Northern Briefs

Housing Merger Likely As Problems Linger

4/24/08     The Española Public Housing Authority is expected to be absorbed by the Rio Arriba County Housing Authority as early as this summer thanks...

Renovations Planned for El Rito Campground

5/1/08     Members of the public have until May 10 to submit suggestions to improve recreation areas within El Rito Canyon in the Carson National...

Large Treasurer Ad Draws Fire From Political Opponent

5/15/08     Campaign ads are a common sight this time of year. What is more unusual is the public subsidy of candidates' self-promotion.     Rio Arriba...

Suspicious Death Declared Homicide

4/24/08     An Española woman's death has been declared a homicide nine months after she died at an Albuquerque hospital due to a stab wound...

El Rito Class Prepares Firefighters for Wildfire Season

4/17/08     Roy Carson looked at the dark clouds in the distance April 10 and the cold wind blowing snow flurries over the field.     "We...

McCurdy Seeks New B-Ball Coach, Again

SUN Staff Report 4/17/08     McCurdy School will likely seat its fourth girls basketball coach in four years after it opened the position April 8.     McCurdy...

Branch Moved to Los Lunas Prison

5/1/08     Convicted murderer Chris Branch has departed Rio Arriba County Jail in Tierra Amarilla for Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Las Lunas, where...

Española Schools Face $500,000 Deficit

5/8/08     The Española School District is still one week away from producing a budget for next school year, but projected estimates so far include...

Center To Be Open Longer

From a press release 5/1/08     The Española Teen Technology Center has received a $25,000 grant to fund counselors for expanded summer hours.     Once the school...

Mayor’s Memo Sets Off Firestorm

5/15/08     One day after the Española City Council rejected the possibility of immediately merging the city's public housing authority with  Rio Arriba County's authority,...

Rodella Accused of Misconduct

5/1/08     Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court Judge Thomas Rodella faces permanent removal from the bench after the state Judicial Standards Commission concluded he violated...

Daughter Charged in Nambé Woman’s Death

5/8/08     A Nambé woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 68-year-old mother, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department reported Tuesday.    ...

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