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Dec. 16—When a man in La Mesilla reported he had lost tens of thousands of dollars in an elaborate phone scam, Rio Arriba County sheriff's deputies saw a rare opportunity to catch a scammer.
The best known incident was the 1967 occupation of the Rio Arriba county courthouse by Hispanic protesters asserting that grant land should be owned by descendants of the original settlers. Later, the Jicarilla Apache whose reservation borders the grant began purchasing land and in the 21st century became the largest landowner in the grant.
The first post office in Las Nutrias was established in 1866 and bore the name Tierra Amarilla, as did the present one which was established in 1870 after an approximately two-year absence. [ 5 ] : 352–353 In 1877 a U.S. Army lieutenant described the village as "the center of the Mexican population of northwestern New Mexico". [ 6 ]
From New Mexico's statehood to the early 1930s Rio Arriba was a traditional Republican county. The county became a Democratic stronghold from the 1930s onwards. The last Republican presidential candidate to carry the county was Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956. [16] No Republican candidate for governor has won the county since at least 1966. [17]
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) –The Rio Arriba Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for fraud. According to a news release, on Dec. 13 a Rio Arriba County resident reported receiving a call ...
Ryan Martinez, 23, of Sandia Park is charged with attempted murder in connection with the incident and is being held in a Rio Arriba County jail awaiting trial.
Dulce (/ ˈ d ʌ l s iː / or / ˈ d uː s iː /; Jicarilla Apache: Lóosi) [4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,743 at the 2010 census, [5] almost entirely Native American. It is the largest community and tribal headquarters of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation.
Jul. 31—The state Attorney General's Office intends to investigate a special grand jury's allegation the North Central Regional Solid Waste Authority harmed the citizens of Rio Arriba County ...