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Sheriff Makes Charges Vanish—for a ‘Contribution’

    Is a bribe couched in a charitable donation still a bribe?     That may be the question the FBI is exploring after executing a...

Doubling Up on Dollar Stores

    Despite angst from neighbors worried that another “dollar” store would attract crime and riffraff, the Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Committee has...

Anti-Drug Warriors Hit The Streets

    About 120 people walked from St. John the Baptist Parish on the Ohkay Owingeh pueblo to the Santuario de Chimayó April 13 as...

Chickens Menaced by Phone-Enabled Fowl Hater

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

Habitat for Humanity Builds Three New City Homes

    Three Española families will soon have a place to call home thanks to local and regional volunteers.     Habitat for Humanity of Española Valley...

Higher-Speed Internet Available Soon

    Better, faster internet could soon be a reality for Española Valley residents.     Several local institutions, including the City of Española, Rio Arriba County,...

Española Police Lose TwoOfficers, Jobs to Be Posted

    The Española Police Department is seeking two new officers following the departure of two others in recent weeks.     Moises Peña, who worked for...

Co-op to PaySanta Clara $5.8 Million

    The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative has notified consumers of another multi-million-dollar surcharge stemming from ongoing tribal easement negotiations.     In a notice to ratepayers...

Abiquiú Clinic Looks To Switch Locations, Expand and Improve

     A request for a special-use permit to construct a larger, $2.5 million health clinic in Abiquiú has met with little resistance.     The Rio...

City Not at Bottom Yet of Baseballgate

    More than a week after it was brought to their attention, Española city officials still don’t know if an illegal purchase of baseball...

Man Perishes in Mobile Home Fire

    An Española man perished early Sunday morning after his Juniper Lane mobile home caught fire. Preliminary autopsy results indicated 55-year-old Julian Quintana died...

Short Bandit Strikes Twice

    Police have identified a person connected with the recent robberies of two local businesses, making off with an undisclosed amount of money in...

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