Northern Briefs

El Rito Director Demoted After Controversies

12/17/09     Northern New Mexico College has demoted Carlos Martinez from his job as El Rito campus director to a new position that combines the...

Some Democrats Swing Support to Green Candidate

7/17/08     The Green Party candidate for the state Public Regulation Commission District 3 seat has gained the support of one Democratic Party ward chair,...

Man Makes Own Speed Bumps

  7/24/08   Editor's note: The Rio Arriba County/Española 911 Center refused to allow inspection of the dispatch logs kept for the Española Police Department...

Bus Driver Leaves Riders Out in Cold

12/10/09     An Española School District bus contractor left several Truchas students out in the cold Nov. 30 waiting for a bus that never showed...

‘Difficult Plea To Accept’: Molester Gets Probation

12/10/09     A Chama man facing 17 and a half years in prison will not have to spend another day in jail after pleading no...

Rodella Fired By City Police

12/10/09     Eugene Rodella has been fired by the Española Police Department for his alleged involvement in an Oct. 7 attack on a tattoo parlor...

Northern To Start Long-Discussed Cable Channel

12/10/09     The Northern New Mexico College Board of Regents took a big step last month toward putting the college, the city of Española and...

Charges Dropped against Animal Control Officer

    A former city of Española animal control officer fired in August after a wild night featuring a dead bear and two angry girlfriends...

Governor Names New District Court Judge

    Gov. Bill Richardson has appointed Santa Fe lawyer Sarah M. Singleton to replace state District Judge James Hall, according to a statement issued...

City Allows Chamber To Rent to Ayudantes

12/3/09     An Española mental health facility that lost its state contract last week is in negotiations with the Española Valley Chamber of Commerce to...

Open Government Seminar

From a press release 7/31/08     Two top state officials plan to attend a seminar on the impact of technology on legal requirements for public records...

Man Threatens Rape

7/31/08     An Española man who allegedly threatened to rape a woman in front of her 3-year-old son temporarily escaped from the custody of Española...

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