Nathanael King

Hospital Security Guard Tackles Alleged Donation Jar Thief

When a man tried to run out of Zia Credit Union with a donation jar containing $171 for a young boy with leukemia, bystander...

Former County Fire Marshal Charged with Battery

Former Rio Arriba fire marshal Carlos Esquibel was charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly punching a man in the face at an Alcalde gas...

Sheriff Thumbs Nose at ‘Red-Flag’ Law

Rio Arriba Sheriff James Lujan says he will not enforce the controversial “red-flag” gun safety law signed into legislation by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham...

Shooting Trial Delayed as Prosecutors Try to Flip Suspects

Prosecutors are honing in on Mark Hice as his defense attorney argues they intentionally withheld plea deal talks with another of the three alleged...

Former City Utility Billing Supervisor Gets $500,000 Settlement

Former Española Utilities Department billing supervisor Nadine Trujillo settled her whistleblower lawsuit against the city of Española for $500,000, according to two sources familiar...

Police Blotter: Caller Asks Permission to Shoot Neighbor’s Dog

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

Prisoner Denied Inpatient Treatment Program

A Santa Cruz woman accused of hitting two men with a car and attempting to hit more after a fight in the Española Walmart...

DA: Police Report on Child Pornography Delayed for Months

Española man Austin Martinez reportedly admitted to Española police nearly three years ago that he printed child pornography in CVS, but he was not...

‘Backup Plan’ Would Send Juvenile Prisoners to Farmington

Families of Rio Arriba’s juvenile detainees may soon have to travel to San Juan County to visit incarcerated children. In response to the possible closure...

Family Settles with County After Tasing

The family of a teenager with special needs reached a settlement with Rio Arriba County for an undisclosed sum Monday after a sheriff’s deputy...

11 Years Later, Murder Suspect Charged

The 2008 cold case murder of a Truchas man will finally go to trial after alleged Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico (SNM) prison gang member...

Santa Cruz Priest Found Not Guilty

A jury found former Catholic priest Marvin Archuleta not guilty Tuesday on counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and attempted kidnapping for...

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