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Jicarilla Nation Virus Outbreak Prompts Lockdown

   The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 on the Jicarilla Apache Nation and in surrounding communities increased sharply last week.     As of...

Wildlife Center Launches Virtual Summer Camp

   The New Mexico Wildlife Center has launched a virtual summer camp this year to give elementary school-aged children more to do during the...

Law Enforcement Board Suspends Sheriff’s Certificate

    The New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Board suspended Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan’s law enforcement certification in a July 16 hearing.     Because...

More Pay Goes to Jemez Board Majority Faction

   This spring, Jemez Mountain Electric Cooperative Board members considered to be in the Board minority faction received less compensation than members considered to...

Solar Loans for Co-op Members

    Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative is launching a program to help Co-op member-owners afford residential solar systems.     Member-owners will be able to apply for...

Woman Battered after Challenging Non-mask Wearer

 The victim of an alleged battery in May caught on video at Bode’s General Store in Abiquiú hopes the whole affair will at least...

Jemez Co-op Revenue Plunges about $500k Monthly

   Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative’s revenue has taken a hit because of COVID-19.     “We need to re-do the budget, Ernesto, I think we need...

County Cancels 4-H Fair

    Due to the risk of coronavirus transmission, the Rio Arriba County Fair Board has canceled the County Fair.     County Fair Association Board Chair...

Letter Calls for Pandemic Relief to Include Migrants

Thirty percent of Hispanic adults in New Mexico did not receive CARES Act stimulus payments, according to a new survey from Latino Decisions, released...

Regulators Deny Request to Fund Superfund Cleanup

The Environmental Protection Agency and the New Mexico Environment Department have denied requests from the city of Española and Rio Arriba County that the...

Chama Calls Off July 4th Gathering

This story has been updated since it was originally published. It initially misquoted Rio Arriba County Health and Human Services Director Lauren Reichelt, due...

Inequities Edited Out of Los Alamos National Lab Study

Los Alamos National Laboratory struck information from a commissioned study that would have shown that the Lab’s fiscal impact on surrounding counties–especially on Rio...

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