Tabitha Clay

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...

Judge Clarifies Ruling After His Name Appears in Newspaper Headline

First Judicial District Court Judge Jason Lidyard held an additional hearing May 16 for Taos County Deputy Lorenzo Sanches, who was charged with domestic...

In Email, Deputy Chief Questions Sheriff’s Ethics

Española Police Department Deputy Chief Roger Jimenez was none too happy about Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan speaking publicly in opposition to him...

Española Firefighters Propose Fines for False Alarms

An Española Fire Department officials told councilors at a May 1 Public Safety Committee meeting that they would like city council to implement an...

Sexual Assault Investigation Delayed by Months

An Española Valley High School football player claimed he was sexually assaulted, but law enforcement was not notified until months after the initial complaint,...

Prisoner on Life Support After Seizure in Tierra Amarilla Jail

A Rio Arriba County Detention Center inmate was transported to an Albuquerque-area hospital over the weekend following a seizure, amid claims that jail guards...

Hernandez Man in Critical Condition Following One-car Crash

  A Hernandez man trying to avoid sheriff’s deputies crashed into a tree March 23, and was listed in critical condition as of press...

Robbery Fails after Employees Scare away Man

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

Firefighter Hikes 47 Miles for Foundation Awareness

    The high road to Taos, starting from Peñasco, was the setting for a nearly 50-mile walk to raise awareness about the dangers wildland...

Police Chief Quits

    The Española Police Department is yet again looking for a leader after department chief Louis Carlos, resigned Tuesday.     “He has tendered his resignation,”...

Admitted College Embezzler Negotiates with State

It’s been over a year and no charges have been filed against Henrietta Trujillo. The former Northern New Mexico College finance director resigned her...

Judge Rules Against City in Records Suit

The City of Española violated the Inspection of Public Records Act in three different ways when it decided to withhold public records requested by...

Bill Would Return Franchise to the Felonized

A bill that would let people convicted of a felony retain their voting rights is making it’s way to the floor of the New...

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