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Cops Trick Teen, Suit Claims

    The city of Española is involved in a lawsuit that claims an Española police officer, stationed at Española Valley High School, had a...

Man Charged With Raping 12-Year-Old

    A Los Ojos man faces felony child-rape charges after the father of his 12-year-old girlfriend reported him to police.     Anthony Quintana, 19, was...

Police Blotter: Man Offers Rifle Instead of Money for Motel Deposit

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: BB-Armed Tenant Monday, March 23     •...

The Lindrith Fire Dept. Finally Moves In

    The Lindrith/Llaves Volunteer Fire Department moved into its new station Aug. 29, nearly two months later than initially planned.     Department Chief Scott Gasser...

Shareholder Payouts Violate Grant’s Non- Profit Status

    A land grant that has proposed a controversial sand and gravel mine in Hernandez may be violating state law and abusing its non-profit...

Murder Suspect Indicted

    A Chimayó man accused of killing a Velarde volunteer firefighter July 12 during an argument over a four-wheeler has been indicted for second...

County Finally Ready To Give Schools Alcalde Land

    The Rio Arriba County Commission has approved a land transfer with the Española School District that the parties had agreed to in May.    ...

Coyote Elementary School

Favorite subject: Tie between math and science. Favorite book: R.L. Stine’s “Goosebumps” series. Favorite activities: Basketball edged out video games, swimming, jump rope and “playing soldiers...

Abiquiu Fire Chief Suspended

    Rio Arriba County Manager Lorenzo Valdez said Abiquiú Fire Chief Phillip Trujillo has been suspended indefinitely, and the County plans to auction off...

Ethics Board To Hear Councilor’s Case

    The Española City Council plans to put to use for the first time the Ethics Board it implemented over a year ago. The...

Teen Science Cafe Launches Fall Season

    The deadline to submit a Northern Brief is Monday at noon, the week of publication. Any submissions after that day will not run...

County Payment Vouchers

    Rio Arriba County spent $3,674,588 between July 1 and Aug. 21. The following is a partial list of the expenditures.     • The County...