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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...

Gas Company Missed Warnings

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     New Mexico Gas Company is saying pipeline operators shirked their responsibility to communicate...

Showdown in Tierra Amarilla

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     After news of a questionable buyout and controversial plans to drill for oil...

Sheriff, County Clash on Funding More Deputies

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     Rio Arriba County Sheriff Tommy Rodella and the County Commission are in a...

Did Jail Inmates Work for Director’s Wife?

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     Eyewitness accounts differ, but at least one business owner is sure he saw...

Student Ambassador Meets Prominent Latinos

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     One local student got the chance to travel to the nation’s capitol this...

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