Chama Valley & Abiquiú Daily Digest Saturday, June 27, 2026
Ty's Take
There's a hard reckoning coming to this country, and you can feel it in three stories running today—a crash that burned timber, a federal rule that'll remake how we use the backcountry, and a shooting in Chimayó that left somebody dead and the sheriff's office answering questions nobody wants to ask. The Chama Valley and up toward Abiquiú have always been places where people settled deep, where a family's claim to land or water or the right to hunt and cut wood meant something older than any regulation. But the world's tightening around these mountains. Fire danger climbs every summer. Washington keeps rewriting the rules. And when the law comes to your neighbor's door, nobody stays neutral. We'll be watching how this unfolds, and what it means for the kind of country we thought we still had up here.
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Rio Grande SUN
A medical plane crash near Capitan last month that killed four crew members may have been caused by radio jamming from nearby White Sands Missile Range, according to a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report released in June. The incident has raised concerns about potential...
‘Roadless Rule’ Could Affect Lincoln National Forest
The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are seeking to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule, a federal regulation that currently protects about 45 million acres of public land nationwide from road construction and logging. If overturned, the rule change could open up portions of Lincoln...
Rio Arriba Deputies Involved in Fatal Chimayó Shooting
Rio Arriba County Sheriff's deputies fatally shot a 60-year-old Chimayó man on June 25 after responding to a report that he was chasing his partner with a knife. New Mexico State Police have launched an investigation into the officer-involved shooting of Derek Torres.
Aunt Seizes the Moment for a Beat-Down
The Rio Grande Sun's police blotter highlights criminal incidents handled by law enforcement agencies across the Española Valley, including cases investigated by Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff's deputies, and State Police. The regular reporting provides...
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