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Couple Busted For Selling Heroin

SUN Staff Report     The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s office top brass busted an area man and woman for the alleged conspiracy to traffic in...

Some Political Candidates Announce They Are Running For Office

    As the Jan. 7 filing deadline approaches, the races for the Española mayor’s office and four city council seats are beginning to take...

New Mom Gets No Love From Baby’s Daddy

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

Officer Catches Group Shooting From Car

SUN Staff Report     Española Police Officer Robert Vigil slouched down in his seat when he heard the first gunshot on South McCurdy Road, as...

County’s Leave Accumulation Policy Will Change

    The practice of a month-long vacation for all Rio Arriba County employees will soon come to an end.     The Rio Arriba County Commission...

Lobos Win Tri-Cities Tourney

    The Escalante Lobos won the championship of the Tri-Cities tournament, defeating Santa Rosa in the title game 55-51 Dec. 28 in Pecos. The...

County’s First Same-Sex Marriage License Issued to Local Couple

    The landmark state Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriages in New Mexico caused another landmark moment closer to home — the first same-sex...

Some City Workers Get Two-Week Vacation

    As children across the Española School District rushed home Dec. 19 for their two-week vacation, many city employees did the same. Thanks to...

Path to Solving Gravel Theft Case Proves to be Rocky

    What a Rio Arriba County commissioner and a city councilman were doing in the evening hours of  Dec. 17 in Chimayó, in relation...

Leo Marquez Walks On DWI Case Because of Cop’s Tardiness

    Another week, another DWI case against a Rio Arriba County employee gutted because of a key witness from the State Police.     Similar to...

DEA Takes Over Drug Bust Investigation

    An Española man will face federal trafficking charges after the Drug Enforcement Agency took over a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office case.     Faustino...

Book Sheds Light on Cattle Mutilations, Dulce Base

Editor's note: The book can be purchased at the Rio Grande Sun office during regular business hours.     The signs on the road warning of livestock...

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