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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...

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...

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...

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...

Marco Serna to Run For District Attorney

The one-term district attorney for Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Los Alamos counties, who tried and failed to win in the 2020 primary election...

NCSWA Audit Shows One Significant Deficiency

The 2023 audit for the North Central Solid Waste Authority is in and it appears there are a few key areas that need to...

Sheriff’s Office Gets Money for Retention

The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office is hoping to retain its current deputies, but also be able to recruit new ones by remaining competitive...

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