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Cop Thrown a Bone in Abuse Case

    An Española Police officer accused of being cruel to a wounded dog no longer faces criminal charges in Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court...

Rodella’s Contractors Staying Put Despite Warnings

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff Tommy Rodella is keeping three contract employees for another fiscal year.     Richard Guillen and Leo Martinez, retired policemen who...

Charges Dismissed in City Finance Scandal

    The First Judicial District Attorney’s Office last week dropped criminal charges of racketeering and larceny against two former Española Police officers connected to...

McCurdy Hopes Tough Schedule Will Bear Fruit

    Football practice was winding down Aug. 18 at McCurdy School when teammates Jesse Gasca and Maheengan Atencio continued to go after each other...

Accountant Has City Baggage

    Late budgets, unnecessary raises and improper hiring practices are all baggage that one Española School District hire has brought to his new position...

‘To Serve the Under-Served’

It was the mission of Las Clinicas del Norte that attracted Executive Director Andy Lopez away from Los Alamos National Laboratory to the organization...

Northern Gives Helping Hand to Incoming Freshmen

Northern New Mexico College’s Summer Bridge/El Puente Program wrapped up July 28, sending 38 students into their freshman year better-armed to succeed in college,...

Despite Neighbors’ Efforts, Fire Claims Ojo Caliente Trailer

    Arlene Padilla was sitting down watching television when the house caught fire, trapping her inside.     “I smelled something burning,” Padilla said. “So I...

Was Man Released Before Bond Paid?

    A man accused of stalking his wife with threatening phone calls was released from jail July 11, though a receipt in his court...

Citizen Complaints: State Police Got the Wrong House

    A man whose face was severely disfigured by cancer was going through end-of-life hospice care when a State Police officer allegedly erroneously showed...

School Board’s Swearing-in Ceremony Costs Taxpayers $800

    The Española School District spent $2,046,750 in June. The following is a partial list of those expenditures:     • $103,572 for the Achieve 3000...

Board Member Helps Nix Audit of Dad’s Administration

    After voting in new officers June 29, the Mesa Vista School Board’s newest members decided to nix a special audit their predecessors asked...

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