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Officer Charged With Stealing Rifle

7/19/07     Española Police Officer Joe Belmontes has been charged in Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court with  one misdemeanor charge of embezzling a Marlin 30-30...

New Twist to Abiquiú Development

8/2/07     Two Abiquiú residents have questioned whether a small portion of the property that long-time Abiquiú resident Karl Bode plans to sell to make...

Unsuspecting Welder Faced Years of Combat

7/26/07     A welder by trade, Harold Hays was in California working on Liberty ships in 1940.     These ships were built by the United States...

City Drops Drug Ed Program

7/26/07     A problem keeping qualified staff meant that substance abuse treatment services left the Española Valley for Santa Fe this spring.     The city of...

Jaramillo Brothers Lead Trojans to Win

SUN Staff Report 4/29/10     The Mesa Vista Trojans defeated the Questa Wildcats 11-9 April 22 at home to improve to 2-2 in District 2A-AA.     Mesa...

Water Heater Explosion Sets in Motion Chain of Fires

7/12/07     A water heater that exploded Tuesday afternoon in a mobile home set off a chain reaction that set ablaze about an acre of...

Horrors of Drunk Driving on Display at School

4/29/10     The parking lot in front of Pojoaque High School became a harrowing crime scene last week.     Police and fire engine sirens tore through...

Plea Deal Planned in Vote-Buying Case

7/26/07     Michael Garcia may plead guilty Aug. 9 to charges that he attempted to bribe voters during the 2006 Española municipal elections — but...

Lady ‘Devils Win Fourth Straight

4/29/10     The Española Valley softball team improved to 14-7 overall with a pair of victories last week.     The Lady Sundevils took care of business...

Roof Fire To Temporarily Close Mini-Mart

4/29/10     A fire that damaged the roof of Michael’s Mini-Mart in Velarde April 21 will keep the store closed at least a couple weeks.    ...

DWI Charge Dropped Against Herrera

SUN Staff Report 7/19/07     A drunk-driving charge against former Española City Council candidate Patrick Herrera was dismissed July 12 by prosecutors.     Herrera had been facing...

Fired Jail Guard Rehired

SUN Staff Report 4/29/10     An Española Jail guard who was fired last August has gotten  his job back along with two months of back pay...

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