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Property Tax Values Rise as Market Dips

    Despite declining real estate values, the state ordered the Rio Arriba County tax assessor’s office to increase assessed property values earlier this year,...

State’s Traffic Campaign Heavy on Marketing, Skimpy on Funding for Cops

    Thanks to limited manpower and lopsided funding, summer drivers may encounter TV star Erik Estrada’s face more than those of actual New Mexico...

Two Suspects Arrested in Chimayó Arson/Burglaries

    Two suspects accused of robbing and then burning two Chimayó homes were arrested last week, according to court documents and State Police.     Kenneth...

Politicos’ Wives Vacation on Taxpayer Dime

    Española School Board member Leonard Valerio had predicted last October when Board members were planning a trip to the National School Board Association...

Former Española Cop Named in Another Brutality Lawsuit Filed Against City

    An Española woman has filed what is at least the fourth lawsuit against former Española Police officer Bobby Wright and the city of...

Alliances Launched in Run-Up to Jemez Co-op Elections

    Rio Arriba County Commission Chairman Elias Coriz has formed an alliance with Tsay Corporatio CEO Ron Lovato to take on two incumbents in...

Deputy Arrested for Armed Robbery Released from Jail

    A Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy who was charged with multiple felonies after allegedly robbing a Santa Fe pharmacy of prescription pills was...

Española’s Legal Fees Balloon

    The city of Española has doubled its spending on legal fees over the past year since it has gone exclusively to contract lawyers,...

Attorney’s Son Arrested for DUI, Escapes from Officer

    As Española attorney Tony Scarborough was in the middle of his successful defense of Joel Montalvo May 27, Scarborough’s son was sending police...

County Can’t Get Story Straight on Toxic Mold in Public Housing Units

    Rio Arriba County officials claim their low-income public housing units do not have toxic mold despite County-commissioned lab tests identifying at least four...

Inmate Escapes Española Jail Through Open Door

    An inmate who escaped twice from Española authorities Monday was captured west of Hernandez after more than a two-hour manhunt and flown back...

Couple Sues County over Mold in Public Housing

    Two residents of the Rio Arriba County low-income housing development in Ojo Caliente have filed suit in federal District Court against the County...

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