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Hice Sentenced to Life Plus 43 Yrs

Judge Maria Sanchez-Gagne sentenced Mark Hice to a life sentence plus 43 and a half years for the October 2018 slaying of Cameron Martinez...

City Approves Nearly $70k for New Street Dept. Equipment

During the Española City Council’s Oct. 12 meeting, Streets Supervisor Elijah Mares discussed the Department’s two purchase proposals for machinery.  One proposal was for the...

Guitar Player Beaten Outside La Joya St. Coffee Shop

An Española man playing his guitar outside his coffee shop, Sept. 7, near La Joya Street, was beaten by three other men and sent...

City Labors to Update Pay, Qualifications for Muni Judge

The Española City Council considered at its Sept. 28 meeting updating the city ordinance that outlines qualifications and pay for the municipal judge. Three issues...

Abiquiú Cafe Owner Pushes For County Beer, Wine License

The Rio Arribba County Commission held a hearing during its Sept. 26 meeting to determine if Café Sierra Negra owner Melodie Milhoan could obtain...

Man Pleads in Child Porn Case

David Dear, Ohkay Owingeh, pleaded no contest in First Judicial Dsitrict Court Oct. 7 to charges of felony possession of child porn. Seventy-five-year-old Dear agreed...

Man Tells Cashier He Has Bombs

The general manager of the Speedway gas station in Chama got an early morning scare on Aug. 20, when a man asked her for...

Driver Gets DWI After Running Red Light, Crashing into Pickup

An Española man was arrested on Aug. 12, after running a red light at the intersection of South Riverside Drive and Upper San Pedro...

Chimayó Residents, Officials Discuss Low-cost Broadband

Residents of Chimayó met with county officials to discuss upcoming plans for Redi-Net at the Arboleda Park Sept. 23. Redi-Net Chairman Raymond Ortiz spoke alongside...

Alcalde/Velarde Firewise Group Wins Community Service Award

The Alcalde/Velarde Firewise Community was awarded a community service award by the Rio Arriba County Commission during its Sept. 28 meeting.  Firewise is a national...

Couple Beaten At Trailer Park; Retribution Fear Closes Hospital

The Española Hospital was put on lockdown in the early morning hours of Aug. 21, following the beating of a couple at the Santo...

Grandma Suspected of Driving Getaway Car in Store Robbery

A Chimayó grandmother is suspected of taking her grandson to the Family Dollar in Chimayó, then driving the getaway car after he robbed the...

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