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1 Dies in House Fire on Sunday

New Mexico State Police officers are investigating the death of a single person following a house fire on Sunday (12/28) off of U.S. Highway...

The ABCs of the Season

These huge letters adorned the area in front of Valley View United Methodist Church on Spruce Street, featuring words for each letter of the...

Council Rejects Low Income Housing Resolution

G.A. Haan Development LLC of Phoenix Wanted to Build 34 units on the city’s West Side The Española City Council rejected a resolution at its...

Familiar Face Returns to McCurdy as AC

What’s old is new again at McCurdy as 2025 turns into 2026. Bobcats’ former athletic coordinator and football coach Robert Nevarez is back after an...

Letter to the Editor 01/01/26

Obama Was Mostly Right I think President Obama was largely correct when he analogized politics to the sport of football. The City of Española, like...

Could Rural Postal Service be on the Chopping Block?

What do these New Mexico communities have in common: Dulce, Gamerco, High Rolls, Hope, Lakewood, Medanales, Monument, Petaca, San Patricio, Sunspot, Timberon, Tinnie, Whites...

Change is Coming for Us

This Christmas morning I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours passing the time quietly reading, observing and listening to music. There were...

Restaurant Owner Faces Charges for Allegedly Destroying Evidence

A New Mexico State Police officer issued a summons for a fourth degree felony charge of obstruction of the administration of the Liquor Control...

‘Suspicious Person’ With Knives at Park Arrested on Warrant

Española City Police officers arrested a Chama man on a warrant for burglary after National Guard members called him in as a suspicious person...

Man Who Threatened Clinic Workers Takes Global Plea Deal

An Española man took a global plea deal across three Rio Arriba cases, including one where he threatened healthcare workers at a clinic with...

Man Charged With Possessing Child Porn Released on House Arrest

A Santa Cruz man was released on house arrest, after waiving a preliminary hearing in exchange for prosecutors dropping a bid to have him...

Pulling a Wig Off Someone Isn’t a Crime

The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...