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Jail Series: Seroquel Prescribed Statewide in County Jails

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    The Rio Arriba County Jail purchased tens of thousands of doses of Seroquel and Xanax to sedate inmates between 2004 and 2008, a...

Jail Series: Jail Administrator To Retire

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     Rio Arriba County Jail Administrator Bidal Candelaria will retire June 30, he has confirmed.     Candelaria took over management of the jail in the...

Woman Tries Luck in Court, Sues Casino over fall in Parking Lot

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    A woman who tripped and fell in the Okhay Casino parking lot is now suing the casino’s parent company and its insurer.     Prescilla ...

County Drilling Moratorium Watered Down after Litigation Threats

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    Rio Arriba County’s moratorium on new oil and gas drilling is over.     After more than a year of delays, County commissioners approved the...

Ranchers Eye Wilderness Bill with Mistrust

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    Ranchers in Rio Arriba County are skeptical of a pending federal bill that would create a combination of wilderness and conservation areas totaling...

Jail Series: Seroquel Surges in Popularity on Streets

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    Seroquel is an emerging street drug in Española, according to State Police agent Joey Gallegos.     Gallegos confirmed a claim by a former Rio...

El Vado Lake Releases Most Water in 36 Years

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    The federal Bureau of Reclamation increased the water flow from El Vado Reservoir to 6,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) May 8 in...

Drug May Have Played Role in Kaiser’s Death in Jail

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    Rio Arriba County Jail Guard Henry Gallegos found the body of Lawrence Kaiser Feb. 4, 2007, at 10 a.m. in a holding cell...

County’s Oil/Gas Revenue in Free Fall

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    Rio Arriba County may face more than a $5 million shortfall next fiscal year due to plummeting oil and gas revenues.     The 2009-2010...

County Commission Chairman Plans Run for Jemez Co-op Board

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    Rio Arriba County Commission Chairman Elias Coriz intends to declare his candidacy for the upcoming Jemez Mountains Electrical Cooperative Board of Trustees elections.    ...

Brazos Fire Chief’s Widow Sues County, Kit Carson

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    An attorney for the widow of former Brazos Canyon Fire Chief Michael Hays suspects evidence may have been removed from the scene of...

Burglars Rob, Burn Chimayó Home

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    A Chimayó house was burglarized and burned in an apparent arson April 17 less than three weeks after another nearby home met the...
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