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County Investigates Asphalt Company

5/27/10     A construction contractor hired to install water lines for the city of Española in Sombrillo is among several companies under investigation for possibly...

Probate Judge’s Son Arrested for Selling Drugs

5/27/10     The son of Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court judge candidate Angela Gallegos was among three Santa Fe County employees arrested earlier this month...

Tussle over Illegal Sign Turns Political

    A meeting with the mayor and phone calls to a few city councilors was all it took to get an Española restaurant off...

Sheriff Candidates Tout Good Deeds, Experience

5/27/10     The resumes of all seven men running to be the next Rio Arriba County sheriff may vary in length and content, but they...

Valley Chamber Fires Director

    The cash-strapped Española Valley Chamber of Commerce has laid off its only employee.     Former executive director Deborah Torres said Board President Dan Maes...

New Baskin-Robbins Could Block Access Road

5/20/10     A development that would include an ice cream parlor and two other businesses on Riverside Drive could block access to a mobile home...

Bailiff’s Child Porn Investigation Lost in Bureaucratic Shuffle

5/20/10     State District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson has a clear-cut explanation for why she hired as her bailiff a former client and police officer...

Candidate’s Home Purchase Raises Questions

5/20/10     State District Court judicial candidate Yvonne Quintana lives in a home of an elderly former client who spent his dying days poor and...

Several Candidates Not Following Finance Law

5/20/10     One out of three candidates for sheriff, magistrate judge or state district judge in Rio Arriba County has failed to properly disclose campaign...

Next: Building Inspector Becomes Third City Manager in Española Mayor’s Three-Month Tenure

    The city of Española’s third temporary city manager in as many months took office Monday.     Building inspector Joe Duran will oversee the city’s...

Española-Based Lawyers Fight Over T.A. Judgeship

5/20/10     Voters will choose June 1 whether to keep or replace the state District Court judge appointed a year ago to hear most cases...

Part Two: Skeletons in Sheriff Hopefuls’ Closets

    Seven men are running for Rio Arriba County Sheriff, and all of them have at least a skeleton or two in their closets.    ...

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