Dec. 3—State District Judge Kathleen McGarry Ellenwood sentenced former Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan to three years in prison followed by a year and a half of probation Thursday, a day after ...

Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield had been in a crash in his patrol vehicle hours before he was found unresponsive inside the vehicle at his home Sunday morning. New Mexico State Police on ...

A vote of no confidence was delivered to Rio Arriba County Sheriff Lorenzo Aguilar, citing several concerns regarding ...

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – For the first time, 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 ...

I want to express my support for Monica L. Salazar as the next Rio Arriba County sheriff. I believe Monica will bring a new vision to the department.

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. — Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy A. Merrifield, 50, died at his home early Sunday morning. The announcement came in a press release from the Office of the County Manager. “It ...

The death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield last month was caused by a drug overdose involving alcohol as well as the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to reports released Thursday by ...

DEPLOYMENT ON THE STREETS OF ALBUQUERQUE. TONIGHT WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE DEATH OF RIO ARRIBA COUNTY SHERIFF BILLY MERRIFIELD. ALIYAH CHAVEZ HERE WITH DETAILS. YEAH, THE ...

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico sheriff will serve three years in prison for helping his friend evade police. Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan was sentenced on Thursday morning after being ...