Northern Briefs

State Not Working On Drilling Rules

4/2/09     Despite Governor Richardson’s announcement last year that he had ordered the state Oil Conservation Division to immediately prepare new rules for oil and...

Deputy’s Son Stabbed at His Home

SUN Staff Report 3/19/09     A Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy’s son was stabbed March 21 during a fight over “something stupid.”     Richard Lujan, 20, was...

Deputy Chief To Retire

4/2/09     Española Police Department lost both Deputy Chief Larry Ham and officer Abinashi Khalsa, the first Departmen’s Sikh officer, last month.     Deputy Chief Larry...

Man Attacked with Hoe at Local Party

3/19/09     A trail of blood led Española Police March 20 from the scene of a stabbing to the suspect’s home.     Joseph Drysdale, 31, of...

Illegal Dump To Be Cleaned

SUN Staff Report 4/2/09     Rio Arriba County and the North Central Solid Waste Authority are cleaning up an illegal dump in the arroyo behind the...

Incoming District Judge Vacations as Midwife in Africa

4/9/09     In the midst of applying to be a state District Court judge, Española lawyer Sheri Raphaelson went on a tropical vacation. And her...

2 Vie for City Finance Job

4/9/09     Two finalists are vying for the job of managing the city of Española’s Finance Department.     Acting City Manager Veronica Albin said she and...

Pro-Oil/Gas Industry Bills Go Nowhere

SUN Staff Report 3/19/09     The state legislature killed all six bills that would have changed regulation of the gas and oil industry, two in the...

Knife, Broomstick Used in Attack

SUN Staff Report 3/19/09     Two men were charged with assault and battery Sunday after an unexplained attack on an Española man, according to Española Police.    ...

2 Santa Fe Lawyers Latest T.A. Judge Nominees

3/5/09     A nominating commission recommended two additional attorneys to Gov. Bill Richardson Feb. 27 to fill the state District Court vacancy in Tierra Amarilla,...

War Over Santa Cruz Waters Nears Day In Court

1/29/09     Anyone with water rights in the Santa Cruz and Truchas rivers, and anyone who uses water in the Española Valley, will want to...

Los Cariños Hope for a Permanent Home Hangs in Limbo

2/5/09     An e-mail from state officials carrying good news for the Española School District has sparked a debate about whether Los Cariños Charter School...

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