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Española Improves English Scores

PARCC results in throughout Rio Arriba County     The Española School District experienced an increase in English scores but math scores District-wide refused to budge.   ...

Canvas Secures Candidate’s Win

    Nearly five weeks after the June 5 primary election and a recount that led to the discovery of a black garbage bag filled...

One-Car Accident Claims Teenager’s Life

High school junior was 'kind'     Española Valley High School junior-to-be, Abigail Rodarte, 16, was killed July 8 in a one-vehicle accident between Echo Canyon...

City, Trash Authority Combat ‘Disgusting’ Trash Issue

    Before June 13, driving west on Santa Clara Peak Road and following the arroyo that shoots off of it, one could find dead...

The Police Blotter: When Someone Buys a Car, Don’t All Parts Come with It?

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

Lawmakers Question State Authority Over Dulce Schools

This story was originally published in the Rio Grande SUN on July 19, 2018. As the Dulce Independent School District continues to go through its...

Ojo Sarco Activist Sues Rio Arriba County Clerk

    Local activist Carol Miller filed a civil action Monday against Rio Arriba County Clerk Linda Padilla. The suit comes from Padilla disallowing Miller...

Burglary Charges Pinned on Homeless

    Police charged two homeless Españolans with residential burglary after they were found sleeping in a city-owned building, even though they did not steal...

P.E., Health Teacher Dispensed Wisdom, Friendship

Larry Rogal’s love for sports and coffee were just some of the things his students remembered about him as he set off for Michigan...

Funding Would Go to Ranchitos Park

    By this fall, Española officials hope to receive grant money that will allow them to make extensive repairs and improvements to the city’s...

Sheriff’s Wife Recants Abuse Statements

    Seven days after Julie Casados-Lujan filed a police report of alleged domestic violence against her husband Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan, a...

Have Gun, Will Randomly Terrorize Neighborhood

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

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