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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...

EVHS Coach Martinez Sanctioned over Post-Finals Comments

4/29/10     After the Española Valley High School boys basketball team lost in the finals of the Class AAAA state tournament, coach Richard Martinez was...

Tip Leads to Cocaine Bust

7/26/07     Police intercepted a cocaine transaction on July 12 based on an anonymous tip.     Court documents tell the following story:     A tipster told police...

Key Witness Speaks in Tongues

7/12/07     The murder trial of Rigo Camacho and Ruben Peralta took a sensational turn in its second day, when key witness Donald Moe testified...

T.A. Jail Inmate Overdoses on Heroin

SUN Staff Report 7/19/07     An accused murderer was found unconscious from an apparent heroin overdose July 12 in the Rio Arriba County Detention Center in...

Ohkay Owingeh

 7/26/07   The signs on State Road 68 have changed. Where they once pointed the way to San Juan Pueblo, they now direct people to...

County Sets Aside Millions for Buildings

8/2/07     Rio Arriba County will put about $1 million more toward building projects and $800,000 more toward upkeep of its roads over the next...

‘Magic Man’ Saves Ex-Judge

8/2/07     Former Española Municipal Court judge Charles Maestas was acquitted last week in state District Court in Santa Fe of seven felony charges related...

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