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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...

Rodellas Lose Scuffle With Chama Man

    Three Rodella family members, which include a former Española Police officer who recently walked on an assault charge, are in trouble with the...

Early Voting Available Through Oct. 30

    Prospective voters who want to go to the polls prior to the Nov. 2 general election have until Saturday to early vote in...

Bike Run for Coats Set for Nov. 13

SUN Staff Report     A motorcycle club made up of current and retired police officers and deputies is asking for help keeping kids warm this...

Deputy Recalls Worst Case of Household Violence

    It was one of the worst instances of household violence Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Deputy James Lujan had ever seen.     He and deputy...

New City Finance Director Gets Big Promotion

    The city of Española has granted a newly created, high-ranking administrative position to the man it hired in April as an independent contractor...

Fired Cops Seek Redress from City

    Police officers who were involved in a power struggle with Public Safety Chief Joe Martinez have filed tort claims against the city over...

Marauding Cows Represent on West Side

    Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Families Feud Monday, Nov. 1    ...

Council Wrestles with Panhandling, Graffiti Laws

    The director of the American Civil Liberties Union has called into question two ordinances the Española City Council approved Oct. 26, one to...

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