Chama Valley & Abiquiú Daily Digest Sunday, September 13, 2026

Ty's Take

You've got two stories here, and neither one is sitting on our doorstep, but both say something about how this state runs. Down in Alamogordo, the State Police are digging into an officer-involved shooting, which means somebody's already decided the local department can't be trusted to look at its own work. That's the kind of fracture that takes years to build and seconds to expose. Up in Española, the schools are moving to clear bags for students, which on the surface is about security but really about the distance between what administrators think will keep kids safe and what parents think is reasonable. It's not our fight down here in the Chama country, but watching how other communities handle these things tells you something about where the whole state is headed. Trust erodes slow until suddenly you're standing in the wreckage wondering how you got there.

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Rio Grande SUN

State Police Probe Alamogordo Officer-Involved Shooting

Alamogordo police officers fatally shot a 50-year-old man on August 26 after responding to a report of an armed and suicidal individual at his home. The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau is now examining the officer-involved shooting that resulted in Keith Charles Cowgill's death.

EPS Policy Requires Clear Bags to be Used

Española Public Schools is reinforcing its longstanding requirement that attendees use clear bags at all district athletic events as a safety precaution. Interim superintendent Dr. Karen Griego-Sanchez emphasized the policy has been in place for several years and is now being fully enforced.

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