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Eighth-Graders Go to College

    Eighth-grade students at Española Middle School got their first taste of college life Oct. 22 as they began their first day of participation...

Duo Accused of Exacting Revenge Using Cinder Block

    Two men, one of whom was the victim in a drive-by shooting Oct. 4, were arrested by police after they attacked a man...

Rio Arriba County Indictments

    A Rio Arriba County Grand Jury indicted the following individuals in September and October:     • Michael Browne, 43, of Ojo Sarco, for allegedly...

Parent Group Springs from Jemez Embezzlement

    A newly formed Parent Teacher Student Association at Jemez Mountain School District is trying to watch the budget at the school and get...

Jemez Co-op Files Suit Against Collection Agency

    A dispute over hundreds of thousands of dollars owed to the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative is headed to court.     The Co-op filed a...

Three Españolans Attacked in Their Cars

    Three drivers in Española’s downtown area have been attacked in the past week by people who have jumped inside their cars.     “Oh my...

Jemez Co-op Board Spends $32K During Summer Travel

    Travel and meeting expenses for the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative’s 11 trustees amounted to just more than $8,000 a month over the summer.    ...

Man Who Caused Motorcycle Wreck Also Nabbed for Violating Probation

SUN Staff Report     A sweep Sept. 3 of fugitives across Rio Arriba County got seven people off the streets, according to State Police Sgt....

Commissioners Say Tax Hike for ‘County General Purposes’

    Rio Arriba County raised gross receipts taxes Nov. 4, marking the County’s third tax hike and second gross receipts increase since June.     The...

City’s Finance Dir. Lied on Resume

    For the past six months, the city of Española’s finance department has been run by an independent contractor who lied on his resume...

City Employees Indicted in Embezzlement

    Five former city of Española employees, including the city’s former finance director, were indicted last week in connection with an alleged embezzlement scheme...

City Council Mulls Curtailing Private Use of Patrol Cars

    Española’s city safety committee may seek to limit a policy that allows police to drive to and from work with taxpayer money, although...

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