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Higher Rent, Bad Behavior Forces Out Public Housing Tenants

    The non-profit organization running the Española Public Housing Authority has been cleaning house since it took over — and that doesn’t just include...

Rio Arriba’s Job Loss Rate Stays Steady

    At least 403 Rio Arribans — roughly 1 percent of the County’s population — have lost their jobs over the past year, according...

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

    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

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

Española Police Investigate Two Teachers

    Española Police are investigating two unrelated cases of suspected inappropriate teacher-student conduct, one at Fairview Elementary and another at McCurdy High School.     The...

Police Blotter: Driver Holds Back Bird, Whips Out Obscene Drawing

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Tree Thief Monday, May 4     •...

Española Schools Mil Levy Fails by 58 Votes

    Española School District voters narrowly defeated a property tax increase Tuesday for the second time in two years.     “It’s a good day for...

Flea Market Owner Flouts City Code

    The Española Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved plans for a flea market May 14 without so much as a word on whether...

Ranchers Eye Wilderness Bill with Mistrust

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

Deputy Survives Suicide Attempt

    After being incarcerated last week for allegedly robbing a Santa Fe pharmacy of pain medication, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy Brian Vigil tried...

Rio Arriba Deputy Arrested for Robbing Santa Fe Pharmacy

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy Brian Vigil allegedly robbed a Santa Fe pharmacy Monday morning of three kinds of prescription narcotics, then held...

Emails Reveal that Highway Changes Made as Favor to Restaurant Owner, House Speaker

    The state Highway Department insists it has not done anyone any favors as it buys land from northern Santa Fe County residents for...

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