Michael Walton

‘Shoot Him’

    When Chamita resident Martin Martinez told a State Police officer his daughter’s boyfriend was harassing him and refusing to leave his house, the...

Penasco Store-Owner Struck, Killed

    A 98-year-old Peñasco woman died last week after a motorist backed over her in a publicly owned pickup truck and then, without realizing...

Teen Says City Cops Stole Kiss

    An underage Española girl petitioned state District Court last week to place a restraining order on a city police officer who the girl...

‘Love Triangle’ Ends in Stabbing, Arrest

    Española Police arrested a Hernandez man accused of stabbing a teenager May 31 and managed to secretly record the man telling someone he...

Murder Scene Witness: It Was Crazy

  Defense claims man accused in stabbing death was outgunned, outnumbered     The murder trial of the Española resident accused of stabbing and killing another...

State Chides Magistrate Court for Improperly Withholding Records

    The state Administrative Office of the Courts last week advised Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court to change several unwritten policies limiting timely access...

Deputies Arrest Three in Chili Burglary, Drug Bust

    The police instincts of a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy investigating a burglary led to the arrest of three individuals, and the seizure...

Wildfire Burns Chimayo Home

    The smell of burned debris filled the air and pockets of smoldering foliage continued to smoke Monday afternoon, 24 hours after a brush...

Authority Banking on Alcalde Station to Ease Budget Woes

    Sometimes you have to close a door to open a window. Or, if you are the North Central Solid Waste Authority, you have...

Rodella’s Political Rival Given Walking Papers

    A Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy who has been on leave since February said his attorney received a letter of termination from the...

2 Days, 10 Crimes

    Armed robbers and burglars have targeted at least 10 Española businesses since Sunday, according to the Española Police Department.     In two of the...

Accused Girlfriend Testifies in Rape Trial

    The Española woman who along with her boyfriend is accused of beating, kidnapping and raping another woman in September 2010 took the stand...

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