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Feds Bring Sex Charges in Santa Clara

SUN Staff Report     A Santa Clara Pueblo tribal member pleaded guilty last week to sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl, according to a statement from...

Judge Orders State Police to Release Citizen Complaints

    Judge Barbara Vigil ordered the state Public Safety Department last week to release citizen complaints requested under the state Inspection of Public Records...

Controversial Deputy Fired Amid Drug Rumors

    Former Española Jail director Ted Garcia was fired after less than three weeks on the job as a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy...

Billing Discrepancies Rampant

    What is the most profitable type of patient a health clinic can bill for? A dead one.     El Centro Family Health was allegedly...

Hospital, Neighbors Compromise on Landing Pad

    The city of Española’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved Española Hospital’s expansion plans after hospital administrators met with neighbors to reach a compromise...

Accused Baby-Killer Denied Bond Reduction

    A man accused of beating and killing an infant he was baby-sitting was denied a bond reduction last week which could have paved...

Violet Rose Trujillo

Violet Rose Trujillo – Age 81, a longtime resident of Chimayo passed away at her home on Sunday, September 4, 2011 after a long illness....

Driver in Cruiser Crash Indicted

    A Santa Cruz man was indicted on charges connected to a May 24 crash involving a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy.     Steven P....

Cook Stirs Up Gold Rush Controversy

    Richard Cook, local government, federal investigators and angry residents are all at odds over a project to mine precious minerals on public land.    ...

Ex-Mayor Passes on Commission Nod

    Former Española mayor Richard Lucero was chosen to help fill a vacancy on the state Appeals Court, but he said he’s going to...

State’s Public Records Law Joins the Electronic Age

    It’s now easier for New Mexicans to get public records in electronic form.     Lawmakers revamped the state Inspection of Public Records Act to...

Wanted: Accountant With Fewer Problems

    The city of Española is again on the prowl for someone to manage its murky finances.     A posting for the administrative services director...