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Former Employee Sues City, Mayor

Allegations against John Ramon Vigil include sexual harassment A former City of Española employee who worked under Mayor John Ramon Vigil and former city manager...

Woman Facing 3 Counts of Child Abuse

A 37-year-old Española woman is facing three counts of child abuse in district court for allegedly having her children in a car where a...

Man Charged in Shooting Death is Out of Jail Pending Trial

A man charged with first-degree murder for a killing where he allegedly instigated the fight, but didn’t fire the deadly shot, has been released...

Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for 2018 Kidnapping

One of the three people who pleaded guilty to helping to kidnap, torture and kill a woman as revenge for the fraudulent use of...

Velarde Man Indicted for Rape After 12-Year-Old Gets Pregnant

A 20-year-old Velarde man has been indicted by a Rio Arriba County grand jury on charges related to alleged child rape for allegedly getting...

Martinez Takes Plea Deal for 4 Years

Ryan Martinez pleads no contest in Jacob Johns shooting during Oñate statue protest The Sandia Park man who pulled a gun and shot another man...

Judge Questions Strength of Case

A 23-year-old Española woman was bound over to District Court in a case where she allegedly hit a police car while being chased for...

Cuba Man Wanted for Murder Turns Himself in at RASO

A man charged with first-degree murder for the June 2 death of an 18-year-old man in Lindrith walked into the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s...

Man on Trial for Ponzi-Like Scheme

The anticipated two-week trial of an Arizona man accused of defrauding people across New Mexico in a Ponzi-like scheme started Monday in Federal District...

Man Facing Multiple Charges Will Remain in Jail

An Española man will be held in jail until trial in multiple cases after he allegedly burglarized a house while on bail, for allegedly...

Cordova Man Indicted on Charges After Construction Worker Killed in El Llano

A grand jury indicted a 43-year-old Cordova man on vehicular homicide and other charges related to a 2021 crash that killed a construction worker...

Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering Neighbor

A Los Brazos man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, Aug. 1, for the May 2022 shooting death of his neighbor Danny Mahoney. Michael Keith, 68,...

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