Tom Ragan

Prosecutors: No Bail for Couple

Cops Courts
Prosecutors are asking a judge to hold a Velarde couple without bail after Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies charged them with armed robbery for an incident they claimed was a case of self defense.Deputies arrested Delbert...

Hall of Fame and Hall of Shame Measure Legislators’ Votes on Medical Malpractice Reform

Columnists
I keep hearing about how the Legislature “fixed” the medical malpractice law that’s sent doctors running like they’re in a theater fire. As my own doctor just told me about this year’s reform, “It was a...

Residents Flee El Valle and Las Trampas Just Off the High Road to Taos to Escape Wildfire

County
A wildfire broke out just after noon Friday in Northern New Mexico, causing the closure of a stretch of N.M. 76 and forcing residents...

BMXers Pumped Over Possible New Track

City
Some sick tricks and fat air could be coming to Española in the form of a brand new BMX track at Valdez Park. But...

Sanitation Department to Ask Council for New Trucks, Totaling $1.4M

City
While the Espanola police department is practically awash in half a dozen new Durango squad cars, and with a few more on the way,...

Police to Add New Durangos, An SUV Trend that’s Sweeping the Country

Cops Courts
Espanola cops have six new 2022 Durango squad cars on the streets and four more are on their way as the department slowly switches...

Burn, Baby, Burn

County
A series of controlled burns in the Carson National Forest totaling 14,000 acres are tentatively scheduled in the fall — part of a multi-million,...

Former NM Gov. Bill Richardson Dies at 75

News
Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor whose death on Friday took many by surprise, was remembered as a “politically savvy” man who managed...

This Land is (Not) Your Land

News
This land is your land; this land is Pueblo land. City Council agrees to pay Santa Clara Pueblo $92,500 as of Oct. 1 and forgoes...

Yay, Yay, Yay! Echo Amphitheater to Open Before End of Year

News
With the restrooms on the fritz, the Echo Amphitheater was forced to temporarily close down in December last year because too many motorists were...

Reactions to Trump’s Mug Shot Hard to Trump

News
TIERRA AMARILLA — Donald J.  Trump’s recent mug shot in Fulton County, Georgia should make anybody else who’s ever been booked feel a lot...

Suspended City Manager Claims He Was Given the Boot for Blowing the Whistle

News
Espanola’s city manager, Jordan Yutzy, who is currently on leave with pay, is suing Mayor John Ramon Vigil, claiming in 1st Judicial District Court...

New Details from Lotaburger Shooting: ‘He Shot at Me, Sir’

News
As he lay bleeding heavily from the head, the result of being pistol whipped by an assailant suspected in the fatal shooting of his...

Blake’s Lotaburger To Reopen Aug. 31 After Fatal Shooting

News
Blake’s Lotaburger in Espanola is scheduled to reopen on the last day of August, more than a year after an employee, Cypress Garcia, was...
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