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Holy Cross Medical Center in Taos activates 'Crisis Standards of Care'

Citing a significant surge in new cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant this winter, supply shortages and a lack of staffing, Holy Cross Medical Center's press team announced on Friday → Read More

Man dies after falling from cliff at Río Grande Gorge

A group of people he had been hiking with when he fell about 1 mile south of the bridge were still waiting as of noon Friday while members of the → Read More

Pilot who grew up in Taos to launch on Blue Origin flight

Wally Funk, an 82-year-old pilot who grew up in Taos, New Mexico, will become the oldest person in history to launch into space this month when she hitches a ride → Read More

Police Blotter: November 5

The following is a condensed version of Taos Police reports from Nov. 5-9. → Read More

N.M. House 42 candidates answer questions in forum

Updated Sept. 28 at 11:06 a.m. → Read More

Police blotter: July 22-27

The following is a condensed version of Taos Police reports from July 22-27. → Read More

Taos County Courthouse placed on lockdown after threat made against judge

Updated July 8 at 12:10 p.m.The Taos County Courthouse on Albright Street in Taos was placed on a lockdown Wednesday morning after an unidentified individual threatened at least one judge. → Read More

BREAKING: Holy Cross Medical Center reports spike in Taos County COVID-19 cases

Holy Cross Medical Center reported 13 new positive cases for COVID-19 in Taos County on Friday (May 29), by far the largest surge in cases the area has seen since the pandemic reached New … → Read More

First positive case confirmed in Taos County

Following the announcement that a man in his 50s had tested positive for COVID-19 at Holy Cross Medical Center on Tuesday (March 17), the Edelweiss Lodge and Spa in Taos Ski Valley posted a notice to its website warning visitors that a guest who was there from March 11-17 had tested positive for the virus. → Read More

Missing Taos boy found safe

An updated press release did not provide further detail, but only stated 'Jesse Tafoya has been located and is safe.' ... → Read More

Man charged in 2017 hit-and-run wanted by authorities

Law enforcement are searching for an El Prado man charged in a hit-and-run that amputated the leg of an elderly man who was walking near the Río Grande Gorge Bridge in 2017. → Read More

Valle del Sol in Taos set to close at month's end

Employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity have confirmed that Valle del Sol, one of the only behavioral health providers remaining in Taos, is set to close at month's end. Employees said … → Read More

Judge threatened following decision to release Amalia defendants, courts issue statement

A Taos District Court Judge's decision to deny motions to hold five defendants charged with abusing 11 children at a makeshift residence near the Colorado border Monday (Aug. 13) set off an eruption … → Read More

Taos judge grants release for defendants charged in Amalia compound case

Prosecutors with the 8th Judicial District Attorney's Office in Taos are presenting new evidence against five adults charged with abusing 11 children, and possibly training at least one of them to … → Read More

Taos County Sheriff's Office arrests two, places 11 children into protective custody at Costilla 'compound'

The Taos County Sheriff's Office took 11 children into protective custody and arrested two men at a property in Costilla Friday (Aug. 3), one on a warrant for abducting a 3-year-old child from … → Read More

Trial continues for sergeant charged with Medicaid fraud

A sergeant of the Taos County Sheriff’s Office who was charged with Medicaid fraud in 2017 for allegedly lying about hours spent caring for an elderly neighbor appeared for a jury trial in 8th … → Read More

Kayakers find possible human remains in Río Grande Gorge

Finding a body in the waters below the Río Grande Gorge Bridge was a possibility longtime river runners John Nettles and Patrick O’Brien always held in the back of their minds, but when … → Read More

Family alleges ‘corruption and instability’ in lawsuit for 2016 Taos County jail overdose death

The parents of a 29-year-old man who died of a heroin overdose at the Taos County Adult Detention Center two years ago have alleged in a lawsuit that jail administrators knew dangerous drugs were … → Read More

Family alleges ‘corruption and instability’ in lawsuit for 2016 Taos County jail overdose death

The parents of a 29-year-old man who died of a heroin overdose at the Taos County Adult Detention Center two years ago have alleged in a lawsuit that jail administrators knew dangerous drugs were … → Read More

Body recovered in Río Grande Gorge identified as missing Albuquerque man

Decomposed remains found at the bottom of the Rio Grande Gorge have been identified as Ignacio Perez Jr., a missing Albuquerque man, according to New Mexico State Police. A team of Taos County first responders descended into the Río Grande Gorge Tuesday afternoon (July 24) to retrieve a set of remains found by two … → Read More