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Man Fires Rifle over Cash Dispute

    A dispute sparked by a cash loan between friends ended with rifle shots fired from of a Calle Gallegos home.     Christina Serna, of...

Chama Radio Station Still Missing in Action

There’s still no telling when Chama’s radio station will repair its equipment and get back on the air after a lightning strike fried its...

Rio Arribans Suffer as State Faces Worst Job Crisis Since WWII

    With New Mexico facing its worst job crisis in 65 years and Northern New Mexico not too far behind, more Rio Arribans are...

City Must Redo Budget; Ex-Finance Head Blamed for Fiasco

    Not even Española city officials know the exact size of the city’s budget after discovering that former finance director Andrew Perkins not only...

Man Sues Deputy over Beating, Arrest

    An Abiquiú man who claims a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy assaulted him two years ago while he was walking along Rio Arriba...

Family Believes Ranchitos Man Was Murdered

    The FBI is not sure whether a Ranchitos man was beaten to death last weekend or died from an accident, or whether it...

One and Done: Mayor Maestas Says He Won’t Seek 2nd Term

    It appears Española will have a new mayor when the dust settles after next March’s election: Mayor Joseph Maestas said he informed senior...

Police Blotter: Hitchhiker Asks for More Than a Lift

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: School Can’t Handle Unruly Students Monday,...

Bus Plunges Off Road

    Thirteen children were lucky to escape without serious injuries Monday after their Española School District bus fell off a steep embankment in Cordova...

Valley’s Only Mental Health Facility To Close

    As longtime heroin addict Dave Maes has struggled to avoid using drugs these past 18 months, he has had help. At the Ayudantes...

New Businesses Rise as Economy Dives

The idea sounds counter-intuitive: open a large coffee shop in a sleepy rural town, smack in the middle of an economic meltdown. But Paul Namkung...

Cop’s Extra Check: Loan Or Theft?

Facts and accusations filled the Española City Council chambers Sept. 25 as two lawyers attempted to answer whether one former Española Police officer was...

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