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County Finally Ready To Give Schools Alcalde Land

    The Rio Arriba County Commission has approved a land transfer with the Española School District that the parties had agreed to in May.    ...

Obama Preaches to the Choir in Northern New Mexico

    Despite Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) defeat at the hands of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in Rio Arriba County during this year’s presidential caucus,...

Jury Awards $8.5 million To Father Of Crash Victim

    In November 2006, when New Mexico State University freshman Sammy Gurule flipped his 1993 Ford Ranger on Interstate-25 near Hatch, the roof of...

Ag Students Take on Mesa Vista Board

Jose de Wit SUN Staff Writer     The Mesa Vista School Board took the heat for administrators’ decision to cut agricultural classes from Mesa Vista High...

Drink Up; Its State Fair Time

    The State Fair in Albuquerque beckoned Rio Arriba youths to try their livestock on a larger stage.     “It’s a big difference,” said Michelle...

School Board Awards Controversial Grant

Jose de Wit SUN Staff Writer     The Española School Board selected Hands Across Cultures over a second bidder to administer a three-year, nearly $1 million...

Defense Lawyers Want Fierro Trial Held in Rio Arriba

    Lawyers for the politically connected Santa Fe attorney accused of killing a San Ildefenso Pueblo man in a drunk driving accident Nov. 26,...

Grandparents Day Celebrated At Parks

    New Mexico State Parks is offering a free park visit coupon to grandparents in honor of National Grandparents Day Sept. 7.     The coupons...

Torres Tastes Tough Competition In Abq.

    Pojoaque High School junior Sophia Torres ran against some of the best runners from across New Mexico at the University of New Mexico...

Teen Science Cafe Launches Fall Season

    The deadline to submit a Northern Brief is Monday at noon, the week of publication. Any submissions after that day will not run...

Stabbing Victim in Critical Condition

    A Santa Fe man who was stabbed early Sunday morning outside Red’s Lounge was still in critical condition Tuesday, according to Española Police...

Elkettes Smash LA With 48 Kills

    Pojoaque Valley High School volleyball coach Brian Ainsworth could hardly keep his seat as the Elkettes finished off the Los Alamos Lady Hilltoppers...

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