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Fiery Cop Fired after Disputes with Cops, Secretary and Neighbor

    Española Police officer Emily Montoya was fired Jan. 9 just two weeks after she bragged to the SUN that she gave an elderly...

Senate Bill Would Hinder County’s Ability To Regulate Drilling

    State Sen. Carroll Leavell (R-Jal) has introduced a bill prior to the upcoming legislative session that would strip New Mexico’s counties and cities...

Police Blotter: Self-Proclaimed Dumb Man Tells Caller It Would Be Dumb To Answer the Door

    Española Police officers, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, State Police and Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police responded to the following calls: Muffled Harassment Calls Monday, Dec. 22    ...

New Leadership Chosen at Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblos

    The Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblos both assumed new leadership this week.     Marcelino Aguino was appointed Jan. 1 to a two-year term...

Police Blotter: Man Irate over Pizza Gets Refund, Draws Call to Police

    Española Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police and State Police responded to the following calls: Woman Tries To Break Police...

Suspended Cops Still Getting Paid

    The city of Española is entering its fifth month of paying two police officers to do nothing, despite a chronic manpower shortage in...

“We’re Not Country Bumpkins”

    State Environment Department officials met a wall of resentment and mistrust over Gov. Richardson’s proposal to expand the state’s stream protections, at a...

Nephew Shoots Uncle near Coyote

    A man who allegedly threatened to shoot up his nephew’s house ended up being shot in the arm, according to Española Police.     Manuel...

Jemez Co-op Stays In-House with New Manager

    Jemez Mountain Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors hand-picked Co-op Finance Director Ernesto Gonzales as the Co-op’s new general manager without interviewing any other...

Guard’s Offer of Coffee Not Enough to Keep Job after Alleged Inmate Beating

    An Española Jail officer was terminated last week after being charged with battering a man brought in for detox, according to Española Police.    ...

Española School Board’s Secret Agenda

    The Española School Board has claimed transparency will be the hallmark of its superintendent hiring process. So far, the Board has gone as...

20 Drug Overdoses Confirmed in Rio Arriba in 2008

    The state Office of the Medical Investigator has confirmed 20 people died of drug overdoses in Rio Arriba County in 2008.     This number...

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