Rio Arriba County News

Albuquerque private investigator Mike Corwin in recent years has been paid thousands of dollars by the campaigns of Democratic candidates in New Mexico.

OWN ALLIGATORS IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO.// TONIGHT WE LOOK INTO AN EPIDEMIC THAT KILLS -- ON AVERAGE -- ONE NEW MEXICAN EVERYDAY.

One New Mexican dies every day on average from a drug overdose. The state consistently ranks in the top three for overdose deaths in the country, and there's a reason why the problem keeps getting worse.

Officials to hold hearing today; while some costs may triple, measure includes incentives for recycling Phaedra Haywood 5/25/2009 - 5/23/09 The cost to dump garbage at Santa Fe County's transfer stations is about to increase considerably.

Cocaine has long held the distinction of being the City Different's drug of choice.

The high powered Santa Fe Attorney accused in a fatal hit-and-run accident will not get the change of venue he was looking for, but he will get more freedom as he awaits his trial.

Photo: Carlos Fierro, pictured in this file photo, is charged with vehicular homicide and causing an accident involving death.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SOUTH CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO * UNTIL 500 PM MDT * AT 406 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ...

AstraZeneca - Seroquel: prison meds: "the whole jail's on this stuff," The Rio Arriba County Jail spent more than $140,000 over five years to keep inmates sedated with dangerous and addictive psychiatric drugs, according to a Rio Grande SUN investigation.

A Rio Arriba County Sheriff's deputy who allegedly robbed a pharmacy at gunpoint Monday morning before holding police at bay for several hours had enough time to change clothes before police arrived, but couldn't escape because he had locked himself out of his truck.

A Rio Arriba County sheriff's deputy is facing charges following an armed standoff with police after he allegedly robbed a pharmacy.

Photo: An ambulance drives from the scene of a standoff between police and an armed robbery suspect near Christus St.

Photo: A retablo image of San RamA3n Nonato, recognized in New Mexico as the patron saint of midwives.

Tommy Rodella lost an important vote before the state Supreme Court less than a year ago.

Global mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in quarterly copper production, along with declines in iron ore and aluminum, as demand for minerals falls amid the global economic slump.

Media coverage of the Carlos Fierro case has been neither biased nor pervasive, and even if it has, prosecutors contend, moving Fierro's trial to Rio Arriba County wouldn't remedy such a situation.

Rio Arriba County rancher Delfin Quintana remembers buying hay for his cattle several years ago.

Ernestine D. Evans, 82, had her share of hard knocks while growing up on a ranch in El Rito in rural New Mexico.

Rio Arriba County rancher Delfin Quintana remembers buying hay for his cattle several years ago.

Photo: Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court Judge Alex Naranjo swears in Sheri Raphaelson on Friday afternoon in Santa Fe.