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Family Blasts Jail Sentence for Drunk Driver Who Disabled Two Victims

    An Española woman was sentenced DATE to 18 months in jail for causing a crash that left two people seriously injured.     Victoria Gonzales,...

Lieutenant Denies Warning Wanted Man of Imminent Arrest

    A Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s lieutenant is disputing a claim made by another officer that he warned a wanted man he was going...

Chimayó Man Gets Probation for Fatal Shooting

    A year and a half after 22-year-old Moses Martinez was fatally shot at a Chimayó house, the man who shot him had his...

Both Drivers Were Drunk in Coyote Crash

    Both drivers in the triple-fatal crash that occurred April 13 near Coyote were drunk, according to newly released toxicology test results.     Richard Vialpando,...

Deputy’s Son Finds Himself on Wrong End of Taser

    Accusations are flying after the son of a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested and stunned with a Taser three times for...

Police Blotter: Breakup Has Man Talking to Himself

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Punch To Be Avenged Monday, June 29    ...

Police Confiscate Sheriff’s Secretary’s Cash Box

    A computer issued to Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department administrative assistant Jackie Martinez and a cash box where she stored payments were seized...

Water Emergency: Española Loses 1 Million Gallons of Water to Tank Leak

    The city of Española lost 1 million gallons of water, and the use of one of its most productive wells when Tank 2...

Abiquiú Residents Suspicious of Hunt’s Development

    The Tres Semillas Foundation’s plans to develop its new property in the center of Abiquiú sparked heated debate July 2 at the Rural...

Alcalde Man Caught in Drug Sting

    An Alcalde man who allegedly held his wife and daughter hostage last year was targeted July 8 in a Region III Narcotics Task...

Fire Station Explosion Costly to County

    The Brazos Canyon fire explosion was a tragedy that not only ended a life but also ended up costing Rio Arriba County over...

Beall’s To Close by End of July

    When their lease with Santa Clara Pueblo runs out near the end of the month, Beall’s Department Store will be homeless, a situation...

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