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Gallegos Named New Deputy Jail Admin

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The Rio Arriba Sheriff’s Office has four vacant deputy positions to fill and for the past month, the major position has also been vacant. Former major Matthew Gallegos left the department effective Aug. 2 to become...

Lawsuit Filed Against County, Healthcare Provider

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A Chimayó man, deemed one of the “worst of the worst” by federal prosecutors, is suing Rio Arriba County for inhumane conditions in the Tierra Amarilla Detention Center and a beating he received that he claims...

NCSWA Asks County for $300K

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By Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer Request comes after $1M bailout The Rio Arriba County Commissioners voted unanimously during the June 26 meeting, to provide...

Candidates File for County Seats

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With the Española City election in the rear-view mirror, voters can now focus on the next election slated for June 2.

OD-Related Calls, ODs Dip at End of 2025

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In Rio Arriba County, there’s been a steady increase in the number of overdose-related calls to the Rio Arriba County E-911 Center over the...

Making Naloxone More Accessible

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The Rio Arriba County Health and Human Services Department is using what it learned from a study earlier this year to help more people...

Assessor Catches Error, Saving Taxpayers $2M

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The Rio Arriba County Assessor found an error in 2025 property tax rates that would have cost property owners in Rio Arriba, Taos and...

County Declares Acequia State of Emergency

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The Rio Arriba County Commission has declared a state of emergency after flooding caused corrosion and damage to acequias in the area. During the Oct....

Deputy on Leave After Embezzlement Accusation

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New Mexico State Police charged a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy with embezzlement for allegedly cashing garnishment checks incorrectly sent to him following a...

2 Inmates Beaten, Guards Threatened at RACDC

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Corrections Officers Who Responded Are Told Not to Enter Pod or They’d be Hurt Two inmates were injured after being beaten by cellmates on Aug....

2 Inmates Beaten, Guards Threatened at RACDC

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Two inmates were injured after being beaten by cellmates on Aug. 31 at the Rio Arriba County Detention Center, in what at least one...

Former NMSP Sgt. Named New Undersheriff

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When New Mexico State Police Sgt. Gilbert Tafoya finished his shift for the last time five years ago, he did so with the intent...

Forest Service in Hot Seat Over Laguna Fire

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The Laguna Fire has burned 17,413 acres of the Santa Fe National Forest since lightning ignited it on June 25. Now at 78% containment,...

Jail Admin Named

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Rio Arriba County Detention Center interim jail administrator Adeline Martinez made headlines in June when a photo appeared in the Rio Grande SUN showing...
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