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Outgoing Track Coach Accuses A.D. of Interference

1/28/10     Española Valley High School track and field coach Matthew Abeyta submitted his letter of resignation Jan. 13 after athletic director Theresa Flores allegedly...

Daytime Shooting Injures Truchas Man

3/27/08     A Truchas man was shot in the arm in the culmination of an ongoing feud March 22 in broad daylight, according to the...

Chamber of Commerce hires new director

1/28/10     The Española Valley Chamber of Commerce has hired a new executive director to replace Española Mayor Pro Tem Alice Lucero, who resigned to...

Elkettes Start Strong

4/3/08     Pojoaque girls track and field coach Michael Paul Cisneros knew he could count on his star sprinters to score points at the season's...

Española’s Newly Expanded Sewer Plant Malfunctions

4/10/08     More than two months after its official grand opening, Española's newly expanded sewer plant is still not completely under city control because of...

Dumpster Accident Leads to Lawsuit

4/3/08     An Española man who fell into a trash bin two years ago at the Española transfer station wants to be compensated for his...

Police Subdue Stick-Waving Man with Taser

4/3/08    Española Police officers, Rio Arriba County Sheriff's deputies and Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police responded to the following calls: Deadly Threat Monday, March 17     • 1:06...

Veteran B-ball Coach Leaves Indian School

SUN Staff Report 4/10/08     Johnny Abeyta’s resignation from Santa Fe Indian School as girls basketball coach, a position he has filled for 18 years, has...

Española to Launch New Cleanup Program

SUN Staff Report 3/27/08     The city of Española is planning to expand its efforts to clean up the town starting in April.     The last few...

The Lady Sundevils’ MVP

1/28/10     Española Valley star Nisa Duran’s love of basketball began in the fourth grade when she tried out with her older sister Jessica for...

City Passes Tax Increase

SUN Staff Report 3/27/08     The Española City Council unanimously approved a quarter-percent gross receipts tax increase that will go into effect July 1 if city...

Ortega’s Murderer Gets 41 Years

SUN Staff Report 4/3/08     An inmate who murdered Chimayó resident Dickie Ortega in the Santa Fe County Jail in 2004 has been sentenced to 41...

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