Nick Wilkinson

Española Spirit Day Takes Break after 14 Years

9/14/06     A 14-year tradition came to an end this year in Española.     The annual Española Spirit Day event held at Valdez Park pitted Northern New...

Española Abolishes Gag Order

8/24/06     City of Española employees can breathe a sigh of relief.     The informal gag order many city employees said was issued by Mayor Joseph...

Insurance Fraud Goes Unpunished

8/31/06     Documents from the state Insurance Division show that investigators knew Española insurance agent Dennis O'Brien was defrauding customers for years and didn't revoke...

Crimestoppers Raises White Flag

10/5/06     After three years, the Española Crimestoppers chapter is dead.     The chapter set up a crime tip-line, 929-STOP, in June 2005 and offered rewards...

Two Charged with Murder after Skeleton Found

10/5/06     Two men were charged with murder Sept. 27 after an unidentified male skeleton was dug out a hole on a property on Camino...

Second Man Arrested In Voting Scandal

10/12/06     A second person charged in a vote-buying scandal that rocked the 2006 Española municipal elections was arrested last week.     Steve Sanchez, the son...

Man Charged with Murder, Assaulting Cops; Remains Free

9/21/06     An Española man who is set to be retried for killing a reputed gang member and who has also been charged with trying...

15 Years and Counting; Enhanced 911 Still Not Finished

9/21/06     Fifteen years later and over $2 million spent on equipment, upgrades and addressing, Rio Arriba County still doesn't have Enhanced 911 service. But...

City of Española Locks Up Permanent Water Rights

9/28/06     The city of Española has locked up its San Juan-Chama water rights for as long as the Colorado River keeps running.     The city,...

Fired Director Sues City of Española

9/21/06     Former city of Española finance director Lillian Brooks has filed a civil lawsuit against the city in federal court.     The lawsuit was filed...

Mother Gets Trailer Pass

10/19/06     The Espanola planning commission has granted the Zamora family a permit to move their mother into a trailer on their property.     Pete and...

Former City Attorney Got Computer from Finance Director

10/12/06     Another city of Española computer left with a  member of former mayor Richard Lucero's administration.     A March 24 memo from former finance director...

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