BLOOMFIELD, N.M. — In the Class 4A State Football Playoffs, the Bloomfield Bobcats earned the number one seed finishing the regular season with a 9-1 overall record. The Bobcats will be chasing their third straight title and it would be their fourth title in the last 5 years. St. Pius X (8-1), Portales (8-2) and […] The post Bloomfield Chasing Three-Peat as They Earn Number One Seed in Class 4A State Football appeared first on KOB 4.

Fifteen years ago last month, I was offered the opportunity to begin writing a weekly column for the Portales News-Tribune. The original inquiry was for a cooking column, as the slot being vacated had been used as such. I balked at the idea of tracking down recipes but leapt at the chance to embrace a weekly challenge, with only one stipulation. I only wanted to write good news. Good news for me:...

PORTALES – The Oct. 24 shooting that claimed the life of a Portales man occurred during a fight involving about eight people in a church parking lot, court records show. Jesus Ornelas, 46, died early Oct. 25 at Roosevelt General Hospital after he'd been shot in the torso. Zachary Contreras, 20, is charged with first-degree murder and is being held in the Roosevelt County Detention Center. Rec...

PORTALES — Dora is being courted as the location for “Dora Solar,” a Gallatin Power solar and battery storage project with up to $7.5 billion in planned private investment, covering 21,661 acres east of the community. Gallatin representatives Kirsten Eliassen and Adam Schumaker told the Roosevelt County Commission Oct. 20 they plan to seek industrial revenue bonds (IRBs) to back the project. Schum...

Texico, seeking its fourth straight state title, earned the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the Class 2A football playoffs in pairings announced Sunday by the New Mexico Activities Association. Tucumcari earned a No. 7 seed in 2A and will play 10th-seed Tularosa on Saturday. In Class 4A, Portales earned a No. 3 seed and earned a first-round bye. Texico (8-1) will play the winner of...

LOGAN – With 30 unanswered points in the first 1½ quarters, the fourth-seeded Longhorns punched their ticket to the six-man football semifinals with a 58-25 victory over No. 5 Floyd on Oct. 30. Logan (6-4), the defending state champion, hosts top-seeded Grady (10-0) at 6 p.m. Friday. Grady walloped eighth-seeded Reserve 53-0 in its quarterfinal. Longhorns sophomore Haiden Ortega totaled...

ALUBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a cross town state soccer matchup, 7-seeded Albuquerque High defeated 10-seeded Sandia, 3-1. The match was tied at halftime at 1-1. The Bulldogs took the lead midway through the second half after Hope Sells scored the goal to make it 2-1. The Bulldogs now advance to the Class 5A State Quarterfinals. […] The post 7-Seed Albuquerque High Scores Two Goals in Second Half to Defeat 10-Seeded Sandia, 3-1 appeared first on KOB 4.

Lady Dogs volleyball loses to Portales on the road on Thursday night. The post Artesia girls’ volleyball team loses to Portales appeared first on Artesia Daily Press.

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — The NFL season is approaching its midway point, and the stakes are getting higher.From a marquee showdown between two of the AFC’s biggest stars to the league’s last unbeaten team facing its toughest test yet, here are five things to know heading into Week 8.Josh Allen vs. Lamar JacksonThe The post Here are 5 things to know about NFL Week 8 appeared first on KVIA.

The executive director of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority was fired without explanation Oct. 21 at a special meeting of the Authority’s board. Mark Howl’s termination comes just 11 months after the Portales native’s appointment in November 2025. It followed an hour-long closed meeting with a motion from Clovis Mayor Mike Morris, who chairs the utility board, and a second by board me...