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25 Die of Drug Overdoses in 2008

    The youngest of Rio Arriba County’s 25 overdose victims last year was a 2-year-old who was killed by a combination of cocaine, alcohol...

Brazos Fire Chief’s Widow Sues County, Kit Carson

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

Española Board Hires Local as New Superintendent

    The Española School Board’s decision on a new superintendent became much easier last week when one of the two finalists dropped out of...

New Española Post Office To Open May 11

    The Española Post Office is slated to move May 11 from its Bond Street location to a new facility on Industrial Park Road.    ...

Police Blotter: DWI Suspect Turns Needle on EMT

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Terrier’s Identity Mistaken Monday, April 13     •...

Police Blotter: Good Friday Pilgrims Disprespected

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Scary Knock Monday, April 6     •...

Lame Duck Superintendent Rehires Administrators

    Some Española School Board members are not happy with the decision by outgoing Española School District Superintendent David Cockerham to rehire most District...

911 Caller Warns Police of Drunk Driver Prior to Fatal Crash

    State Police may have missed an opportunity to prevent last week’s triple fatal crash hours before it occurred.     A 911 caller reported at...

Española Liquor Stores Snub Underage Drinking Campaign

    Graduation is rolling around for high school students, and that means prom, parties — and often parents and other family members buying liquor...

Vialpando’s 2006 DWI Arrest Parallels Fatal Crash

    When Richard Vialpando crossed a highway center line near Coyote last week, it wasn’t the first time he had endangered himself and other...

Burglars Rob, Burn Chimayó Home

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

Admiration for Mayor Draws New Finance Director to Española City Hall

    One major vacancy filled, five more to go for the city of Española.     The city hired Andrew J. Perkins, a Santa Fe accountant,...

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