Twelve families displaced by Clovis Apartments fire
Tonjia Rolan Nathan Alvarado was home with his 5-year-old son Kaiden and his mother, Angela Copeland, when the fire started Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments. “Me and my son were playing video...
View ArticleClovis apartment fire displaces 12 families
Tonjia Rolan The post Clovis apartment fire displaces 12 families appeared first on Portales News-Tribune.
View ArticleMonday morning briefing: Help for fire victims and a slight chance of snow
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Monday briefing. Fire victims Donations are needed for 12 families left homeless by a recent fire at Clovis Apartments. Money is most needed and cash...
View ArticleOfficials looking into vehicle fire
PNT staff Portales firefighters and police officers responded to a vehicle fire at 7:44 p.m. Tuesday on Community Way, according to Portales Police Department officials. A Ford Explorer caught fire in...
View ArticleFire destroys sorghum, hay on ranch east of Portales
Fire destroyed an estimated $800,000 worth of ground hay and sorghum this afternoon on a ranch east of Portales. According to Wes Fraze, son-in-law of the W Diamond Heifer Ranch owner, R.L. Rogers, the...
View ArticleFirefighters warn of high-risk fire season
Christina Calloway Christina Calloway PNT senior writer ccalloway@pntonline.com Portales and Clovis fire departments are preparing for another high-alert fire season and officials want to make sure...
View ArticlePolice blotter: March 18
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Thursday • 1:37 a.m.: Caller reported hearing a shot fired, Second and Globe. • 8:27 a.m.: Caller reported a skunk in a trap, First and Main. •...
View ArticlePolice blotter: March 20
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View ArticlePolice blotter: March 23
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Monday • 10 a.m.: Caller reported finding a puppy in the parking lot; she would like animal control to pick it up, 200 block of East Seventh. •...
View ArticleCommissioners OK burn ban
Alisa Boswell Roosevelt County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a resolution banning open-fire burning for the next 45 days. The resolution puts into effect a standing county fire burn ban....
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