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Diverse Coalition Promotes Census

City
With less than two weeks to go before households begin receiving official mail from the Census bureau, local officials are brainstorming creative ways to...

Former County Fire Marshal Charged with Battery

Cops Courts
Former Rio Arriba fire marshal Carlos Esquibel was charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly punching a man in the face at an Alcalde gas...

Sheriff Thumbs Nose at ‘Red-Flag’ Law

Cops Courts
Rio Arriba Sheriff James Lujan says he will not enforce the controversial “red-flag” gun safety law signed into legislation by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham...

Fewer Overdose Cases Arriving at Española Hospital

Cops Courts
New data demonstrates that Rio Arriba County and community efforts to meet the needs of people with substance use disorder are working. Overdose cases reported...

Deportations Leave Valley Residents Fearful of Census

Cops Courts
Rio Arriba County commissioners passed a resolution Jan. 28 vowing to support the County’s immigrant community during the 2020 Census. Following the resolution, County officials...

Family Settles with County After Tasing

Cops Courts
The family of a teenager with special needs reached a settlement with Rio Arriba County for an undisclosed sum Monday after a sheriff’s deputy...

County Inks Program to Keep Patients out of Jail

Cops Courts
Rio Arriba County officials said they will work to reduce incarceration rates of people with mental illnesses. As part of a national initiative called Stepping...

Jemez Raffle Money Returned

County
An anonymous letter, dated Dec. 9, was sent to the New Mexico Gaming Control Board reporting the Defense Against Jemez Co-op Corruption raffle as...

Trustee a No-Show at Jemez Conflict Meeting

County
Trustees of the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Board filled out reports about potential conflicts of interest at the beginning of a Jan. 24 Board...

Jemez Co-op to Lobby Against Renewable Energy Tax

County
Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative has hired a lobbyist to represent Co-op interests in the 2020 legislative session—though over half of the Board of Trustees...

New Mexico Oil and Gas Again Subject to Fines

County
The New Mexico Oil Conservation Division was granted the power to fine oil and gas companies Jan. 16, an ability it lost 11 years...

Co-op Board to Study Pullout from Tri-State

County
The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Board is exploring the possibility of opting out of its contract with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. Tri-State, an electrical...
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