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One in Custody, One in Hospital After Shooting at County Complex

A person was shot in the courtyard at the Rio Arriba County Complex on Thursday, according to multiple sources.  Española Assistant Fire Chief John Wickersham...

County Reschedules Oñate Statue Reinstallment for “Later Date”

Rio Arriba County has rescheduled the reinstallment of the Oñate Statue for a later date, due to "unforseen circumstances and in the interest of...

Oñate Statue to Return to Rio Arriba

The controversial statue of Juan de Onate is coming back to “life” and will be placed at the Rio Arriba County Complex on Thursday,...

El Valle Fire: Close Call Averted

The High Road to Taos is back open. The hundreds of residents who were momentarily displaced have returned to their homes in El Valle and...

Rep. Checks in With Wildfire Victims

On the morning of Sept. 7, Congresswoman, Teresa Leger Fernández found her way on a four-wheel-drive vehicle to an isolated,  burnt-out, mountain top barely...

Residents Flee El Valle and Las Trampas Just Off the High Road to Taos to Escape Wildfire

A wildfire broke out just after noon Friday in Northern New Mexico, causing the closure of a stretch of N.M. 76 and forcing residents...

Burn, Baby, Burn

A series of controlled burns in the Carson National Forest totaling 14,000 acres are tentatively scheduled in the fall — part of a multi-million,...

Chama Radio to Air Again Under New Ownership

Chama Community radio is set to air again under new ownership. Mark Glover purchased 96.1 FM in Chama in August and has been aiming to...

Natural Gas Pipeline in Tierra Amarilla Gets ‘OK’

Rio Arriba County officials said they will sign a sole source contract to New Mexico Gas Company Inc. for the installation of 29,600 feet...

Another Sheriff Goes to Prison

A jury deliberated felony charges against former Rio Arriba County sheriff James Lujan for harboring a felon and intimidating a witness. This was the...

Merrifield Named New Sheriff

Rio Arriba County Sheriff William “Billy” Merrifield was appointed to the position Monday evening by Rio Arriba county commissioners, replacing former sheriff James Lujan. Merrifield...

Scenic Railroad Board Appoints President, Rotates Old Officers

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Commission Board members appointed interim president Scott Gibbs as President of the organization.  Gibbs had been acting as the president...

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