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Council Approves Police Department Restructuring

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN The Española City Council approved a restructuring of the Española Police Department that will raise the pay for two...

Rio Arriba County High School Schedules Show Wide Differences in CTE, AP and Dual-Credit Opportunities

By Cadie Carrillo Special to the SUN Students are getting ready to return to classrooms for the 2026–27 School Year, but high school schedules across Rio...

EVHS Students Are Making the Law

By Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer As school districts around the country work to develop guidelines for how students should use AI chatbots like...

Medanales Man Convicted of Felony

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Rio Arriba jury convicted a Medanales man on a felony charge and three other offenses in a case...

Third Person In Lotaburger Robbery Case to be Sentenced

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN The third person who pleaded guilty to the string of armed robberies that culminated in the murder, by Ricky...

Temporary Road Closure Order for Frijoles Fire 

 U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service  Santa Fe National Forest  Espanola Ranger District  Temporary Road Closure Order for Frijoles Fire  PROHIBITIONS  Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and...

3 Awarded SF Striders Scholarships

From a Press Release The Santa Fe Striders announce the recipients of the 2026 Santa Fe Striders Scholarships for cross-country and/or track athletes. The Santa...

Drinking Might Make You Fall Off the Roof

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

Garcia Richard is Dems’ Choice for Lieutenant Governor

Alex RossEl Rito Mediaaross@elritomedia.com The Democratic Party of New Mexico chose Stephanie Garcia Richard to be the party’s nominee for lieutenant governor in the Nov....

Northern Briefs 8/6/26

Items for Northern Briefs may be submitted by sending them to jgarcia@riograndesun.com Submissions must be received no later than noon Monday...

Pets of the Week

Roxy has the gentle disposition of a woodland creature and the general silhouette of someone who has never encountered a snack she didn’t feel...

New Mexico Department of Justice sues feds over Epstein files

The New Mexico Department of Justice on Wednesday announced a newly filed lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice and Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche in order to gain access to un-redacted investigative files related to the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his time in the state.

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