Rio Communities News

A citizen's request to reschedule a public hearing item in front of the county commission next Wednesday was denied on a 3-1 vote at this week's county commission meeting.

What started out as an ordinary trip to the Motor Vehicle Division office in Belen last week ended up as a life or death situation for a Rio Communities man and a job well done for Belen police and rescue personnel.

Susan Brooke is never satisfied. Brooke, a Rio Communities resident, paints everything from miniature art to much larger works in the realism genre that features animals, objects and people.

The county planning and zoning commission was faced with the question of "how should it look?" rather than "should it be?" at its public hearing Wednesday evening.

Bud Colegrove is an innovator. Colegrove, a Rio Communities resident, has been an instructor for decades and taught in places such as Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

A Belen woman is facing more than two decades in prison after changing her plea Thursday in a vehicular homicide case in which two men lost their lives.

The story of Jesus is coming back to Bethlehem. This week, the Companions of Jesus of New Mexico will perform a Passion Play in Belen Spanish for Bethlehem meant to rekindle thoughts of Christ's final week on Earth.

Just how much land is really available for the hospital? That's the question County Commission Chair Pedro Rael asked Wednesday.

A fire on Monday, March 16, leveled a mobile home in Veguita and left the Cervantes family scrambling to pick up the pieces.

After making their way past protesters outside the county administration building, nearly 100 county citizens crowded into the commission chambers once again to hear the commission's decision on whether or not ...

With many wearing badges emblazoned with the edict "Build it! 80%" nearly 100 people crowded into Wednesday evening's county commission meeting to express their discontent about the status of the hospital ...

More than a dozen Valencia County residents woke up Friday morning to see what the Sheriff Rene Rivera described as "hate vandalism" done to their homes and vehicles.

After hearing four Rio Communities citizens express their concerns about the county hospital project, Commission Chairman Pedro Rael announced he had an update on the mediation on the litigation of the project.

Older-model white pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic at Rio Communities intersection.

Even though he's stepping down from his duties as fire chief of the Rio Grande Estates Fire Department at the end of the year, Chief L. E. Rubin will continue to run calls and help the people of his community.

Jim McDonald of Rio Communities finds a consuming occupation in his retirement artwork with small glass creations Jason W. Brooks News-Bulletin Staff Writer; jbrooks@news-bulletin.com Rio Communities Jim ...

The state Supreme Court has affirmed the murder conviction of a Valencia County man for the 2005 burning death of an Albuquerque woman.