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Seven Cabins Fire burning near Capitan

Todd FuquaEl Rito Mediatfuqua@elritomedia.com The Seven Cabins Fire was about half contained at the start of the week, about two weeks after it ignited May...

Man Indicted 2 Years Later

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Rio Arriba County grand jury indicted a 48-year-old Santa Fe man for a drunk driving felony from 2024.The...

$79 Shoplifting Incident Results in Arrest

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN An Española man, previously held as a danger to the community following a high-speed chase and a $79 shoplifting...

ACT expands trip-planning with ACT MyCommute

From a Press Release Los Alamos — Atomic City Transit (ACT) announces the expansion of trip-planning across Los Alamos and the region with the all-in-one...

45-Year-Old Faces Charges for Alleged Assault on Teen, 17

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN An Española man is facing charges of criminal sexual contact of a minor and false imprisonment after he allegedly...

Jaramillo Represents N.M. in Madrid, Spain

From a Press Release MADRID, SPAIN — District 5 Sen. Leo Jaramillo, Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Sandoval counties, joined leaders from the...

State Police Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols

From a Press Release New Mexico State Police will conduct sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New...

Who Are Those Masked Bat Wielders on the Corner?

The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...

Northern Briefs 6/4/26

Items for Northern Briefs may be submitted by sending them to jgarcia@riograndesun.com Submissions must be received no later than noon Monday for publication...

Mayor Says Jones is a ‘Proven Leader’

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN A former Española Police Department deputy chief will come back after four years to lead the department.Jack Jones’s history...

Teacher Files Tort Claim

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN The Escalante High/Middle School teacher and football coach who was cleared of misconduct, but still placed on leave from...

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