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Passed Out, Then Picked Up

Cops Courts
A man who was passed out in his vehicle ended up in jail on an outstanding warrant after an Española City Police officer found him, then picked up an additional charge.Officer J. Quintana was on patrol...

School Employee Charged With Embezzlement

Cops Courts
New Mexico State Police officers have charged one Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools employee with embezzlement between $2,500 and $20,000, for the alleged fraudulent purchase of $3,416 of diesel, following a fuel card audit.David Martinez, 38, of...

City Settles Lawsuit for $120,000

City
The City of Española settled a lawsuit on the eve of a trial with a man who was repeatedly run over by former city...

Try Dates in These Cookie Bars

News
One of the first recipes I ever wrote for a cooking column, including for this series, was my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. When I made...

Truchas Woman Ordered to In-Patient Program

News
A Truchas woman pleaded guilty in four cases where she had been held without bail since March 2025 after being found a danger to...

Superintendent’s Son Also Put on Leave From Escalante

Education
An Escalante High/Middle School teacher and football coach said false allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student left him on leave from his job,...

Chama Super. Put on Leave

Education
Chama Valley Superintendent Anthony Casados is on paid administrative leave following a Feb. 17 vote by the Chama Valley School Board to investigate him...

Albuquerque Man Charged After Meeting Up With 14-Year-Old Chimayó Girl

Cops Courts
New Mexico State Police officers charged an Albuquerque man with multiple counts of child rape after he allegedly admitted to meeting up with a...

19-Year-Old Pleads Down 2 Felony Charges

Cops Courts
A 19-year-old Ohkay Owingeh man, originally charged with two felonies for a drunk driving car crash into a tree with his underage girlfriend, pleaded...

Ex Refuses to Cooperate, Felony Charges Against Man Dropped

Cops Courts
Prosecutors dropped felony domestic violence charges against a Hernandez man after his ex-wife “made it clear she will not cooperate with the prosecution of...

Charges Against Man Dismissed

Cops Courts
Prosecutors dismissed charges against an Ojo Sarco man whom an Española police officer initially arrested for refusing to talk to medics. Prosecutors dismissed the charges...

Shots Fired Call Results in Charges

Cops Courts
One man is off the hook and another is facing a March trial date following shots fired during an argument at a house in...

Fraud and Embezzlement Charges Against Former RASO Deputy Dropped

Cops Courts
A special prosecutor dropped charges of fraud and embezzlement against former Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy Trevor Walker, who was accused of cashing garnishment...

Ranchos de Taos Man Found Not Competent to Stand Trial

Cops Courts
A Ranchos de Taos man has been committed to the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas after he was found not competent...
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