Rio Arriba County has always lived and died by its politics. We insist on electing unqualified, borderline felonious ...

It's been about a month since Lorenzo Aguilar became the sheriff of Rio Arriba County. It's a place about 40,000 people call h0me. "It's where I grew up. It's where my family is. It's where as a kid, ...

When Rio Arriba County Sheriff Deputy Jeremy Barnes is called to Española Valley High School to deal with a special education ...

UNDER INVESTIGATION. ALSO BREAKING IN THE LAST HOUR, THE RIO ARRIBA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS ITS SHERIFF, BILLY MERRIFIELD, HAS PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING. THEY SAY HE UNEXPECTEDLY DIED AT HIS ...

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — As of Monday night, Rio Arriba County officially has a new sheriff. Commissioners appointed Major Billy Merrifield to the position during a special meeting, and he was sworn in ...

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. – Rio Arriba County already has a new sheriff from within its rank after the sudden death of Sheriff Billy Merrifield over the weekend. Rio Arriba County commissioners ...

Executive orders from the governor’s office show New Mexico has so far authorized over $2 million to be spent on the emergency deployment of National Guard troops to the state’s largest city, even ...

Rio Arriba County commissioners Monday appointed a major to lead the sheriff’s office as New Mexico State Police continued to investigate the death of Sheriff Billy Merrifield at his home early ...

ESPAÑOLA — A week after Rio Arriba County Sheriff Tommy Rodella was convicted of federal felonies, a onetime political opponent of the former lawman was sworn in to replace him. County ...

The Rio Arriba County Sheriff's plan to overlap two shifts and close earlier to make a more-efficient workday is drawing some criticism from State Police, who say they will be burdened with more ...

we are hearing the distraught 911 call from a friend of the Rio Arriba County sheriff, to report the sheriff’s death, shedding light on what led up to his body being found in his work vehicle.