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Diego Fire Burning Near Coyote; 3,425K Acres Charred

    The evacuation center for the Diego fire stood empty as 600 firefighters battled the 3,425-acre fire more than 40 miles away.     U.S. Forest...

Officials Hope Grant Will Help Repeat Offenders

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners approved a May 27 request by Health and Human Services Director Lauren Reichelt to seek outside funding that would...

County To Do Away With Trash Punch Cards

    Rio Arriba County residents will soon have to come up with cash to pay for a service that has been free for years.    ...

Jail Expands to Accomodate Females

    The number of female inmates being booked into the Rio Arriba County Detention Center has grown exponentially in recent years.     When the Tierra...

County Jail’s Immigration Detention Procedures to Change

    The way Rio Arriba County Detention Center officials deal with inmates suspected of immigration violations is about to change.        County Manager Tomas Campos...

Honstein Oil Declares Bankruptcy

    A local business owner recently filed bankruptcy protection hoping to ward off creditors long enough to improve the troubled company’s financial status.     Española...

Shoes For the Masses

A New Mexico nonprofit descended on the Village of Chama June 21 with enough shoes to outfit every man and woman in the Village.    ...

Former Inmate Files Claim

    A former inmate filed the necessary paperwork to sue the Rio Arriba County Detention Center to recover money for jewelry he alleges detention...

E911 Director Receives Award

When the Cerro Grande wild fire raged through Bandelier National Monument, threatening life and property in the Los Alamos area, Marti Griego and her...

Budget Decisions Could Affect Services

    Rio Arriba County leaders held a workshop July 7, to discuss a budget that could leave some citizens on the short end of...

Sparks Fly over District Residency

    An Española School Board member accused a fellow Board member of wrongdoing, just moments after admitting she sold the trailer that tied her...

Ex-Magistrate Judge Wins Commisson Race

    Voters overwhelming elected political strongman Alex Naranjo Tuesday (6/4), to the Rio Arriba County Commission District Two seat currently held by Democrats for...

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