News

Graduation 2026

Seniors from Española Valley High School graduated on May 22, while the graduation ceremony for Mesa Vista High School was held on May 15....

Salazar, Vigil to Face Off for Sheriff’s Seat

By Jennifer Garcia jgarcia@riograndesun.com Managing Editor By Jennifer Garcia jgarcia@riograndesun.com Managing Editor Early campaigning, knocking on doors, town hall meet-and-greet events and candidate forums seem to have paid off for...

Workshop Planned at Los Luceros

From a Press Release The Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) is hosting a hands-on workshop with Chantel West of we.grow.eco at Los Luceros...

City Budget Deficit Reduced But Still $2.1M

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN The Española City Council passed an interim Fiscal Year 2027 budget May 27 at the Board of Finance...

Former Teacher Rejects Plea Deal

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A former Holy Cross Catholic School teacher accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old student, rejected a plea deal on...

Marushka Wants to Give Back to Community

By Chris Patrick MorganSpecial to the SUN “When I first moved to Nashville, people would look at me and ask, ‘What are you? You look...

Updated: Rio Arriba County Election Results

The following results were reported by the New Mexico Secretary of State's Office. These are unofficial results, with all precincts fully reporting. District I County...

Election Results: Deb Haaland the apparent winner in Democratic primary for governor as AP calls race. Gregg Hull leads Republicans

Vote tallies are unofficial until canvassed in a special meeting by a county commission where the ballots were collected.

Shoplifting Ring Discovered

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN After a lengthy investigation into near-daily shoplifting in Chimayó, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies charged five people for a...

Northern Briefs 5/28/26

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...

Velarde Won’t Be Held Without Bail

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Prosecutors dropped a request to hold a 19-year-old Española man without bail after he waived a preliminary hearing in...

Farmers Market Returns June 1

From a Press Release The Española Farmers Market will open for the season June 1 and will continue from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every...

Recent articles