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Accused Murderer Pleads Guilty

    Eight days before he was set to go to trial on charges stemming from the 2012 La Mesilla murder of Marco Bequett, Jeremy...

Defense Attorney Claims Rio Arriba Jury Pool Tainted

    The search for 12 impartial jurors and a few alternates will begin July 14 in the first-degree murder trial of Rhiannon Montoya.     District...

Bank Robber Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Federal Prison

    The man who robbed the Community Bank in September 2013 will spend three-and-a-half years behind bars, after he was sentenced June 11 in...

Three Teens Indicted, Charged in Rape Case

    A grand jury indicted three teenagers June 4, following the alleged brutal rape of an 18-year-old girl at a house on North McCurdy...

Arrest Made in Man’s Slaying

    After finding the body of a 29-year-old Ohkay Owingeh man buried under a concrete pad, federal officers arrested one Chamita man on a...

Woman Threatens to Shoot Man Delivering Soda

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

Accused Shooter’s Trial Date Postponed

    Donaldo Archuleta will not go to trial for the shooting of a man behind the Saints and Sinners bar in 2012, until at...

Deputies Arrest Felons After Chase

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three felons, June 21, after one of them allegedly threw an assault rifle out of a car...

City Settles Bungled Drug Raid Lawsuit

    The city of Española and its insurance company will pay between $400,000 and $450,000 to a couple whose house was raided in 2010...

Herbs: They’re Not Just for Cooking

There are some things a girl can only learn from her grandmother, and most of them are part and parcel of the oral traditions...

Accused Teen Rapists Could Be Tried as Adults

    The two boys accused of brutally raping an 18-year-old woman at a house on South McCurdy Road may be tried as adults.     Deputy...

Governor Appoints New Magistrate Judge

    Gov. Susana Martinez appointed a new Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court judge, who will sit on the bench until at least the end...

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