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Lucero Caught Double-Billing Again

    The double billing committed earlier this year by Española Chamber of Commerce Director and Mayor Pro Tem Alice Lucero — in which she...

City Councilor’s Son Hired as New Plaza Director

    The new Española Plaza director has a very close relationship with city government — his father is City Councilor Alfred Herrera.     Andrew Herrera,...

Woman Kidnapped after Police Arrived at the Scene

    A male suspect in a domestic incident who was left in the company of the victim by Española Police, later allegedly kidnapped and...

Police Blotter: 4-Foot Tall Marijuana Plant Eludes Police

    Española Police officers, Rio Arriba Sheriff’s deputies, State Police and Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police responded to the following calls: Stolen Car Wrecked Monday, Nov. 10    ...

Rio Arriba Rates To Increase $3

    On the issue Rio Arriba County Commissioner Elias Coriz dubbed a “hot potato,” the Commission decided Nov. 20 to raise monthly trash rates...

Grade Change May Be Illegal

    Three current and former Española School District administrators are facing a state-level ethics complaint for unilaterally changing a student’s grade, possibly in violation...

Rio Arriba County Salaries

    The salaries listed below include employees budgeted for the 2008-09 fiscal year. Records were provided by Rio Arriba County in October, after salary...

A Lot on the Line in Board Elections

    Two seats are up for grabs Feb. 3 on each of Rio Arriba County’s five public school boards.     In two of those districts,...

Cops Almost Derail Rape Case That Involves Woman Who Claims Her Brother Bartered Her for Drugs

    A kidnapping and rape case that involved an Española woman who was allegedly “traded” for drugs was almost dismissed before the trial began...

Lawyer To Be Charged with Vehicular Homicide in Death of Pedestrian

SUN Staff Report     A prominent Santa Fe lawyer allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian with his car early Wednesday (11/26) morning while a State...

Española Firefigther Set To Go on Trial Dec. 2

    The trial of Española firefighter Cesar Vargas on charges of negligent use of a firearm and obstructing an officer is scheduled for Dec....

Chimayó Residents Go Ballistic over Homeless Shelter

    It is hard to say what part of Interfaith Leap’s plan to open a homeless shelter in the middle of Chimayó has the...

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