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New Municipal Court Judge Settles in for 11-Month Stay

The Española City Council unanimously approved April 8 the appointment of former city attorney Martin Martinez to the vacant Municipal Court judge position at...

City Approves Bid to Buy $39, 235 A/C for Crisis Center

    The Española City Council voted March 23 to approve a loan refinancing, a vehicle purchase and the installation of a new heating/cooling system...

Road Rage Leads Man to Pick Fight With Wrong Guy: An Off-duty Sheriff’s Deputy

    An off-duty Rio Arriba County sheriff’s deputy and an Española man faced off in the Dandy Burger parking lot, following a road rage...

Illegal Demolition Leaves Neighborhood Hazard

    A house at 815B Calle Olivas was demolished without a permit and the debris has not yet been cleared, leaving a public nuisance...

City Enforcing Restraining Order to Allow Access to Lift Station

    The City of Española was granted in December 2020 an emergency restraining order against Kelly Cook Armstrong after Armstrong threatened to block City...

Party Members Challenge Democratic Convention Choices

    After a chaotic online convention Sunday evening, Democratic Party of Rio Arriba’s members are challenging the election of Rio Arriba County officers.     In...

Rent, Mortgage Help Available through Finance Authority

    Mortgage Finance Authority has started round three of the  COVID-19 housing cost assistance program, providing up to $1,500 a month for three months...

Former Employee Sues Jemez Co-op

   Former Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative employee Teresa Chavez filed suit March 12 against the Co-op as well as former board member John Tapia...

Three Local Businesses Earn State Awards

   The New Mexico Small Business Development Center awarded three business, La Cocina Restaurant, Hacienda Home Center and Mentality Solutions this year with the...

City, Crisis Center Must Renegotiate Lease

    The Española City Council voted to table a proposed rent increase on the Crisis Center of Northern New Mexico at its March 9...

Report of Shoplifiting Leads to Weapons Charge

  Española Police Department officers discovered two weapons and ammunition in a man’s car, after responding to a suspicious person call at the Family...

Alleged Murderer Has Time to Stop for Pizza

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

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