Nathanael King

Every year, my partner and I host a seafood boil: Lobsters, stone crabs, mussels, clams (when the price is right) potatoes and butter. Sticks and sticks and sticks of salted, melted butter.And every year, we make...
A 2024 survey by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that about 35 percent of adults report they or someone in their household has been part of a legal case in a local or state court.That means...

How the Pandemic is Changing Policing

It is impossible to make an arrest from six feet away, but local law enforcement is doing all it can to adhere to social...

Prisoners Face Greater Risk of Infection

Northern New Mexico’s public safety entities are scrambling to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus while maintaining the basic infrastructure of the criminal...

Police Blotter: Caller Receives Strange Email: ‘Get Out of Dixon’

The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...

State Police Surge in Española, Chama, Taos

New Mexico State Police began a two-week crime suppression operation March 7 in Española and surrounding communities as far north as Chama and Taos. Twenty...

Kidnapped Woman Testifies Against Trio

Three people are in custody awaiting trial for allegedly kidnapping a woman in Española over allegedly stolen drugs Feb. 28, dousing her with bleach...

Quintuple Murder Suspect to Face Trial

Damian Herrera’s lawyers say the 24-year-old is fit to stand trial for the 2017 murders of three of his family members and two apparent...

Family of Toddler Left in Bus Settles for $100,000

A 3-year-old boy who was allegedly inadvertently trapped in a school bus in 2017 received a $100,000 settlement from the Española School District. Judge Bryan...

Man Pleads Guilty to Murder, Will Testify

Axel Zamarron pleaded guilty Monday to the 2018 murder of 18-year-old Española Valley High School graduate Cameron Martinez in a plea deal requiring Zamarron...

Police Blotter: Bloody Message Left on Windshield

The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...

Family Settles for $1.3M After Tasing

A teenage boy with special needs who was tased by former Rio Arriba Sheriff’s deputy Jeremy Barnes in Española Valley High School received a...

Española Police Ignored Use of Force Review Policy for Years

Much of the Española Police Department’s use of force review policy appears to have been ignored since its adoption in 2016 under then-deputy chief...

Española Municipal Court Offers Bench Warrant Amnesty

Those with outstanding warrants in Española Municipal Court for offenses such as failure to appear or nonpayment of traffic tickets can have their warrants...

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