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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...

Pets of the Week 12/25/25

Sugar is warm like maple syrup melting into pancakes, rich as brown sugar, and full of soft, sweet purrs once she feels safe. This...

City Council Updates Animal Ordinances

The Española City Council passed a comprehensive ordinance regulating the treatment of animals during the Dec. 9 meeting. According to the ordinance, it went...

Trial Set for Suspected Drunk Driver in Cordova Crash

Trial has been set for an Ohkay Owingeh man who allegedly crashed into another car on State Road 76 in Cordova, sending him, and...

Medanales Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Battery

A 31-year-old Medanales man who stabbed another man who confronted him for following him too closely with his high beams on, pleaded guilty to...

Shop With a Cop

(Photo Courtesy Joan Medina) The annual Shop With a Cop event was held Sunday at Walmart with the Española City Police Department, Rio Arriba County...