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Man Avoids Second-Degree Rape Charge

    A 39-year-old man pleaded guilty to false imprisonment July 22, in lieu of a second-degree rape charge leveled by a grand jury in...

Two Dead from Suspected ODs

    Two people died six days apart at the beginning of August from suspected heroin-related deaths in city limits.     A cousin found Matthew Martinez,...

Sheriff’s Attorney Wants Prosecuting Office Removed

    Sheriff Tommy Rodella’s lawyers are seeking to have the U.S. Attorney’s Office in charge of prosecuting him, for alleged the civil rights violations,...

Woman Allegedly Assaulted Over Drugs

    Four women in the Tierra Amarilla jail allegedly sexually assaulted a fifth woman Sept. 12 in a bid to retrieve heroin the victim...

Judge Issues 20 Bench Warrants

    District Judge Sheri Raphaelson issued at least 20 bench warrants Oct. 7 in district court.     Raphaelson had 191 defendants on her docket, some...

Woman Allegedly Beaten, Left for Dead in Alcalde

    Ever since Monique Ortiz was brutally beaten Sept. 8 at Prairie Dog Hill in Alcalde, she has a hard time sleeping.     She wakes...

Woman Gets Pushed into Trophy Case During High School Fight

    A fight over a boy at Española Valley High School sent a woman careening into a glass trophy case Sept. 8.     School Resource...

City Police Officer Arrested for DWI

    A New Mexico State Police officer arrested an Española Police Department officer during the early morning hours of Oct. 14, on charges of...

Attorney Claims Teen Not Competent, Can’t Stand Trial

    One of the three defendants accused of brutally raping a Pojoaque girl on South McCurdy Road in April may not be competent to...

Saints Stolen from Santa Cruz Chapel

    Statues, tapestries, paintings and petty cash were stolen from the Carmelita Chapel of Santa Cruz between Sept. 5 and 6.     The most cherished...

Man Sentenced to 3+ Years for Killing His Mother

    Rocky Dixon will spend three years and eight months in state prison for killing his mother while fleeing from an Ohkay Owingeh tribal...

Women Get Maximum Time

    Rhiannon Montoya received the maximum sentence allowable, Sept. 9, in Santa Fe, for her role in the death of her uncle.     District Judge...

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