Following the unexpected death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield, New Mexico State Police have released new ...

State police said Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield had been involved in a crash in his police vehicle early Sunday.

A new sheriff has been selected in Rio Arriba County, while foul play is not believed to be suspected in Sheriff Billy ...

Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield was found dead in his home, and Maj. Lorenzo Aguilar was unanimously appointed to ...

Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died “unexpectedly” at his home Sunday morning, Rio Arriba County Manager Jeremy ...

Commissioners held a special meeting and unanimously appointed Maj. Lorenzo Aguilar to serve the remainder of Merrifield's ...

Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy A. Merrifield, 50, died at his home early Sunday morning. No further details as to the cause ...

Rio Arriba County already has a new sheriff from within its rank after the sudden death of Sheriff Billy Merrifield over the ...

Rio Arriba County Commissioners swore in new Sheriff Lorenzo Aguilar on Monday morning after a unanimous vote, a day after former Sheriff Billy Merrifield died unexpectedly at his home.

A man shot by law enforcement Thursday in the Lowe's Home Improvement parking lot in Española was a suspect in a Dixon burglary and had brandished a gun, the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office said.

UNDER INVESTIGATION. ALSO BREAKING IN THE LAST HOUR, THE RIO ARRIBA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS ITS SHERIFF, BILLY MERRIFIELD, HAS PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING. THEY SAY HE UNEXPECTEDLY DIED AT HIS ...