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Secretary of Agriculture Distributes Directives

From a Press Release Washington, D.C. ­— U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced, June 12, the distribution of a comprehensive directive to all...

Crash Stokes Wildfire

GPS ‘Jamming’ Led to Fatal Capitan Plane CrashAdrian HeddenEl Rito Mediaachedden@elritomedia.com The crash that killed four crew members aboard a medical plane in Capitan last...

‘Roadless Rule’ Could Affect Lincoln National Forest

Adrian HeddenEl Rito Mediaachedden@currentargus.com The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are working to abolish a federal regulation that restricts road construction and logging on...

Rio Arriba Deputies Involved in Fatal Chimayó Shooting

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A 60-year-old Chimayó man is dead after being shot by Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies June 25 in Chimayó,...

Aunt Seizes the Moment for a Beat-Down

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

2026 Scholarships Awarded to 3 Outstanding Escalante Students

From a Press Release Chama Peak Land Alliance (CPLA), a group of conservation-minded land owners committed to embracing and practicing responsible land, water and wildlife...

Northern Briefs 6/25/26

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...

Woman’s Murder Trial Set for July

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Stephanie Salazar is set to go to trial on a murder charge for the second time in July.Salazar, 36,...

Exploring the Mesa

Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer Summer interns learn about Petroglyphs The Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project welcomed 11 high school-aged summer interns between June 8-19, for...

Board Makes More Changes to Acting Super’s Contract

By Cadie CarrilloSpecial to the SUN The Chama Valley Board of Education has approved a new contract for acting superintendent Ira Harge Jr., replacing a...

Utility Hike Coming?

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN City leaders will go back to review the voting process and implementation of an ordinance that will raise utility...

NNMC Student Scores 2nd in Pitch Competition

From a Press Release — Northern New Mexico College announces that film student Dawniel Hayward has won second place in the Screenwriters Conference...

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