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Wait for PIN to Complete Census, Committee Warns

Rio Arriba County residents who have not received a Personal Identification Number (PIN) for filling out the Census should wait to fill out their...

Rio Arriba Sees 70 Percent Jump in Cases in Single Week

Between April 28 and Tuesday, the number of COVID-19 cases in Rio Arriba County rose dramatically, by more than 70 percent. By April 28, 14...

Native Survivors of Domestic Violence Scared to Visit Shelters

Advocates for survivors of domestic violence in New Mexico worry that as the COVID-19 pandemic deepens, Native women facing violence at home are scared...

Unsafe to Reopen Rio Arriba, Experts Say

As people around the country debate the costs and benefits of lifting shelter-in-place orders and reopening, public health officials in Rio Arriba County maintain...

Small Businesses Not Getting Emergency Aid

Española Fitness Studio Owner Tana Beverwyk-Abouda was washing dishes the afternoon of April 8 when a friend texted her and told her to immediately...

New Mexico Landlords Can Still Sue to Evict Tenants

Three weeks after the New Mexico Supreme Court halted most evictions in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, no landlords who own property in...

Española Police Critical of Push for Curfew

Española Police Department officials say Española City Councilor Dennis Tim Salazar’s recent push for a city-wide curfew put them in unnecessary danger, because enforcing...

How COVID-19 is Affecting Small Business in Española

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, small businesses throughout the Valley are grappling with uncertain business prospects. “Every 10 minutes something changes ,” said...

Staying Healthy and Connected in Quarantine

For Corrine Sanchez, the Coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity to uphold longstanding practices that keep people healthy and connected, even if they cannot be...

Five Test Positive for Coronavirus in Rio Arriba

As of April 2, five cases of COVID-19 were found in Rio Arriba County.  The County’s first two cases were announced March 25: a woman...

Pandemic Amplifies Struggles for Homeless People

When Española Pathways Shelter staff received permission in January to open a partial-capacity warming center, they already planned to close the shelter for tenant...

City of Española Declares Emergency to Slow Spread of Virus

The Española City Council held an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon where they unanimously passed a resolution declaring a public health emergency in response to...

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