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Velarde Fired in Wake of Health Dept. Scandal

    After more than a month of consideration, Rio Arriba County fired Eddie Velarde Jan. 20 from his post as Velarde Fire Chief.     In...

Closed Session Leaves Board In the Dark

    The five members of the Española School Board huddled in the middle of a doorway to the Española Middle School auditorium Feb. 1...

Fire Chief a Fraud?

    Velarde Fire Chief Eddie Velarde has filed a lawsuit against Rio Arriba County and two of its employees claiming he was wrongly arrested...

Hazing Report Rocks Girls Hoops Team

    The Española Valley High School girls basketball team and its coach are being targeted in an internal investigation into one parent’s allegations that...

Eagle Watch Draws Record Crowd

    A record crowd of over 60 volunteers were on hand Jan. 7 for the annual Eagle Watch at Abiquiú Lake hosted by the...

Infighting Roils City Police Dept.

    It’s tradition around the holidays to call people who are special to you, and Christmas Eve was no different for Española Police Lt....

Judge Rules for Rodella in Discipline Dispute

    A judge’s ruling in a politically tinged disciplinary matter involving a Rio Arriba County sheriff’s deputy and his boss reprised the result of...

Wishes Granted

    When it rains it pours for the Chamita Volunteer Fire Department.     But it’s not precipitation that’s helping Chamita’s firefighters battle blazes; it’s over...

Campaign Signs Lack Disclosure

    Signs for at least three candidates running for city offices in March ignore a local law requiring that all political advertisements identify a...

Pair Sentenced to 55 Years in Slaying

    MaryAnn Duran told Judge Michael Vigil she hopes she’ll one day be able to see the beauty in the mountains near Ojo Caliente.    ...

Fair Treatment For Northern Hoops Players?

    Northern New Mexico College’s men’s basketball coach is disputing claims that his players are held to a lower academic standard than the women’s...

Deputy: Cage-Fighter Beat Girlfriend For Coke Money

    A Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy says a woman was beaten until her face was so swollen it was unrecognizable, but she refused...

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