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Government Agencies, U.S. Cable Battle over Internet Stimulus Money

    A group of local agencies’ plan for a stimulus-funded broadband Internet network spanning Rio Arriba County is facing competition from at least one...

Troubled Firefighter Resigns After Latest Arrest

An Española firefighter’s latest brush with the law ended in his arrest July 25 and his resignation three days later.     Cesar Vargas, 44, of...

Bear Shot off Tree in El Llano

    A 300-pound brown bear sighted in at least two Fairview backyards July 24 entertained residents for hours before being killed. The bear died...

Animal Officer’s Teen Affair Ends in Arrest

    The evening of July 24 started with excitement and ended with criminal charges for an Española animal control officer.     That afternoon, Evaristo Lopez,...

Pair Accused of Drugging, Raping Woman

   An Española teenager and Los Alamos man have been accused of drugging and raping a married Los Alamos woman June 19 while her...

Politics Sideline Safety: State Highway Department Acquiesced to Pueblo Demands

    The state Highway Department watered down safety features in a multi-million dollar renovation of Highway 84/285 largely to accommodate demands from two Indian...

Dancers Flock to Jicarilla’s Pow-Wow

    Feathers shook, shawls waved and bells jangled under the glaring July sun and around a circular dirt court where dancers from tribes throughout...

Man’s Injuries Are the Only Evidence of Shooting

    State Police are investigating a Santa Cruz man’s claims that he was shot Monday evening while walking down El Llano Road.     James Garcia,...

Is Mayor a Deadbeat Dad?

    Just four days after he appeared on KDCE radio June 5 touting his volunteer work with Big Brothers Big Sisters, the state Human...

Stimulus Cash For You and Yours

    The billions of federal dollars distributed in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — also known as the stimulus bill — are not...

Adios, Dr. C

Four years ago, the Española School Board hired a new superintendent, an outsider, to take over its embattled district.     The Board charged David Cockerham...

Tow Companies Caught Uninsured

Up to 26 towing and transport companies throughout Rio Arriba County — including one owned by a former Española city councilor — lost their...

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