Rio Communities News

A Valencia County Sheriff's Deputy was hurt in a crash near Belen Monday afternoon.

Valencia County deputies deputies will now spend their entire shifts in a high-crime area known for its burglaries.

A Valencia County business owner did a little detective work of his own last week connecting a burglary suspect recorded on security video to a customer and his transaction the day before.

The Valencia County Sheriff's Office is stepping up their efforts to stop home burglaries and car break-ins. Investigators said the crimes have sky rocketed in the last few months.

Deputies say a man was run over by four young teenagers after they beat him. A Valencia County man is in critical condition after deputies say he was brutally beaten by a group of teens, and then run over by his own truck.

Four Valencia County teens are jailed after police said they severely beat a man, stole his car, ran him over and fled from authorities.

Four Valencia County teens are in jail, after police said they severely beat a man, stole his car, ran him over and fled from authorities.

Burglars and thieves have been working overtime in Valencia County, as the area has seen a sharp increase in thefts.

Many of the county residents who attended Wednesday evening's public hearing before the county commissioners left the chambers dissatisfied with the commissioners' decision.

A citizen's request to reschedule a public hearing item in front of the county commission next Wednesday was denied on a 3-1 vote at this week's county commission meeting.

What started out as an ordinary trip to the Motor Vehicle Division office in Belen last week ended up as a life or death situation for a Rio Communities man and a job well done for Belen police and rescue personnel.

Susan Brooke is never satisfied. Brooke, a Rio Communities resident, paints everything from miniature art to much larger works in the realism genre that features animals, objects and people.