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Recycling Pilot Program To Start in Espanola

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority is moving forward with a pilot program to see if curbside recycling will take hold in Española.    ...

Shooter fires into Alcalde Home

    Only nine mintutes passed between the time Ricky Chacon started shooting at an Alcalde house Sept. 4 and when State Police had him...

TB Testing Could Cost Ranchers

    Ranchers across the state of New Mexico will likely have to start testing their cattle for tuberculosis.     A representative of the New Mexico...

Cumbres Toltec Railroad Names General Manager

    The management company for the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad has named Ulrich “Soni” Honegger as its new general manager.     Honegger has worked...

Mural Honors Pojoaque Wins

    Pojoaque High School has had 16 state championship teams, beginning with a Class AA state baseball championship in 1973. Its athletes added two...

Lady Bobcats Jolted By 3-0 Trouncing

    The McCurdy Lady Bobcats volleyball team learned an important lesson after a 3-0 trouncing by the Mora Rangerettes Aug. 26 at home.     “We...

Former Detective Helps Catch Suspect

    Although the Española Library doesn’t limit access to potentially offensive or even illegal Internet sites, patrons might beware of off-duty and former police...

Licensed Teachers In Short Supply At Academy

Jose de Wit SUN Staff Writer     Española Military Academy Principal Steve Baca picked a difficult year to start weaning the school off its computer-based curriculum.    ...

Essay Spurs Compliant

Jose de Wit SUN Staff Writer     The parents of an Española Valley High School student have launched an all-out battle against a teacher who assigned...

Shortage Of Cigs Leads Man To Attack Family

    A Hernandez man allegedly battered his sister and threatened to stab his brother because he was upset he ran out of cigarettes, according...

Show SUN Readers Your Big Catches

    The SUN wants your photos of big catches and big game trophies. Send photos in high-quality digital format to sarah@riograndesun.com, or bring prints...

Man Charged With Raping 12-Year-Old

    A Los Ojos man faces felony child-rape charges after the father of his 12-year-old girlfriend reported him to police.     Anthony Quintana, 19, was...

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