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Cordova Saga Continues: Sheriff vs. DA vs. Victim

    Correspondence between the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Department show Sheriff Tommy Rodella is trying to put...

Going Postal

    If the United States Postal Service closes its office in Lindrith, the town will lose more than just easy access to letters and...

$2M Bus Stop Built in Swamp

    Soggy soil has put construction of the North Central Regional Transit District hub in Española on hold and may add more than 25...

Is the 1st District Soft on Crime?

    When asked about the public perception that Northern New Mexico’s judges are too lenient on criminals, First Judicial District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson...

Shots Fired in 31-Mile Road Police Pursuit

    State Police say when they stumbled upon 20-year-old Gabriel Romero on a forest road that leads into the Jemez Mountains, Romero turned to...

Smoke Lingers, But Risk Low

SUN Staff Report This article originally appeared in the July 21, 2011 edition.     Since the latter part of June, winds have circulated smoke from wildfires...

Too Little, Too Late as City Aims to Redistrict on a Budget?

    Five months before its next elections, the city of Española has recognized it is legally obligated to redraw the boundaries of its voting...

Plea Deal for Man Accused Of Shooting at State Police

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     Jerry Velarde risked a potential 12-year prison sentence when he was arraigned on...

Overworked Prosecutors Fail Victims

    Whether or not First Judicial District Attorney Angela Pacheco asks her attorneys about their conviction rates (she says she does not), data provided...

End of Closed-Door Security Meetings?

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     The Española School Board’s second-in-command is calling for more transparency in one of...

Contempt or Caprice?

    Two motions filed by the defense team of a Cordova man set to stand trial for vehicular homicide could bring Rio Arriba County...

Co-op Worker Electrocuted

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     A Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative employee made contact with a 12,700-volt electric line...

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