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Officer Arrested for DWI

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     An off-duty State Police officer based out of Española was arrested July 5...

Española Teachers 95th Lowest-Paid in State

    The average teacher’s salary in the Española School District this fiscal year is among the lowest in the state, prompting at least two...

Legal Fight Waged over Citizen Complaints

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Following a delay and months of litigation, the state Public Safety Department June...

County Manager Accused of Office Battery

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Henrietta Smith, a 59-year-old Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Department map review...

Española Principals Playing Musical Chairs — Again

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Española School District parents will be seeing some new faces in the offices...

State Police: Details Scarce in Stabbing Investigation

SUN Staff Report This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     State Police are investigating a July 9 stabbing of a 21-year-old...

You’ve Got Mail: Booze Ballots Sent out County-wide

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     The alcohol election Rio Arriba County already held last November is finally here....

Plea Deal Reached In Duran Murder

    An Alcalde man took the plea deal his co-defendant wouldn’t in the prosecution of a gruesome February 2010 murder.     Rudy Salazar, 32, pleaded...

Agents Nab Burglary Suspect

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     State Police investigators linked an Abiquiú man to a July 4 vehicle break-in...

As Furloughs Begin, City Hall Set to Get a Little Lonelier

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     With the Española Fiesta winding down, the reality of furloughs for all city...

Assessor Accused of Withholding Records

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Attorney George Marquez representing Jolene Meadows, of the Meadows Group, filed a lawsuit...

Rodella’s Contractors Staying Put Despite Warnings

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Rio Arriba County Sheriff Tommy Rodella is keeping three contract employees for another...

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