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College To Be Left Out of Los Luceros Land Deal

11/1/07     Northern New Mexico College will probably be left out of any land deal between the state and the current owners of the historic...

City Judge Faces Another Complaint

11/1/07     Former Española chief court clerk Josephine Velasquez has filed a complaint with the state Judicial Standards Commission against Municipal Court Judge Stephen Salazar.    ...

Former Inmate Files Suit Over Assault

SUN Staff Report 10/18/07     A woman who accused a Rio Arriba County jail guard of sexually assaulting her two years ago has decided not to...

Violence on Rise at Middle School

10/18/07      Española middle school is using school suspension as its primary tool to stymie violence and student infractions that have erupted during the first...

Coaching Controversy Ends with Local’s Hire

11/15/07     Escalante High School has a new girls' basketball coach, but not before the search process sparked a backlash over hiring local.     Tara Terrazas,...

United Front: City Council Unanimously Approves Mayor’s Appointees

    The Española City Council ratified Mayor Alice Lucero’s choices for a new city manager and public safety chief and her replacement on the...

Parents of Baby Who Died of Overdose Get Probation

    A Velarde couple whose toddler died of a cocaine overdose were sentenced to three years of probation after accepting a plea deal from...

Health Care Bill Leaves Many Rio Arribans Scratching Their Heads

    As contentious as the newly passed federal health insurance reform can be, many Rio Arriba County residents seem to agree with Nora Gallegos.    ...

Police Blotter: 911 Caller Makes Wise Choice; Doesn’t Shoot Cousin

    Española Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police and State Police responded to the following calls: Four-Day Slumber Monday, March 8     •...

When Will Taxpayers See Any of Borrego’s Money?

    Just weeks after being charged with six felonies for stealing from a public school district, Kathy Borrego hosted a Super Bowl party.     Cars...

Secretary of State Manager Resigns Just Before Abuse Allegations Surface

    It appears that the man formerly charged with keeping hundreds of domestic violence victims’ addresses confidential at the New Mexico Secretary of State...

State To Intervene in City’s Troubled Finances

    The State Auditor has asked the state to step in and make the city of Española overhaul its dysfunctional Finance Department.     In a...

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