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A Journey Home

    When Victor Alvarez boarded a flight from Cuba to Spain 43 years ago, he did not know whether he would ever see his...

Inheritance Battle: Sisters Settle with Lawyer

    Earlier this year, the family of Española School District bus contractor Antonio Garcia accused an Española lawyer of having conned their brother on...

Stimulus Help ‘Local’ Contractors

10/22/09     What appears to be Rio Arriba County’s largest stimulus project won’t bring any jobs or dollars to the local economy.     A federal government...

WEEK ONE: WHAT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN RIO ARRIBA?

10/1/09     If you are affected by domestic abuse — as a victim or as a perpetrator — several organizations throughout Rio Arriba can help.    ...

Naranjo Uses Calls to Free Select DUI Suspects without Bond

10/8/09     Two men arrested over the past two months for suspected drunk-driving have gone home without posting bond, apparently after the jail received after-hours...

Boys Home Gets Makeover

9/17/09     The long-time financial woes of an Española charity may have finally taken a turn for the better two years after a Santa Fe-based...

Sheriff Anoints Suspended Cop as Successor

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff Joe Mascareñas has picked as his second-in-command and anointed successor a former investigator who is barred from carrying a...

Former SUN Editor Heads Open Govt. Group

9/3/09     The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government has hired as its new executive director Sarah Welsh, until mid-July the Rio Grande SUN’s assistant...

A.G. Sides with Optic in Battle over Govt. E-mails

9/10/09     Government officials in Rio Arriba County who try to keep their e-mail correspondence private may want to reconsider.     The city of Las Vegas...

‘Onerous’ Grant Process Hinders County’s Attempts at Stimulus Funds

9/10/09     While almost $2.59 billion in stimulus funding has been distributed in New Mexico through federal and state agencies, an even larger pot of...

Tele-Town Hall Draws Thousands

9/17/09     Participants’ tone ranged from supportive to unabashedly critical during United States Rep. Ben Ray Lujan’s (D-NM) Sept. 8 telephone town hall event on...

Rio Arriba Gets Its Share of Stimulus

9/10/09     Claims that Rio Arriba County has been short-changed in its federal stimulus funding don’t add up.     The state Recovery and Reinvestment Office, an...

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