ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the most influential programs in northern New Mexico is looking for a new place to call home and they only have a few months left to do so. Story continues below This program was highlighted on CNN Heroes back in 2019. For those in the Espanola Valley, it’s a special […]
Jun. 24—Police arrested an Abiquiú man who is accused of taking a 5-gallon bucket of quarters from an Española car wash at gunpoint. John Norman Thomas, 38, faces a felony count of armed robbery, according to a criminal complaint filed in Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court. He was arrested Thursday and is being held without […]
Jun. 22—ESPAÑOLA — A homeless encampment that Española city officials created in February but have since promised to take down is still standing, its future still unclear. As of Friday, a few new tents had popped up at the site on the banks of the Rio Grande off of Fairview Avenue. Less than a mile […]
Jun. 17—Española police arrested an Albuquerque man Sunday night, a fews days after he was accused of raping and battering a woman in the community of Santa Cruz. Julio Cesar Fernandez-Olivas, 37, was booked into the Santa Fe County jail on a slew of felony charges. Fernandez-Olivas faces charges of aggravated assault and battery against […]
Jun. 14—Every year, thousands of animals come through Española Humane. Some have socks, other spots. Some may even have masks. But any one of them could become a hero. Pancho, a speckled rescue dog, was adopted from the shelter about eight years ago. Earlier this month, the pup defended his family from a intruder, according […]
ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – The rescue dog who came into a northern New Mexico animal shelter with five pounds of matter fue won a major payday for those who saved him. Giuseppe, who now goes by Joey, was rescued last year in Rio Arriba County. His fur was matted from head to toe and Española Humane says […]
Jun. 11—A 28-year-old man was shot to death by police after hitting an officer with a stolen Jeep in a Walgreens parking lot in Española on Sunday. Española Police Chief Mizel Garcia said at about 6:15 p.m., his department responded to a call of a stolen vehicle at Walgreens. As two officers approached the vehicle, […]
ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating a deadly police shooting that happened on Sunday in Española. According to NMSP, an Española Police Department officer found a stolen Jeep in a Walgreens parking lot. They say 28-year-old Jeffrey Martinez was in the vehicle and fled on foot. New Mexico man facing federal charges […]
ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – A Northern New Mexico animal shelter is stepping in to help after a disturbing find over the weekend when someone found a trash bag full of puppies on the side of the road. Story continues below “It’s pretty disappointing that someone would put them in a trash bag,” said Mattie Allen, Director […]
May 11—The city of Española’s wastewater treatment plant was recognized 25 years ago as the most well-maintained in the state. Now, the nearly 40-year-old facility is in hot water, with federal officials saying deficient equipment and practices have led to the plant sending tainted effluent into the Rio Grande. The city says it is working […]
Apr. 16—The leader of a tenant union at an Española apartment complex lost a recent eviction hearing but vowed his and other residents’ fight in a long-running battle against Las Lomas Apartments is “far from over.” The Alianza Tenant Union, led by tenant Dylan Schwaegel, formed last year in response to claims of declining conditions […]
Mar. 2—More than a year after Española police officers forced Samuel Herrera out of his longtime home at Santa Clara Apartments, he still lacks housing. He was one of dozens of residents who struggled for months to find a place to live after Española city officials abruptly condemned one of the region’s few low-income apartment […]