Michael Walton

Sheriff’s Warrant SweepLeads to Drug Bust

  Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two Mexican nationals last weekend and charged the men with trafficking controlled substances with an intent to...

Three Loose DogsMeet Different Fates

    Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Unneighborly gestures Monday, July 23     •...

Second Murder in ChimayoIn Three Days

   The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office said State Police never made contact with a 911 caller who reported hearing gunshots in Chimayó early...

Man Shoots Two Men,Killing One,Who Were Attacking Nephew

   The shooting in Chimayó July 31, which left a son dead and his father wounded, was likely drug related, State Police said Aug....

Ferran Double Murder TrialShould Be in Jury’s HandsBy Friday

   While the Agua Sana Volunteer Fire Department worked to knock down a car fire at the Ojo Caliente rest stop Feb. 28, 2011,...

City Police InvestigateThree Separate Sex Crimes

  Española police are investigating three unrelated reports of sex crimes committed in the Valley within the last week and have arrested one Española...

Request to Stop DrinkingEarns Car a Beating

    Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Valdez Park gang brawl? Monday,...

Defense Attorney: Dead Man’Had His Enemies’

   During last week’s opening arguments in the Donald Ferran murder trial, a prosecutor told a Rio Arriba County jury the state intends to...

Every Day Is A Good DayTo Recover at Hoy

After 35 years in the Española Valley, the word Hoy and the Hoy Recovery Program have become synonymous with helping Rio Arribans battle alcohol...

Rape Trial Pits Couple vs. Victim

This article was originally printed in the April 12, 2012 edition     Prosecutors and defense attorneys agree that a woman arrived at Española Hospital in...

Co-op GM Given Raise, 2-Year Extension

This article was originally printed in the March 22, 2012 edition.     The general manager of the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative said he will accept...

County Hires Progress Backer

This article was originally printed in the April 5, 2012 edition.     Despite a proven track record of helping politicians get elected, Rio Arriba County’s...

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