/tags/espanola Espanola en-US Copyright Tue, 13 May 2025 21:07:24 GMT /local-news/2025-05-13/county-officials-2023-protest-shooting-espanola Two survivors have filed suit against Rio Arriba County office-holders, alleging that their civil rights were violated when they failed to control dangerous conflicts surrounding the proposed reinstallation of a statue depicting Juan de Oñate Tue, 13 May 2025 21:07:24 GMT /local-news/2025-05-13/county-officials-2023-protest-shooting-espanola Joshua Bowling /local-news/2023-10-09/indigenous-community-members-at-espanola-shooting-share-their-experiences-of-that-day Antonia Gonzales, correspondent with New Mexico in Focus, speaks with with community members who were present at a shooting in Española that targeted Indigenous activists protesting plans to reinstall a conquistador statue. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 02:44:10 GMT /local-news/2023-10-09/indigenous-community-members-at-espanola-shooting-share-their-experiences-of-that-day Antonia Gonzales, New Mexico PBS /local-news/2019-12-18/state-plans-to-keep-trying-vegetable-oil-at-espanola-superfund-site Dangerous dry-cleaning chemicals leached into the soil and the aquifer under Española decades ago. The Environmental Protection Agency pulled out recently… Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:59:04 GMT /local-news/2019-12-18/state-plans-to-keep-trying-vegetable-oil-at-espanola-superfund-site Marisa Demarco /local-news/2019-12-02/epa-pulls-out-of-superfund-cleanup-in-espanola The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it’s done funding the cleanup of a superfund site of toxic chemicals in Española, saying that after 10… Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:33:00 GMT /local-news/2019-12-02/epa-pulls-out-of-superfund-cleanup-in-espanola Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-14/feds-award-600k-to-n-m-agencies-for-rural-opioid-response Three New Mexico agencies are getting $200,000 each to plan responses to the opioid crisis in rural parts of the state. One will use the funding to do… Wed, 15 May 2019 01:17:59 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-14/feds-award-600k-to-n-m-agencies-for-rural-opioid-response Hannah Colton /local-news/2018-08-28/aclu-says-panhandling-bans-in-at-least-10-nm-cities-are-unconstitutional The American Civil Liberties Union says laws against panhandling around the country violate free speech rights. The local branch of the ACLU sent letters… Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:11:07 GMT /local-news/2018-08-28/aclu-says-panhandling-bans-in-at-least-10-nm-cities-are-unconstitutional Marisa Demarco /local-news/2018-05-14/rio-arriba-not-on-feds-priority-list-for-opioid-funding The federal government is distributing grant money to counties to fight opioid addiction. But Española and the surrounding area might not get any of it,… Tue, 15 May 2018 00:04:37 GMT /local-news/2018-05-14/rio-arriba-not-on-feds-priority-list-for-opioid-funding Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2017-02-02/life-saving-treatment-scarce-in-the-midst-of-an-epidemic When someone addicted to heroin or prescription wants to quit, the first step is to find a detox center where they can safely go through withdrawals from… Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:28:41 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-02-02/life-saving-treatment-scarce-in-the-midst-of-an-epidemic Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2017-02-01/police-chief-families-crying-out-for-help When a public health crisis gets out of control, it can overwhelm law enforcement agencies. That’s what’s happened with the Española Police Department as… Wed, 01 Feb 2017 23:29:10 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-02-01/police-chief-families-crying-out-for-help Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2017-01-30/espanola-preschool-addresses-trauma-addiction Research shows early childhood education is one of the most effective ways to prevent drug use later in life. That’s especially important in Rio Arriba… Tue, 31 Jan 2017 02:38:41 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-01-30/espanola-preschool-addresses-trauma-addiction Ed Williams