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Man Accused of Raping Child

    An Española man accused of raping his 7-year-old family member was arraigned Jan. 5 in Santa Fe District Court.     Judge T. Glenn Ellington...

New Sheriff, New Look

    Up until about four months ago, a cloud of controversy surrounded the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office, which led to some citizens questioning...

Property Owners Could Benefit from Trash Policies

    Rio Arriba County leaders are exploring the possibility of implementing solid waste policies that would reduce trash bills for some property owners that...

Angry Males Take out Frustration on Family Dogs

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

Man Files Police Brutality Lawsuit

    An Española man filed suit, Jan. 19, against three Española police officers and the city because they allegedly shocked, choked, beat and illegally...

Democratic Party Leader Charged with Beating Girlfriend

    A Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court judge, with the help of a New Mexico State Police Officer, allowed a politically connected domestic violence...

Newcomers Unseat Incumbents

    Two Española School Board incumbents were unseated in Tuesday night’s school Board election.     Yolanda Salazar took the District 1 School Board seat from...

Dog Chasing Man Chasing Pig

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

Accused Molester Relinquishes Parental Rights, Charges Dropped

    A Chimayó man had the first-degree rape charges against him dropped Jan. 5 in district court, after he agreed to surrender his parental...

Student Accused of Having Hit List Files Suit

    This is the first of a two-part series on the three civil rights violation lawsuits filed by former Española Valley High School student...

Teen Drives into Saints and Sinners

    A 17-year-old Española boy allegedly drunkenly drove into the side of the Saints and Sinners bar shortly before midnight Jan. 24, while patrons...

FBI Eyes Rodella’s Fund

Wheeler Cowperthwaite and Barron Jones SUN Staff Writers     Former Rio Arriba County sheriff Tommy Rodella is still under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation...

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