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Health Commons: Six Months Late and Counting; $344,000 Overbudget

   This story has been updated.       The opening of the first phase of the Rio Arriba County Health Commons building may be delayed...

Six Players Suspended after Brawl

    The parents of Mesa Vista High School junior varsity basketball players are calling into question how the School District investigated and doled out...

Española Housing Residents To Be Evicted for Unpaid Bills

    The Santa Fe organization that took over Española’s public housing program Jan. 1 is threatening to evict almost two dozen poor residents who...

Police Blotter: Gangster Rapper Wants To Know If Cold War Has Ended

    Española Police officers, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, State Police officers and Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police responded to the following calls: Teens Beat Up...

Stolen Gun on the Loose

    The two stolen guns recovered by State Police in a dramatic operation Jan. 14 that involved officers shooting at a fleeing vehicle were...

Cheerleader Allegedly Pushes Teammate Down Staircase

    A member of the Española Valley High School’s cheerleading stunt squad allegedly pushed a teammate down a flight of stairs after overhearing others...

Six-Year-old and 16-Year-Old Sisters Survive Rollover Crash

    A 6-year-old Alcalde girl was airlifted to University of New Mexico Hospital Jan. 22 after she was ejected from a car that her...

Brawl Breaks Out at Junior Varsity Basketball Game Between Mesa Vista and Pecos

    The Mesa Vista High School boys junior varsity basketball game against Pecos High School Jan. 24 ended with a narrow defeat for Mesa...

Former Chief’s Supporters Stay Away from Abiquiú Fire Department Election

1/22/09    Reformists arrived at the Abiquiú Fire Department’s old fire station Jan. 14 ready for an election fight that didn’t materialize — and saw...

Rio Arriba Moves Ahead with Plans To Regulate Drilling Despite Senate Bill

    The Rio Arriba County Commission held a special meeting Jan. 15 to discuss the County’s planned oil and gas development ordinance — pushing...

County Revenues Increase during Economic Downturn

    Despite declines in 2008 property and gross receipts tax revenues, Rio Arriba County revenues were up overall last year, with year-end revenues increasing...

Governor Asks for More Names for District Court Vacancy after Española Laywer Only Nominee

By Wren Abbott SUN Staff Writer     Governor Bill Richardson has requested a nominating commission submit more names to his office after it only recommended a...

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