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City’s Capital Projects List Disappoints

    We were disappointed to read the city of Española’s annual laundry list of wants from the state legislature in the upcoming long session...

Vote Will Determine Whether Private Property To Be Taxed

    In the wake of flash floods throughout Rio Arriba County, local environment conservation officials are expected to vote Thursday (9/8), on whether...

Jemez Electric Audit Finds Fault with Trustees

    After nearly six months and thousands of dollars in accounting and legal fees, an independent auditor confirmed that some Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative...

SUN Sues School District in Public Records Fight

   After refusing 11 records requests and reaching no compromise, the Rio Grande SUN filed suit June 9 against Española School District officials alleging...

Motor Vehicle Computers Go on Fritz

    Technical problems knocked out the Department of Taxation and Revenue’s computer system throughout the state the week of Aug. 15, preventing residents from...

Former City Manager, Fired Employee Tangle in Velarde

    Española’s former city manager could be facing felony battery charges after he allegedly attacked the city’s former general services director, Aug. 25, in...

City Councilors Question Water Restrictions

    Customers of the city of Española’s utility services have been paying extra fees on their water bills for at least two years because...

Armed Man Wants It His Way

    Española police officers are looking for a man, a woman and a distinctive Toyota truck, following an alleged armed robbery at Burger King,...

‘Painful’ Cuts Help Balance County Budget

    The Rio Arriba County Board of Commissioners approved a balanced budget, after making what some considered painful cuts.     County Commissioners approved, July 28,...

Landlord’s Guest Threatens Tenant with Knife

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

Deputies Discover, Bust Pot Farm

    A bevy of Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies spent their afternoon, Aug. 19, pulling up marijuana plants from an alleged grow at a...

City Officials Want To Collect Old Debt

    Unpaid utility bills have left the city of Española’s utility services short $1.5 million — about 15 percent of the city’s annual budget.    ...

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