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Grenade found during drug bust at hotel was inactive
TUCUMCARI, NEW MEXICO (KVII) — A grenade found during a drug bust last month in a Tucumcari hotel room turned out to be inactive. So prosecutors dropped one of the charges against Raul Diaz-Villalobos, possession of explosive or incendiary device. Diaz-Villalobos, 39, is still charged with trafficking narcotics or...
Basketball Game Recap: Tucumcari Rattlers vs. Ruidoso Warriors
The Tucumcari Rattlers lost against the Ruidoso Warriors last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Tucumcari took a 60-42 bruising from Ruidoso. Tucumcari has not had much luck with Ruidoso recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met. It...
Texline boys cruise past Valley and into the regional quarterfinals
Another playoff game, another big win for the Texline Tornados. It sets up a rematch of last year's 1A Regional Quarterfinal which the Tornados hope will go a bit differently than 2023. Thursday night saw Texline meet Valley in the area round at Caprock High School. The tornados made quick work of the...
State Police CVE Strike Team Conducts Operation In Clayton
CLAYTON — Feb. 10 through Feb. 18, 2024, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Strike Team conducted an operation in Clayton to enhance public safety. Over the course of the nine-day operation, 27 level 1 inspections were conducted, 248 level 2 inspections were conducted, and...
Hartley County offering reward after graffiti found on Channing ISD roof
CHANNING, Texas (KFDA) - Vandals struck the Channing ISD building last week, leaving behind hundreds of dollars in damages. Channing ISD officials say between Monday and Thursday of last week, graffiti was spray painted on the roof and bricks along with other areas of the building. “People just can’t believe...
Man armed with machete, gun arrested after nearly 5-hour standoff
TUCUMCARI, NEW MEXICO (KVII) — A man armed with a machete and a gun was arrested after a nearly 5-hour standoff. Edwin Ruben Corrales Gutierrez, 39, barricaded himself in a van in the middle of South First Street in Tucumcari. According to the Quay County Sun, two flash grenades...
New Mexico Supreme Court says Union County man put in double jeopardy
UNION COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico’s highest court says a man from Union County will get his conviction vacated because the state should not have prosecuted him twice for the same crime. The man was convicted of child sex crimes in 2019 in the second of two trials for allegations that he sexually abused an […]
Nazareth boys begin playoff journey with thrashing of Adrian
The Nazareth boys basketball team hadn't played in nearly two weeks prior to Monday night. You'd never have known that based on how they played at Caprock High School. The Swifts shook off any rust they may have had within the opening moments of the Class 1A bi-district game against Adrian. Head coach Taylor Schulte's group had no trouble dispatching Adrian, winning handily, 86-24. The Swifts advance to the area round where they'll play the winner of Groom-Follett at a location and time to be determined.
Law enforcement: Barricaded subject near South First Street in custody
Tucumcari, N.M. (KFDA) - The Quay County Sheriff’s Office says the barricaded subject in a vehicle on South First Street in front of McDonald’s is now in custody. According to a social media post by the sheriff’s office, officials responded to the barricaded subject around 12:50 p.m. Friday.
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