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Shooter Remains Behind Bars For Now

A 23-year-old Sandia Park man remains in jail after allegedly shooting a 42-year-old Spokane, Washington man during a protest at the Rio Arriba County...

Shooter Email: ‘I Will Be There’

Ryan Martinez, of Sandia Park, was a known commodity before he showed up with a gun at the Juan de Oñate statue protest last...

More than $200K Raised for Victim

More than $200,000 had been raised to support Jacob Johns, the man who was shot during a protest in Española on Sept. 28. Jacob Johns,...

County Complex Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder

A protest over the planned reinstallation of the Don Juan de Oñate statue in front of the Rio Arriba County complex on Industrial Park...

One in Custody, One in Hospital After Shooting at County Complex

A person was shot in the courtyard at the Rio Arriba County Complex on Thursday, according to multiple sources.  Española Assistant Fire Chief John Wickersham...

Our Poll Results Are In: Don’t Put Statue Back Up

Among the improvements made in the last year at the Rio Grande SUN is our emergence as an online newspaper with a more modern...

Mayor Appoints Eric Lujan as New City Manager

The Española City Council voted to appoint Eric Lujan as Española City Manager during the Sept. 28 meeting. Councilors Manny Martinez, Denise Benavidez and Justin...

Española Police Show Up During Burglary, Leading to Arrests

Española City Police arrested a man and woman on Monday, after a call was made to 911, reporting that it appeared someone was trying...

City Council Fires City Manager, Finance Director

The Espanola City Council voted Tuesday night to fire the city manager and the city finance director, both of whom had been placed on...

BMXers Pumped Over Possible New Track

Some sick tricks and fat air could be coming to Española in the form of a brand new BMX track at Valdez Park. But...

Sanitation Department to Ask Council for New Trucks, Totaling $1.4M

While the Espanola police department is practically awash in half a dozen new Durango squad cars, and with a few more on the way,...

‘Blue Pill’ Use on The Rise

For decades, Rio Arriba County has grappled with the effects that addiction has on its residents. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, friends and neighbors have...

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