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City Settles Lawsuit With Local Woman

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN The City of Española settled a lawsuit for $99,000, alleging it censored and retaliated against one of its critics,...

Did Mesa Vista Water Woes Cause Closure?

By Cadie Carrillo Special the to SUN Students at two schools in the Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools district were released early Aug. 13 for what interim...

Northern Chile Cultivars — The Food We All Revere

The Northern landrace chile cultivars are beginning to appear at local Farmers Markets and street-side vendors. This is what many of us eagerly wait...

Enjoying the Back to School Splash Bash

By Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer After reluctantly giving in to their guardian’s insistence that they wear sunscreen, Española students rushed to jump...

Don’t Think That Machete is City-Issued

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

Martinez Remembered as Ground Broken on College Amphitheater

By Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer Cameron Martinez will be honored for years to come at Northern New Mexico College, as the school began...

Ex-Officer Withdraws Guilty Plea

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A former Ohkay Owingeh police officer who pleaded guilty in a case where he tipped off a suspected drug...

Northern Briefs 8/13/26

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 that...

Pets of the Week

A hopeless romantic with a heart as big as his ginormous ears, Lensky is both poet and playmate. Named for a character in the...

Man Arrested After Allegedly Pointing Rifle at Store Clerk Over Alcohol Dispute

By Wheeler Cowperthwaite Special to the SUN Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Vallecitos man after he allegedly threatened a store clerk with a rifle...

Rio Arriba Jury Convicts Santa Fe Man of Domestic Battery, Fleeing and Assault Charges

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Rio Arriba jury convicted a Santa Fe man guilty of misdemeanor battery charges after a five-day trial.Jurors convicted...

Lucas Gomez-Lopez Sentenced to 21 Months on Immigration Charge After 2024 Santa Fe County Shooting

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Lucas Gomez-Lopez received a sentence of 21 months on an immigration charge after federal prosecutors took over his case...

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