Northern Briefs

Man Charged in Brother’s Shooting

12/11/08      A Brazos man accused of shooting his brother in the back was one of 10 individuals indicted Dec. 4 by a Rio Arriba...

Video Contradicts Account of Jail Attack

12/18/08     A surveillance video recording of the Nov. 12 inmate beating at Rio Arriba County Jail contradicts the victim’s representation of the incident to...

Home Invader Gets 24 Years for Attack

12/11/08     An Española woman who escaped being raped last year by tricking her assailant saw him sentenced Dec. 3 to 24 years in prison,...

Scout Soars to New Heights

12/11/08     When Jared Herrera went searching for a suitable Eagle Scout project, he did not have to look far.     The Española boy scout decided...

2 City Wells Exceed Uranium Levels

Two of the city of Española’s municipal wells have been nearly three times over the legal limit for uranium contamination for the past year,...

Father Allegedly Takes Shot at Son

An Ojo Caliente man is accused of shooting at his son.     Ryan Roller, 27, was struck in the face with shrapnel Oct. 3 when...

Boy Struck by Bus

    A Santa Clara Pueblo tribal member was injured when he was struck by a North Central Regional Transit District bus Sept. 24, according...

Intoxicated Grandma Causes False Alarm

State Police initiated a search and even shut down irrigation in El Llano Sept. 24 after the daughter of Española Jail Director Ted Garcia...

Stand-Off Ends in Fugitive’s Arrest

An Española man who had been on the lam since July was captured Sunday after an hour-and-a-half standoff with police, according to Española Police. An...

Woman Injures Child in Rollover

Charges are pending against an Española woman who allegedly rolled her car near Lindrith Sept. 26, causing serious injuries to her three children, according...

Hantavirus Case Found in Rio Arriba

The state Health Department announced last week that a 22-year-old man from Rio Arriba County was hospitalized at University of New Mexico Hospital in...

Chama Man Survives Suicide Attempt

A Chama man shot himself in the face Sunday in an attempt to commit suicide, according to State Police. Vialquin Valdez, 38, shot himself in...

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