Northern Briefs

Guam Hospital Site of Carnage and Celebration During War

11/22/07     Charlie Chacon never made it to the front lines of World War II, but he still came in contact with the carnage and...

McCurdy Eyes Revenge Against Peñasco

11/29/07     Last March, the McCurdy girls basketball team left the court in tears after losing in the Class AA state semifinals to the Peñasco...

Republican Senate Candidate Attracts Four to Española Event

12/6/07     If a meeting with Española Valley residents is any gauge of the support Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) has managed to garner in the...

Politicians Battle Over How to Supply City Water

11/22/07     The debate over a proposed surface water treatment plant that has dragged on for years and cost the city of Española more than...

Legal Costs Spiral As Lawsuits Decline For Española Schools

11/22/07     The number of special education lawsuits faced by the Española School District has decreased, but its legal bills continue to climb.     This school...

Spelling Advice from County Champ 

11/22/07     Natasha Trujillo stood on stage in Northern New Mexico College's auditorium last January in front of a large crowd of fellow students and...

District Loses Control of Free Security Guards

12/6/07     A decades-old security strategy that has stationed police officers at Española School District schools has allowed several current and former police officers to...

Total Loss

12/6/07     Tim Sanchez stood in front of his El Guique home with his hands clutching the back of his head. Flames poured through the...

County Politico Charged with Murder As Teen

3/18/10     Thirty-seven years ago, four men walked into an Arroyo Seco gas station and robbed it. During the course of the armed robbery, 20-year-old...

Copy Costs Exceed State Law’s Allowance

3/18/10     Public agencies throughout Rio Arriba County may be stretching the law when it comes to the fees they charge for copies of public...

Jail Sludge Problem Tackled

11/22/07     Eight months after the Rio Arriba County Jail's sewage plant apparently leaked waste into Tierra Amarilla's groundwater, the County has applied for $1...

Dulce Speller Places Ninth at State Bee

SUN Staff Report 3/18/10     Two Rio Arriba County spellers put up strong fights for the state spelling bee crown March 13 at Sandia Preparatory School...

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