The following is a condensed list of reports made to Taos Central Dispatch within the Town of Taos from Aug. 26, 2026 – Aug. 30, 2026. Aug. 26 3:41 a.m. Information Report, Paseo del Pueblo Sur — Caller said his debit card was stolen the...

Cosme Ripol, a state prosecutor with the 8th Judicial District Court working in Taos and Raton, appeared before the state Supreme Court in Santa Fe Tuesday (Oct. 13).

A man whose vehicle tumbled into the Rio Grande on Sunday evening (Oct. 11) dragged himself out of the river with a leg injury, a Taos Fire Department lieutenant said. The crash happened at around mile marker 5 or 6 on N.M. 570, Lt. Mario Romero...

Taos firefighters held out their boots to passing drivers Friday (Oct. 9) and came back with just over $46,000, Lt. Brian Levine said, celebrating the department's 93rd annual fire drive. The money pays for firefighter training, for volunteers...

The Taos County electorate made a strong showing on the first day of early voting Tuesday (Oct. 6) at the Taos County Courthouse, 105 Albright St. Anna Martinez, Taos County chief deputy clerk, said 376 voters cast ballots in the general election...

The state agency tasked with investigating police misconduct has a staffing vacancy rate of about 50 percent. Even so, top officials from the New Mexico Department of Public Safety have recently blocked new hires at the state Law Enforcement...

Hannah Riseley-White, director of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, told lawmakers last week that the state must prepare for “25 to 30 percent less water in our streams and recharging our aquifers by 2070.” “That is really...

Initial recommendations by the task force studying New Mexico’s public records law include creating a public portal for traffic accident reports and charging out-of-state requesters for police body camera footage. Members of the Inspection of...

The candidates vying to be New Mexico’s next state land commissioner face a historic period in the trajectory of the state’s 9 million acres of trust land. As interest continues to spike from both the federal government and private sector in...

Spay Taos has received more than $17,000 in grants to expand its surgical capacity and continue providing free veterinary care to pets across Northern New Mexico, according to Spay Taos Press releases.. The nonprofit clinic received a $10,000...

The Taos County Cultural Treasures Project celebrates this week with music, blessings and green chile stew at the restored county courthouse. But the people behind it told county commissioners Tuesday at their Oct. 6 regular meeting that it was...

More than one in four homes in Taos County currently sits empty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest five-year estimate released this year. The first such study drawn entirely from 2020 onwards, it estimates that over half of those 5,701...

Moo-ve over, federal meat inspectors. There’s a new inspection protocol open to New Mexico meat producers and processors. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the New Mexico Livestock Board after years of preparation have finalized a plan for a...

The Taos News marked its 26th Tradiciones event Wednesday evening (Oct. 7), celebrating nine unsung heroes in the Taos County community and naming Sonya Struck citizen of the year.

A visit to the dental hygienist should mean more than getting one’s teeth cleaned. That’s at least the approach that Kendra Romero, a registered dental hygienist who opened Pure Hygiene Dental Clinic in Taos on Friday (Sept. 25), takes. At her...

New Mexicans can now explore poison exposure trends in their own counties through a new online dashboard developed by the New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center and the New Mexico Department of Health. The Poisoning Data Dashboard...

The following is a summary of activity at Stray Hearts Animal Shelter from Monday (April 13) through Sunday (April 19). Animals currently in care: 57 Total intakes this week: 8 Transfers this week: 12 Animals in foster: 11 Pounds of food:...

A federal appeals court has reversed convictions linked to the death of a child at a remote compound in Amalia County, where the Taos County Sheriff’s Office arrested a group accused of kidnapping children and training to carry out acts of...

The New Mexico Department of Transportation will host an open house Thursday (Oct. 8) to gather public input on potential improvements to US 64 between Tres Piedras and Taos. The department, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration,...

Taos countians will begin to cast ballots next week for the Nov. 3 general election, in which New Mexicans will choose a new governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, land commissioner, attorney general, state auditor and state...

Holy Cross Medical Center is working to rebuild its cardiology program following the departure of two providers this summer, with traveling cardiologists now staffing the clinic five days a week and an offer out to a candidate who could become its...

Updated Sept. 30 at 8:30 p.m. Hours after this story was originally posted, rain turned to snow in the Kachina Basin nearly 2,000 feet below the Highline. The Bavarian Restaurant, fairly the landmark edifice in the Kachina Basin, is approxima…

A poll that a New Mexico think tank commissioned as part of a new push for legislative ethics reform found that only 43 percent of New Mexico residents trust state lawmakers to do what is right all or most of the time. New Mexicans’ lack of trust...

New Mexico regulators told lawmakers at the interim Water and Natural Resources Committee, which met in Taos this week, that they have little power to stop — yet can shape — a new push by mining companies, spurred by rising demand and federal...

A jury trial for Chili Line Depot owner Gil Graves, 81, was delayed Monday (Sept. 28) after a lawsuit accusing an essential witness, Taos County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Varela, of using excessive force during a traffic stop in Costilla County,...

The third time Luis Moncada went to prison, he had a lot of time to reflect. He would stand in front of the small mirror...

Taos MainStreet and Town of Taos officials celebrated a large turnout at Main Street's final "Coffee on the Plaza" event this season. The Sept. 22 coffee klatch featured Taos Mayor Dan Barrone and Councilor Genevieve Oswald calling bingo numbers...

Chainsaw crews thinning New Mexico's forests to curb wildfire risk are cutting more small trees than anyone wants to buy. On Tuesday (Sept. 29), forest managers told state lawmakers in Taos that the fix is a business plan: build an industry t…

The Española Valley Fiesta Council removed its vice president over the weekend after he was charged with multiple criminal counts in connection with allegations of domestic abuse. New Mexico State Police arrested 20-year-old Adam Lee Enciñas on a...

Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held their third public meeting in Taos County this year to provide updates and answer questions from community members regarding the Questa Chevron Mine Superfund site. The Chevron...

A satellite built by students in the True Kids 1 Space Program launched aboard a NASA high-altitude balloon mission Monday (Sept. 28) from Fort Sumner, carrying cameras and sensors to an altitude of about 105,000 feet. The student-built CubeSat,...

The hospital has hired half the providers for its new clinic, but Board concedes malpractice costs and low insurance payments remain persistent headwinds to retaining providers.

New Mexico's state forester has lifted statewide fire restrictions implemented in early April. State Forester Laura McCarthy said in a news release the recent late-season precipitation mitigated fire conditions, but the public "should continue to...

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative has been selected for a $50.8 million project to upgrade its main transmission line between Taos and Questa, an investment the cooperative said will improve reliability and wildfire preparedness across Northern New...

Inside Goat Trading Seco, a new consignment shop in Arroyo Seco, no two clothing racks are remotely alike. Vintage cowboy boots and old-school skate gear share space beside high fashion runway designs, kimonos, herbal tinctures and handcrafted...

Friends of Río Grande del Norte National Monument has received a nearly $200,000 grant to pilot virtual fencing on grazing allotments across the Río Grande del Norte National Monument. The nonprofit will work with the Bureau of Land Management,...

Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency held their third public meeting in Taos County this year to provide updates and answer questions from community members regarding the Questa Chevron Mine Superfund Site. Prior to a meeting...

The Taos Municipal Schools District is reviewing its use of Amira, an AI literacy coach and testing tool used to raise students’ early literacy scores, after parents were alarmed to learn the software is storing recordings of students’ voices and...

Taos Healthcare, a 100-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation center near Holy Cross Medical Center, has earned a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The rating, earned during this year’s third quarter, comes as...

In 2022, the U.S. Forest Service named the Enchanted Circle one of the country’s top 10 landscapes most at-risk of catastrophic wildfire. Much of the forest in and around Taos County adapted historically with fire, and regular wildfires maintained...