An Española Police officer alleged in a memo addressed to city Human Resources Director Sally Baxter, that he is being retaliated against by Police Chief Mizel Garcia for reporting misconduct within the department and reprimanding officers for policy violations.

Building for now and into the future is the name of the game for the Pojoaque Valley cheer squad, which enters Saturday’s state spirit competition at The Pit in Albuquerque, looking to gain experience.

Capping what Mesa Vista girls coach Jesse Boies called, “a wild couple of days,” the victorious Trojans girls basketball team received a 30-mile escort into town on Sunday.

It was a fairly light slate for spring sports as the state basketball tournament took center stage.

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.

With the Española City election in the rear-view mirror, voters can now focus on the next election slated for June 2.

A year ago at the state spirit competition, the Española Valley cheer squad showed exactly what it can do when it’s on its game.

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A man who stabbed his co-worker five times with a knife in December 2023, pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated battery.

ALBUQUERQUE — With a shot heard around the north, Aayilah Boies’s 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds Friday night left gave the Mesa Vista girls basketball team its first ever Class 2A state championship.

With no seniors and several eighth graders making the transition to high school cheerleading, it’s been a year of learning for the McCurdy spirit squad as it gets ready to hit Saturday’s state competition at The Pit in Albuquerque

Sometimes you just want something tasty that’s easy and will leave some leftovers — maybe even something that doubles as an easy meal train dish, if it’s that time in your friends’ lives for births, deaths or surgeries.