Northern Briefs

Fire Chief’s Death Ruled an Accident

2/28/08     Rio Arriba County officials, firefighters, emergency personnel and loved ones gathered Monday at the El Meson Lodge in Chama for the funeral of...

Defense Makes All the Difference

2/21/08     Santa Fe Indian School's Marcelita Povijua had a tired but satisfied look on her face after her team beat the Pojoaque Elkettes 52-46...

Rotary Trip to Benefit Guatemalans

3/6/08     An Española nurse and the local Rotary Club are helping to provide a remote region of Guatemala with better medical services.     Deborah Simon,...

Insiders’ Game Sets Tone for June Primary

3/6/08     For the candidate who will be Northern New Mexico's next United States representative, the road to Washington, D.C., winds through crowded and chaotic...

Police Accused of Brutality

SUN Staff Report 2/21/08     A 16-year-old Española Valley High School student has alleged police brutality against police at the school, according to a tort claim...

Alcohol Evidence Admissible in Pedestrian Death Case

2/11/10     The lawyer for an Española man accused of killing a pedestrian last August has claimed that juvenile court evidence that his client gave...

Coronado Rebounds With Two Victories

SUN Staff Report 2/11/10     The Coronado Leopards opened their District 2AA season by losing to the Navajo Prep Eagles  51-48 Feb. 2 in Farmington.     Coronado...

Railroad Commission Threatens To Pull Company’s Contract

2/11/10     The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Commission has threatened to fire the railroad’s management company.     Commissioners held what amounted to an informal vote...

Report Filed Against Ex-Commissioner

SUN Staff Report 2/21/08     A Truchas man has filed a complaint with the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Department accusing former County commissioner Ray Tafoya of...

County Manager Wants to Subsidize Cost of Ankle Bracelets

2/28/08     Rio Arriba County residents may be paying to keep criminals out of jail in the near future.      County officials, with encouragement from First...

City Candidate Fails To Report Spending

2/11/10     Just because candidates for public office in Española have to submit campaign finance reports doesn’t mean they have to be accurate.     Two of...

Few Rockslides, Minor Flooding Reported in Wake of Snowstorm

2/21/08     Above-average precipitation has started to take its toll on Rio Arriba County roads.     "We've got some reports of minor flooding," County Emergency Manager...

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