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Two Inmates Die at RACDC

The year is not even half over yet and so far, there have been at least two deaths at the Rio Arriba County Detention...

NMDOJ Issues Letter in OMA Violation Claim

Rio Arriba County Manager and former Española School Board president Jeremy Maestas is accused of violating the Open Meetings Act and now the New...

Answering the Calls

Dispatchers Celebrated During National Telecommunicators Week First responders are often acknowledged for the work they do to keep the community safe. There is National Law...

Clock is Ticking on Public Comment

The deadline for public comment on the planned Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project is quickly approaching, however, those living in the area that will...

Customers Seek Answers to Sky-High Electric Bills

Slightly higher gas and electric bills are common during the colder months as residents try to keep their homes warm, but the increases that...

Commission OKs Velarde Cannabis Operation

The Rio Arriba County Commission held a hearing during the regular meeting on March 28, regarding a Conditional Use Permit application that would allow...

District Attorney Plans to Seek Re-election

District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies wants at least another four years as the top prosecutor in Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Los Alamos counties, after...

DeVargas Hopes to Unseat Morales

Activist Antonio “Ike” DeVargas is running against Rio Arriba County Commissioner Moises Morales in the upcoming primary election on June 4, hoping to unseat...

Two Graduate from DWI Drug Court

Family, friends and supporters packed Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court Judge Alexandra Naranjo’s courtroom on March 21, but it wasn’t for a hearing or...

Decision on Naranjo Recall Could Come By Middle of April

A petition to recall Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alex Naranjo could be decided as early as April as closing arguments are due to an...

Getting Ready for Good Friday

Law enforcement agencies from across Northern New Mexico will come together again this year, as thousands make the annual Good Friday trek to El...

Sheriff’s Office Gets $963,000 for New Equipment

The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded $963,000 thanks to Congresswoman Teresa Leger-Fernandez and H.Res. 1061, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. Leger-Fernandez...

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