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City Committee Approves School Resource Officer Plan

 When Española students return to school in person on Sept. 14, two school resource officers (SROs) from the Espanola Police Department will start the...

Rio Arriba County Avoids Large Budget Cuts with Solar Deal

   Rio Arriba County’s budget for the new fiscal year avoids any major cuts to public services or employees’ hours and pay because of...

Tierra Amarilla Jail Prisoners Say Soap, Social Distancing Rare

    The picture Tierra Amarilla Detention Center Administrator Larry DeYapp painted of the COVID-19 protocols in the jail in a mid-July interview is radically...

‘Asteroid Strike’ Does not Start Fire in Chimayó

    The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an...

Historic Building Burns at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort

   A fire ravaged the spa portion of Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort and Spa the night of Aug. 6, leaving a collapsed shell...

Deputies Claim Assault, Civil Rights Violations

   At least three Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies have sent notices of tort claims to Rio Arriba County, Taos County and the City...

City Inks Contract for Accessibility Study

   The ADA Transition Plan to make parts of the city of Española more accessible to elderly and disabled people is officially underway.     City...

Two Revenue Sources Soft in E-911 Budget

    The Española/Rio Arriba County E-911 Board passed a trimmed $905,727 budget at its July 30 meeting but there were some hard questions to...

Judge Sues City Council over Budget Cuts

    Española Municipal Judge Stephen Salazar filed a lawsuit suit against the city of Española and 10 City Council members after they voted on...

Woman Loses Home and Cat in Alleged Arson by Ex

   Española Resident Marianne Griego has been experiencing homelessness since June 19 when her ex-boyfriend allegedly set her house on fire, with her cat...

Caller: Write Tickets at Fairview Light; “Do Your Jobs”

    The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an...

Sostenga Grows to Meet Local Food Demand

At the Northern New Mexico College Sostenga Farm, Joseluis Ortiz called his mayordomo, Vernon McCall, to ask for water from the acequia.     He showed...

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