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Animal Officer’s Teen Affair Ends in Arrest

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    The evening of July 24 started with excitement and ended with criminal charges for an Española animal control officer.     That afternoon, Evaristo Lopez,...

Police Blotter: 1 a.m. Is Wrong Time To Go Job Hunting

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    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Pill-Snorting Boyfriend Monday, July 13     •...

County Hands Out Raises To Finance Employees

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    Despite a stated freeze on Rio Arriba County raises caused by plummeting oil and gas revenues, seven Finance Department employees received salary increases...

Pair Accused of Drugging, Raping Woman

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   An Española teenager and Los Alamos man have been accused of drugging and raping a married Los Alamos woman June 19 while her...

Contamination May Prevent Sale of Old Sombrillo School

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    The Española School District’s plan to sell the old Sombrillo Elementary facility could be permanently scuttled.     The state Environment Department is requiring the...

Troubled Firefighter Resigns After Latest Arrest

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An Española firefighter’s latest brush with the law ended in his arrest July 25 and his resignation three days later.     Cesar Vargas, 44, of...

Water Emergency Lifted as Tank Repairs Begin

City
   The city of Española has rescinded its water emergency and begun repairs on the tank that caused the city to enact its strictest...

Equipment Still Missing

County
    Rio Arriba County Emergency Manager Mateo DeVargas has yet to find more than $130,000 worth of County radios and other emergency communication equipment...

Bear Shot off Tree in El Llano

City
    A 300-pound brown bear sighted in at least two Fairview backyards July 24 entertained residents for hours before being killed. The bear died...

PRC Still Investigating Ambulance Cut

City
    The state Public Regulation Commission has not completed its investigation into Española Hospital’s reduced paramedic staffing, Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. said earlier this...

Man’s Injuries Are the Only Evidence of Shooting

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    State Police are investigating a Santa Cruz man’s claims that he was shot Monday evening while walking down El Llano Road.     James Garcia,...

No Jail Time for Convicted Pedophile

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    A 71-year-old man who confessed to molesting three of his step-grandchildren won’t spend any time in jail after he reached a plea deal...
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