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Pets of the Week 2/5/26

Lentil is a 1½-year-old twinkly-eyed tuxie with a charming way of making photos look like elementary school picture day. He came to the shelter...

Grand Jury Indicts 1 on Drug Trafficking Charges

Nearly a year after drug trafficking charges were brought and then dismissed in magistrate court, a Rio Arriba grand jury indicted an Española man,...

Caller Claims to Have Two, Two-Inch Tall Friends

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

Suspended Sentence, Conditional Discharge in Case Where Man Fled, Allegedly Pushed Car Into House

An Ohkay Owingeh man received a suspended sentence and conditional discharge in a case where he pushed a car into a house with his...

NMDOT: Oñate Bridge Set to Reopen at the End of April

After more than eight months of being closed, the Oñate Bridge is tentatively set to reopen in April. The New Mexico Department of Transportation secured...

Early Morning Fire Guts Abandoned Home

A fire destroyed an abandoned home located at 601 Old Hospital Road on Saturday morning, sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. The fire...

Social Media Post Claims ICE in Española Over Weekend

Reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducting operations in Española over the weekend quickly circulated on social media, causing a stir in the community. A...

Accused Kidnapper Arrested in Las Cruces

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Fe man in Las Cruces after he was accused of kidnapping his pregnant ex-girlfriend on Jan....

Honor Roll Students

Alissa Maestas, from Española, is on the Vice President’s Honor Roll at Adams State University, Alamosa, Colorado for the Fall 2025 semester. Students who...

ICU Patient Tries to Escape Custody

Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies charged a Hernandez man with trying to escape from custody after he tried to run from the Española Hospital,...

Northern Briefs 1/29/26

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...

Too Much Phone Time Allegedly Angers Man

A 25-year-old South Carolina man is accused of beating the woman he lives with because he allegedly was angry that she was on her...

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