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Martinez Charged With 2nd Degree Murder

Cypress Garcia was shot to death at Lotaburger in August 2022 Nearly four years after Cypress Garcia was shot to death at Blake’s Lotaburger during...

County, Jail Sued After Inmate Dies

The sister of a man who died in the Rio Arriba County Detention Center in 2024 filed a lawsuit against the county commission, jail...

Chocolate, Computers, Medical Supplies Taken in Coronado High School Break-In

Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Cuba man on allegations that he broke into the Coronado High School over the winter break and...

Vacuum Shoplifter Pleads Down Charge

A Nambé Pueblo man pleaded down to misdemeanor shoplifting for stealing a $600 vacuum cleaner from Lowe’s Home Improvement and then allegedly fighting with...

Alcalde Man Faces Charges for Allegedly Running Over Neighbor on His ATV

Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies charged an Alcalde man with leaving the scene of an accident causing great bodily harm, a third degree felony...

Summons Issued for Velarde Man on Child Abuse Charges

A Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy issued a summons to a Velarde man on two counts of felony child abuse, without providing any evidence...

Grand Jury Indicts 1 on Drug Trafficking Charges

Nearly a year after drug trafficking charges were brought and then dismissed in magistrate court, a Rio Arriba grand jury indicted an Española man,...

Suspended Sentence, Conditional Discharge in Case Where Man Fled, Allegedly Pushed Car Into House

An Ohkay Owingeh man received a suspended sentence and conditional discharge in a case where he pushed a car into a house with his...

Accused Kidnapper Arrested in Las Cruces

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Fe man in Las Cruces after he was accused of kidnapping his pregnant ex-girlfriend on Jan....

ICU Patient Tries to Escape Custody

Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies charged a Hernandez man with trying to escape from custody after he tried to run from the Española Hospital,...

Accused Fruit Stand Thief Takes Global Plea

A Hernandez man took a global plea deal across three cases that resulted in charges of robbery and child abuse, from an alleged theft...

Woman Must Serve Rest of Sentence

A judge revoked an Española woman’s suspended sentence after she pleaded down to a misdemeanor from a felony charge of forgery. District Judge Anastasia Martin...

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