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Haves and Have-nots

   In response to the large increases awarded to the top administrators in the Española central offices (Rio Grande SUN, “District Doles Out…,” Oct....

Up to 20 Percent of County Doesn’t Pay for Trash Service

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Trash services in Rio Arriba County are free, unless of course you choose...

Sheriff’s Computers Seized

    Executing a search warrant approved Oct. 6 by Judge T. Glenn Ellington, State Police confiscated all of the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department’s...

Good Citizen Helps Track Down Stolen 30-Pack

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.      Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State...

Rodella’s Contractors Staying Put Despite Warnings

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Rio Arriba County Sheriff Tommy Rodella is keeping three contract employees for another...

As Furloughs Begin, City Hall Set to Get a Little Lonelier

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     With the Española Fiesta winding down, the reality of furloughs for all city...

Plea Deal Reached In Duran Murder

    An Alcalde man took the plea deal his co-defendant wouldn’t in the prosecution of a gruesome February 2010 murder.     Rudy Salazar, 32, pleaded...

State Police: Details Scarce in Stabbing Investigation

SUN Staff Report This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     State Police are investigating a July 9 stabbing of a 21-year-old...

County Manager Accused of Office Battery

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Henrietta Smith, a 59-year-old Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Department map review...

Officer Arrested for DWI

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     An off-duty State Police officer based out of Española was arrested July 5...

Cop Complainants Politically Connected

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     A complaint about a criminal investigation into a shot dog details fighting between...

Cop Complainants Politically Connected

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Politically connected Rio Arribans have taken their beef with State Police officers through...