A federal jury convicted a Dulce man of raping and molesting girl under age 12 and acquitted him on a charge of molesting a second girl under 12 following a multi-day trial in Albuquerque.

Recently Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative announced they are leaving Tri State G&T as their power provider. Jemez’s members should be very concerned. Kit Carson did this about 10 years ago and their electric rates went through the roof. Does it make sense to spend over a $100 million to break the contract with Tri State and hope that the open market will be cheaper? Someone should be questioning Jemez’s management on this decision.

Prosecutors are asking a district judge to hold a Chimayó man without bail pending trial after New Mexico State Police officers charged him for fleeing from police in his car, following a domestic violence call.

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The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration of what local law enforcement, funded by taxpayers, must deal with daily throughout the Española Valley.

Until last year, for some 46 years, Iran enjoyed a North Korea-like reputation in the heart of the Middle East: always unpredictable, reckless, dangerous, inevitably to be nuclear, self-destructive, and nihilistic.

As astonishing as the recent Cesar Chavez revelations were the speed and decisiveness of the response. Within a day of the New York Times story revealing the legendary civil rights activist as a sexual predator, organizations canceled commemorative marches and communities moved to re-name streets and buildings.

Teamwork starts with vision. And vision starts at the top. If everyone doesn’t know why we’re doing what we’re doing, then nothing happens and progress comes to a halt.

Now that high school basketball is a done deal, awards season is upon us. And not surprisingly, the local prep basketball players pulled in quite a few honors:

ALBUQUERQUE – Things didn’t quite work out the way the Española Valley cheer squad hoped Saturday during the state cheer competition at The Pit, but the Sundevils, as well as other local teams, Pojoaque Valley and McCurdy, all saw significant improvement from a year ago.

The numbers may not exactly look grand right now, but Española Valley softball coach Kourtnie Polanco knows better days are not far off.

In Northern New Mexico, the name Fulgenzi essentially means tennis.