Chama Valley & Abiquiú Daily Digest Sunday, July 19, 2026
Ty's Take
Tuesday must've been one of those days when the wildlife and the locals were both running hard through the valley. A man got himself chased twice—law enforcement on his heels, which is the kind of headline that doesn't usually end clean—while up another stretch of road, an eagle decided a woman looked like breakfast and sent her diving into the brush. In country like this, where the land still belongs more to the animals than to us, you learn pretty quick that running doesn't always mean you're getting away from something. Sometimes it just means you're running into the next thing waiting for you.
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Rio Grande SUN
A 22-year-old Hernandez man was arrested on June 4 after leading deputies on two high-speed chases that ended at his home. Aldo Pacheco faced charges of aggravated fleeing an officer, a fourth-degree felony, but was released on his own recognizance.
An aggressive eagle forced a woman to seek shelter in a bush during an encounter in the Española Valley area. The incident highlights the various wildlife and safety calls that local police departments handle alongside their regular law enforcement duties.
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