... of Valencia County residents were evacuated from their homes Friday as fire swept through the bosque west of Rio Communities and as far south as Casa Colorada.     Fire and law-enforcement authorities went door-to-door telling people they needed to leave the Vista del Rio Mobile Home Park on N.M. 304 ...
full story 02/23/07

... An 18-year resident of Rio Rancho, this native New Mexican was raised with a love of agriculture. His earliest memories of life in a large family in Casa Colorada, near Belen, are of helping his parents and uncles cultivate their farm. He also tended to the cows, sheep, chickens and goats and rode the ...
full story 09/08/06

... An 18-year resident of Rio Rancho, this native New Mexican was raised with a love of agriculture. His earliest memories of life in a large family in Casa Colorada, near Belen, are of helping his parents and uncles cultivate their farm. He also tended to the cows, sheep, chickens and goats and rode the ...
full story 08/16/06

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Communication Device Stolen From Woman By Clara Garcia Valencia County News-Bulletin     CASA COLORADA - Melinda Benitez has lived her entire 22 years with a positive attitude and the determination to learn as much as she can.     But since she was an infant, she has had ...
full story 06/27/06

... emergency surgery to repair the artery and remove his spleen.     Newkirk's recovery has been a long process and still isn't over. The 43-year-old Casa Colorada man is learning to deal with his body in ways he never had to before.     "After being down for five weeks, it became a little frustrating ...
full story 11/17/05

Saturday, September 17, 2005 Man Shot in Head Dies of Injuries By Clara Garcia News-Bulletin Staff Writer     CASA COLORADA - A man who was shot in the head after police said he tried to run down a Casa Colorada man has died from his injuries.     Valencia County Undersheriff William Martinez said ...
full story 09/17/05

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Around the Metro Area Journal Staff Reports     Man Shot During Car Theft Attempt     CASA COLORADA - A man who police say was about to run down a Casa Colorada resident is in critical condition at an Albuquerque hospital after being shot in the head.     Valencia County ...
full story 09/13/05

... continue to search for the suspects who ran off when authorities found the plants in the high grass of the bosque brush east of the Rio Grande in Casa Colorada, Valencia County Undersheriff William Martinez said.     While searching for stolen vehicles, sheriff's deputies found the marijuana plants ...
full story 06/16/04

... for one, can't get enough. He says it's a project that doesn't have an end. "That's why it's so intriguing," he says from the library of his home in Casa Colorada, near Belen. "I do what I can now to preserve this for my future generations." His library contains two computers, both packed with vital ...
full story 04/08/02