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Deputy Accidentally Shoots Himself in Thigh

    A Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy accidentally shot himself June 24, grazing his thigh.     Deputy Orlando Sanchez was coming back from a bathroom...

Española Falls To Familiar Foe At State Tourney

    Coming into the state championship quarterfinals with high hopes, the Española junior baseball All-Stars’ dreams were cut short after two rough losses in...

Man’s Motives in Question

    A Taos prosecutor is opposing any easing of the house arrest levied on the Española man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2014...

Ex-Cop’s Law Enforcement Cert. May Be Revoked

    The Law Enforcement Academy Board voted to have a former Española police detective’s law enforcement certification revoked, breaking with the recommendations of an...

Suspected Cocaine Found During House Raid

    Officers from the area’s drug task force arrested a 28-year-old Alcalde man on trafficking charges, after they allegedly found 45 grams of suspected...

Judge to Allow Statement

    A district judge ruled Jacob Martinez’s statement to State Police investigators should not be suppressed despite his low intelligence level, his youth and...

Siete Del Norte Is Grant Finalist

Andrew Martinez SUN Staff Writer     Efforts to revitalize the Rio Arriba County region may soon receive a large financial boost.     Siete Del Norte, a community...

Error Causes Households to Lose Natural Gas

    About 300 Santa Clara households had no natural gas service in their homes April 29, after New Mexico Gas Company workers forgot to...

Graduates Ready for Next Chapter

    Slightly more than 100 students walked across the stage May 16, to the cheering, stomping, hooting and hollering of a gymnasium filled with...

County Officials Talk About Drug Problem

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners hosted a meeting with area stakeholders to look at ways to reduce the negative impact drug and alcohol abuse...

Officials Could Slash Legal Budget, Cut Attorneys

    It is no secret, legal fees aren’t cheap. Each month, Rio Arriba County officials spend between $20,000 to $40,000 to a local law...

It’s Tourney Time Again

Commentary by George Morse After the opening round of the state basketball tournament, four local teams will advance to the quarter-finals.     The good news is, every...

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