TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a project that has Taos County divided: a proposed large sub-division development that would sit on hundreds of acres of ranch land just north of Taos. “We just think it’s ludacris; it’s ridiculously out of scale,” said Ken Kobakoff, a resident of Taos who opposes the project. “If it were approved, […]
Ten bison from Yellowstone National Park were released into the existing herd of buffalo on the tribal lands of the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico on Wednesday. On hand for the release was Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland (Bay Mills Indian Community). Newland highlighted the significant funding the Interior Department has invested through […]
Apr. 11—A Taos man was arrested Wednesday night near Raton after, police say, he kidnapped a woman and the couple’s 1-year-old baby at a Ranchos de Taos residence hours earlier. New Mexico State Police filed two felony counts of second-degree kidnapping against Ramon Romero, 22, in Taos County Magistrate Court. Police say Romero forced a […]
Apr. 3—A convicted murderer who was accused of absconding from his parole after serving prison time was arrested during a recent law enforcement operation in Taos. Alfredo Sanchez, 39, was arrested March 19 at the Taos Valley Lodge after New Mexico State Police, Taos County sheriff’s deputies and Taos police acted on a tip he […]
Apr. 3—A convicted murderer who was accused of absconding from his parole after serving prison time was arrested during a recent law enforcement operation in Taos. Alfredo Sanchez, 39, was arrested March 19 at the Taos Valley Lodge after New Mexico State Police, Taos County sheriff’s deputies and Taos police acted on a tip he […]
Feb. 12—Lawyers representing the estate of a man struck and killed by a vehicle driven by a Questa Municipal Court judge have filed a lawsuit against the Taos Police Department. The lawsuit names the department, Taos Chief of Police John Wentz and three individual officers as defendants. Attorneys for the late Nathan Kee Charley contend […]