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Wanna-Be Firefighters Can’t Read/Listen

City
    Eighteen men came to Española Jan. 31 hoping to become the city’s newest rookie firefighter, but a written test stymied two-thirds of them.    ...

Political Battle Erupts over Awarding of Lucrative Engineering Contract

City
    The Española City Council engaged in a rare public battle Jan. 27 before voting to cast out one of the city’s oldest bedfellows...

Man Implicated in Fatal Crash To Get 10 Months

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    The family of a 19-year-old Alcalde woman killed in an alleged drunk driving crash last April are reeling from the news that the...

Weed/Seed Program Spends $20,000 on Seven Pages

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    The Española Weed and Seed program spent $20,000 last year to commission an evaluation that has provided very little new information, analysis or...

Police Blotter: McDonald’s Run Fuels Family Feud

Cops Courts
    Española Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police and State Police responded to the following calls: Full Moon at Arby’s Monday, Jan....

War over Santa Cruz Water Rights Pits Pueblos Against City and Acequias

City
    Anyone with water rights in the Santa Cruz and Truchas rivers, and anyone who uses water in the Española Valley, will want to...

Alcohol Sting Catches Two Men Buying for Minors

Cops Courts
    In a fifteen-minute span last week, two men were caught buying alcohol for minors during an undercover Española Police operation.     Jesus Marquez-Chacon, just...

Financial Crisis Declared at Solid Waste Authority

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    North Central Solid Waste Authority Manager Joseph Lewandowski is under fire from Española Mayor Joseph Maestas and has announced plans to quit this...

Trial for Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend in Crash Could Be Delayed

Cops Courts
    A Taos man accused of killing his girlfriend in a drunk-driving accident that occurred in April 2008 in Velarde is scheduled to stand...

Two Board Presidents Fall in School Elections

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    Voters on Tuesday ousted two incumbents from the Chama School Board and one from Pojoaque’s Board, re-elected Board presidents for another term in...

Robbery Attempt Foiled by Gas Station Manager

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    Two quick-thinking employees helped police arrest a man Jan. 29 who attempted to rob an Española gas station.     Derrick Salazar, 18, of Española,...

Big Rock Casino’s New Hotel Is Too Tall for Española Firefighters

City
    There’s a big hotel going up in the center of Española, but future guests may want to avoid staying on the top floors.    ...
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