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Letter to the Editor 3/12/26

Expressing Gratitude We, the families of Moving Arts Española, would like to express our gratitude to the Española City Council Members for the support demonstrated...

The Winds of Change Can Chart a New Path

The winds of change come swift and furious. That’s something I learned hiking the White Mountains. Those winds blew right through me. They filled...

Private Equity Has No Place Owning New Mexico’s Gas Utility

New Mexicans deserve energy companies that are reliable, transparent, and accountable to the public—not private-equity firms that play shell games with our essential services....

Pojoaque’s Game Plan Fails in 3rd Quarter

ALBUQUERQUE – Until the end of the third quarter, the game plan was working pretty well for Pojoaque Valley in the opening round of...

Lady Sundevils Face Challenge Against Albuquerque Academy

ALBUQUERQUE – To say Española Valley faced an uphill challenge in Friday’s opening round of the Class 4A girls state basketball tournament would not...

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Man Pleads Guilty After Shooting Girl in Buttocks

A Dulce man pleaded guilty to shooting a girl in the buttocks after his sister tried to give him a ride.

Council Wants Regs on Hydrants

The Española City Council wants to see an ordinance to regulate the installation of privately owned fire hydrants throughout the city due to questions about liability and safety.

Convicted Murderer Accused of Violating Restraining Order

Prosecutors are asking a judge to hold a Santa Cruz man, a convicted murderer, without bail pending trial after he allegedly violated a protection order filed by his soon-to-be ex-wife, threatening her with a gun, having his mother contact her and trying to contact her through CashApp.

Man Leads Deputies on Slow-Speed Chase

Prosecutors are asking for a judge to hold an Española man without bail pending trial after he allegedly reversed his truck toward a deputy’s car that tried to pull him over, then engaged deputies in a slow-speed chase, ending in the hills off State Road 399.

Here’s who qualified for statewide races in New Mexico

Two Democrats and four Republicans qualified for the ballot in New Mexico’s June 2 gubernatorial primary in which each party’s voters will choose a nominee to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Prosecutors Want Man Sent Back to Prison

Probation officers are asking a judge to send Mackie Roybal, 32, back to prison, after he pleaded guilty in 2017 in four cases, including shooting a 3-year-old in the leg in the Wal-Mart parking lot.