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Governor Vetoes Bill Expanding OD Immunity Act

    On April 6, Gov. Susana Martinez signed into law House Bill 370, which requires law enforcement agencies across the state to carry Narcan,...

Woman Practices Knife-Cutting Skills on Boyfriend

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

Two Men Die in Off-Road Crash

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the crash of a side-by-side utility terrain vehicle, or UTV, crash on April 15, that killed...

Legislators Juggle Funds Amid Cuts

    Even though Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed this year’s Capital Outlay budget, which would have mostly restored funding for public school buildings, local legislators...

Medanales Mother and Daughter Engage in Fist-Fight

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

City Settles Lawsuit With Police Officer

    A city police officer settled his whistleblower and breach of contract lawsuits, March 1, against the city, for $43,000.     Officer Cody Martinez will...

Man Leads Police on Chase

Editor's note: According to online court and jail records, Rivera was captured sometime Wednesday (4/12) night and booked at 12:40 a.m., Thursday, into the Bernalillo...

Bringing Court to the Classroom

A three-judge Appeals Court panel held court in the Pojoaque Valley High School, April 6, with a hundred students bearing witness.     Appeals Court judges...

Man at Store Decides it’s Hammer Time

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

Board Tables Policy Decision

    A former dispatcher may sue the Española/Rio Arriba E-911 Center, following his March 17 resignation and alleged and perceived threats from Rio Arriba...

Vandals Damage New Field

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to identify the person who drove onto the new football field at...

Getting Ready to Hit the Road

With a little bit of training, elbow grease, a 1978 military ambulance and some help from the County’s carpenters, the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s...

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