Tierra Amarilla News

An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude on Richter scale shook on Tuesday the northerner region of Atacama and the Metropolitan region in the center of Chile, without victims and material damages being reported.

I made a wrong turn. Yep, instead of taking the fork that cuts north from Folsom, N.M. up toward Kim, Colo., I swung to the right where Folsom Creek meets the Cimarron River -- both just trickles -- and ended up in Boise City, Okla., the better part of 240 km out of my way.

Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture.

Top Story Headlines Center director resigns after arrest for defrauding residents Community members in the YISD oppose proposed bridge The City of El Paso is considering a new international bridge, but community members in the proposed area say they don't want it in their neighborhood.

AstraZeneca - Seroquel: prison meds: "the whole jail's on this stuff," The Rio Arriba County Jail spent more than $140,000 over five years to keep inmates sedated with dangerous and addictive psychiatric drugs, according to a Rio Grande SUN investigation.

Estevan Garcia journeyed through many kitchens before opening Cafe San Estevan 10 years ago.

Funeral services are set today for Marilyn Bell, who ran one of downtown Santa Fe's last locally owned department stores.

The state Senate wants to make it a lot easier for New Mexico's senior citizens to avoid jury duty.

A successful general contractor in Northern New Mexico for both residential and commercial construction projects for the past 22 years, Blue Sky Builders recently opened a branch office in Gallup.

The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: A 52-inch television, a DVD player and a keyboard were stolen Sunday or Monday from a residence in the 7100 block of Calientito Loop.

Espanola attorney Sheri Raphaelson has been nominated to the Tierra Amarilla court in the 1st Judicial District.

New Mexico has quietly prepared a $1.8 billion wish list as congressional Democrats and the incoming Obama administration discuss a national economic stimulus plan based on infrastructure spending.