Sean McAlindin

Jury Indicts Alleged Vote-Buyers

3/1/07     A Rio Arriba County Grand Jury has indicted Steve Sanchez and Michael Garcia on charges of bribery in connection to alleged vote buying...

Española Uses Makeshift Jail to House Local Drunks

3/1/07     Española Police continue to deal with publicly intoxicated citizens by locking them in the city's temporary booking facility until they sober up. This...

Former Court Clerk Blames Discrimination For Recent Termination

3/15/07     For the second time in less than a year, an Española Municipal Court employee has blamed her dismissal on Judge Stephen Salazar's alleged...

City Covers Fiesta Debt

1/25/07     The city of Española may have violated state anti-donation law when it decided this week to pay off the Fiesta Council's $16,000 debt.    ...

Akal Security Lands $15 Million Contract

3/1/07     A Sombrillo-based security company  has received a $15 million contract with the Federal Protection Services agency, a subset of the Department of Homeland...

Accused Vote-Buyers Plead Not Guilty

3/15/07     The trial of two men accused of buying votes in last year's Española municipal elections has been set for Aug. 28 at state...

State Revokes O’Brien’s Insurance License

1/25/07     The state Public Regulation Commission has finally revoked Dennis O'Brien's license to sell insurance.     Earlier this month, the former Española insurance agent was...

City Councilor Garcia Not to Run in ‘08

2/8/07     Española City Councilor Chayo Garcia will not be running for reelection in 2008.     "I'm not going to run again," Garcia said last week.    ...

AG Dismisses Española Vote-Buying Charges

2/1/07     The case against two Española men accused of buying votes during last year's municipal elections  was dismissed Tuesday for unexplained reasons.     The Attorney...

Española Mayor’s Blog Draws Controversey

3/1/07     Former Española city councilor J.R. Trujillo has stepped back into the political arena by blasting Mayor Joseph Maestas through his newly-created blog.     Maestas...

Española Jail Costs Spiral with No End in Sight

1/25/07     Ongoing neglect, indecision and a serious lack of funding have left the city of Española searching for answers for its troubled detention facilities.    ...

Española Changes Water Diversion Plan

3/8/07     Española city officials have altered the diversion point for a proposed surface water treatment plant after failing to finalize an easement agreement in...

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