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Texted Threats to Chama Officials Found to be Fake

Prior to the 2018 Village of Chama election for mayor, Village Clerk Maggie Valdez reported that she received threatening text messages from an unknown...

Council Denies Deputy Chief Promotion

The Española City Council refused to promote Deputy Police Chief Roger Jimenez as the leader of the city government’s Department of Public Safety. Forty-four days...

Española Firefighters Propose Fines for False Alarms

An Española Fire Department officials told councilors at a May 1 Public Safety Committee meeting that they would like city council to implement an...

Sexual Assault Investigation Delayed by Months

An Española Valley High School football player claimed he was sexually assaulted, but law enforcement was not notified until months after the initial complaint,...

Prisoner on Life Support After Seizure in Tierra Amarilla Jail

A Rio Arriba County Detention Center inmate was transported to an Albuquerque-area hospital over the weekend following a seizure, amid claims that jail guards...

City to Adopt Digital Records System

The Española City Council approved unanimously City Clerk Melissa Velasquez’s request to purchase software to expedite and simplify city hall’s process for processing records. She...

Hernandez Man in Critical Condition Following One-car Crash

  A Hernandez man trying to avoid sheriff’s deputies crashed into a tree March 23, and was listed in critical condition as of press...

Robbery Fails after Employees Scare away Man

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

Firefighter Hikes 47 Miles for Foundation Awareness

    The high road to Taos, starting from Peñasco, was the setting for a nearly 50-mile walk to raise awareness about the dangers wildland...

Police Chief Quits

    The Española Police Department is yet again looking for a leader after department chief Louis Carlos, resigned Tuesday.     “He has tendered his resignation,”...

Sanchez Sends First Two Bills to Governor’s Desk

Instead of focusing on what he was not able to accomplish during his first legislative session, District 40 Rep. Joseph Sanchez, D-Alcalde, said he...

Admitted College Embezzler Negotiates with State

It’s been over a year and no charges have been filed against Henrietta Trujillo. The former Northern New Mexico College finance director resigned her...

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