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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...

Cordova Man Acquitted in Case Involving Shooting Death of His Young Son

    This story has been updated.        A Rio Arriba County grand jury acquitted Joel Montalvo, 27, of Cordova, the afternoon of May 28...

Jail Series: Jail Administrator To Retire

     Rio Arriba County Jail Administrator Bidal Candelaria will retire June 30, he has confirmed.     Candelaria took over management of the jail in the...

Police Blotter: 10-Year-Old’s Refusal To Go To Bed Warrants 911 Call

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Cops Stop Video Gaming Monday, May 11    ...

Hospital Fires EMS Director

    Española Hospital Emergency Services Director Bill Mauldin has been fired.     “I was terminated,” Mauldin said. “I didn’t want this.”     Mauldin refused to offer...

Española Ford Dealership Closes, Spelling Possible End of 73-Year-Old Relationship

    Ed Corley Ford Mercury has shut its doors, leaving Española without a Ford dealership for the first time in 73 years.     The Grants-based...

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 ...

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