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Police Recover 16 Stolen Guns in Dulce

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies recovered 16 rifles, pistols and shotguns March 26 from a home on the Jicarilla Apache reservation, stolen from...

Man Accused of Killing Grandson Deported

    The Española man who allegedly killed his grandson while driving drunk in 2012 may never face justice in the United States, after he...

Trial Date Postponed

    The woman accused of masterminding her uncle’s murder will still have her day in court but that day won’t come for at least...

Police Officer’s Ex-Wife Files Restraining Order for Harassment

    The ex-wife of an Española police officer filed a petition for an emergency restraining order against him, granted May 1, after she levied...

Killer Jailed for Violating Probation

    The La Puebla man who shot and killed his niece in January 2013, was back in jail one month and five days after...

Holy Walk for Holy Week

It’s Holy Week and at the Santuario de Chimayó, opinions vary as to how many visitors will attend the traditional pilgrimage and Good Friday...

Police Bust Drug Dealer During Search

    The mobile home door gave way in the cold March morning without so much as a thud after Española police announced their presence.    ...

Six Arrested on Felony DWI Charges

    Between Feb. 7 and March 29, law enforcement officers arrested six men on felony charges of driving while intoxicated.     The Rio Arriba County...

Local Duo Accused Of Embezzlement

    Federal prosecutors allege two Rio Arribans defrauded the unemployment insurance agencies of New Mexico, Colorado and Texas out of a combined $1,356,461 in...

Teens Arrested After Girl Raped on S. McCurdy Road

    Two boys, ages 15 and 16, have been arrested by State Police following the alleged April 27 brutal rape of an 18-year-old girl...

Blea Makes the Jump

After four-and-a-half years working for the State Police in Española, Chris Blea tenured his resignation on Feb. 2 and went on the hunt for...

Drug Bust Irks City Police

    A drug bust in city limits by the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s office took one alleged cocaine dealer off the streets but wasted...

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