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Robbers Strike Hernandez Dollar Store, Española Salon

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies reported on two violent robberies that targeted County businesses Dec. 16 and Dec. 19.     The most recent robbery...

Sheriff’s Computers Seized

This article was originally printed in the October 13, 2011 edition.     Executing a search warrant approved Oct. 6 by Judge T. Glenn Ellington, State...

Co-op Must Donate $82K by New Year

    Rarely do public bodies rush to give away tens of thousands of dollars, but if the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative’s charitable foundation can’t...

City Double-Dips on Travel Bills

This article was originally printed in the October 13, 2011 edition.     Six city of Española employees and elected officials were paid a per diem...

Plea Deal Reached In Duran Murder

This article was originally printed in the October 13, 2011 edition.     An Alcalde man took the plea deal his co-defendant wouldn’t in the prosecution...

Police Blotter: Ouija Board Gives Bad Driving Advice

    Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Car Swap Monday, Dec. 12    ...

Do Emails Suggest Rolling Quorum?

This article was originally printed in the September 29, 2011 edition.     A string of emails exchanged earlier this month between Española’s mayor, city councilors...

Co-op Wants Tribe to Pay for Right-of-Way

    Ohkay Owingeh residents might be paying higher electricity bills starting next year to cover the cost of the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative renegotiating...

In Wake of Embezzlement Scandal, Officers Fire Back

This article was originally printed in the September 22, 2011 edition.     Now that the dust has begun to settle in the city of Española...

Co-Defendant in Murder Trial Won’t Testify

    Without the help of murder convict Rudy Salazar, State Police officers may not have found Steven Duran’s white pickup blending in with the...

Will This Sign Help Prevent DWI?

This article was originally printed in the September 29, 2011 edition.     You’re in Rio Arriba County and you shouldn’t drive drunk — and if...

Town Hall Targets Superintendent

    Española School District parents convened a town hall meeting Dec. 14 to discuss a wide array of problems — and possible solutions —...

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