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Couple Sues County over Mold in Public Housing

County
    Two residents of the Rio Arriba County low-income housing development in Ojo Caliente have filed suit in federal District Court against the County...

Lucrative Legal Services Contract Awarded to Same County Attorney Who Has Held Contract for Last Eight Years

News
    Rio Arriba County’s has awarded a lucrative legal services contract to its current attorney after he was the only one to bid on...

Jail Series: Jail Administrator To Retire

County
     Rio Arriba County Jail Administrator Bidal Candelaria will retire June 30, he has confirmed.     Candelaria took over management of the jail in the...

County Drilling Moratorium Watered Down after Litigation Threats

County
    Rio Arriba County’s moratorium on new oil and gas drilling is over.     After more than a year of delays, County commissioners approved the...

Hospital Fires EMS Director

News
    Española Hospital Emergency Services Director Bill Mauldin has been fired.     “I was terminated,” Mauldin said. “I didn’t want this.”     Mauldin refused to offer...

Jail Series: Seroquel Prescribed Statewide in County Jails

County
    The Rio Arriba County Jail purchased tens of thousands of doses of Seroquel and Xanax to sedate inmates between 2004 and 2008, a...

Second of Two Part Series: Jail Doctor Sedates Violent Culture

News
   (To read other stories that are part of this series go to the County tab on this web site.)     University of New Mexico...

Jail Series: Seroquel Surges in Popularity on Streets

County
    Seroquel is an emerging street drug in Española, according to State Police agent Joey Gallegos.     Gallegos confirmed a claim by a former Rio...

Movie Star To Take Over Los Luceros Property

Community
    The historic Los Luceros property north of Alcalde will become a taxpayer-funded retreat for the film industry, Governor Bill Richardson and filmmaker Robert...

El Vado Lake Releases Most Water in 36 Years

County
    The federal Bureau of Reclamation increased the water flow from El Vado Reservoir to 6,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) May 8 in...

Old Country Farming: Man Eschews Tractors for Horse Plow

Community
    On a hillside overlooking Chimayó, Patty Albritton and Angel Reyes tend a two-acre field not with a tractor and hoes, but a horse-drawn...

Jail’s Drug Program Spun Out of Control

News
    The Rio Arriba County Jail spent more than $140,000 over five years to keep inmates sedated with dangerous and addictive psychiatric drugs, according...
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