursday and was recaptured about 1 1/2 hours later.

Police say one person was injured Tuesday when a pickup truck rear-ended another vehicle on Chicago Avenue.

David Welch is owner and operator of A-1 Towing in Portales. Background: Welch grew up in Portales and graduated Portales High School in 1969.

T he city of Portales will hold its "Lighting of the Tree" ceremony, Monday, November 16th, at 6:30 at the Portales City Hall located a 100 West 1st Street.

As far as the Wofford kids are concerned, they chose their parents. When they needed a permanent family, three of the five children decided they wanted Sherill and Alan Wofford of Portales to become their parents.

Two men were fined and one sentenced to jail after pleading guilty Oct. 21 to poaching charges.

Two Portales men have been fined after pleading guilty in separate poaching cases.

Carol Morgan, RN, nurse manager for the New Mexico Department of Health in Portales, received the Excellence in Public Health/Community/School Nursing award, presented by ITT Technical Institute at the 2009 Nursing Excellence Awards.

Women of the Church of God-Anderson are selling cookbooks to raise money for the group's activities.

Portales police will wait for an autopsy report before determining whether charges will be filed against a 16-year-old driving a pickup truck involved in a fatal accident Oct.

A contractor who fell 16 feet down an elevator shaft in Hotel Clovis is seeking unspecified damages from the city and a biohazard abatement company.

Curry County and Roosevelt County Sheriff's deputies teamed up to arrest three people in the last four days, including the brother of accused killer Noe Torres.

Good morning. Welcome to Freedom New Mexico's Thursday morning briefing. Think pink University of New Mexico Lobos football players will wear pink ribbons on their helmets when they host Colorado State University on Nov.

The year is winding its way to an end and 2010 is right around the corner. For many in the state who are aware of the importance of numbers, that means one very important thing: It's time for a new census.

Phil Harris knows the concept of an electrical supergrid isn't as tangible, say, as the potential opening of a retail store or restaurant.

It's well known the tallest building in Clovis, Hotel Clovis, was once used as sleeping quarters for many but is now unoccupied.

Area agriculture programs and Future Farmers of America chapters are beginning their fundraising with fruit and meat sales.

With October comes the guessing game of who's going to dress up as what for Halloween.

Area schools are waiting for Gov. Bill Richardson to sign a package of measures that gives a less than 1 percent budget cut to public education.

When Cannon Air Force Base reaches full capacity in about five months, communities outside Clovis and Portales may figure into the solution of finding affordable housing for personnel.