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City Waits on Open Records Lawsuit

3/31/05     The Española city council on Monday rebuffed an offer from the Rio Grande SUN to settle a lawsuit over the city's alleged violation...

Brutal Murder: Woman Dead at Española Apts.

4/14/05     A woman was found dead Tuesday morning, covered in blood, at Las Lomas Apartments in Española. Candie Salazar, 43, was found dead  in...

Peñasco Beats McCurdy; 1st Time in 7 Years

4/7/05     The Peñasco Panthers dealt the McCurdy Bobcats their first District 3A loss March 30. The 11-7 loss dropped McCurdy to 1-1 in District...

One Dies in Rollover

 3/24/05   San Juan Pueblo resident Arlene Montoya, 36, died March 5 in a single car accident on State Road 68 in Alcalde.     Police found...

McCurdy Frosh Pitcher Sweeps Doubleheader

4/21/05     McCurdy coach Danny Vigil believed his team needed to sweep the Hope Christian Lady Huskies in an April 12 District 3A-AA doubleheader.     Freshman...

Former County Employee Alleges Illegal Firing

3/24/05     A former employee of the Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Department is alleging in a tort claim that she was fired after...

News Briefs

4/28/05 Tailgating Leads To Fist Fight     Two women got into a fist fight after one reportedly tailgated the other last week, according to an Española...

School District Accepts Bid For Seventh Grade Shelters

4/21/05     The Española School District has accepted a bid for the construction of outdoor shelters for its seventh grade school.     A bid of $92,000...

Sundevil Coaches Caught in Political Net

4/14/05     Are the Española Valley Sundevils going to hire new basketball coaches? Are the present coaches on their way out? If so, who will...

Dancing, and Loving It

    4/14/05 Northern New Mexico students are putting the polish on their moves in preparation for the National Dance Institute-New Mexico annual public performance.     The...

Good Coaching, Motivation Make All the Difference

4/28/05    When I first began at the Rio Grande SUN, Brian Ainsworth was the volleyball and baseball coach at McCurdy School. The Bobcats were...

Española School Board Begins Search for New Superintendent

4/7/05     The search for the next Española School District superintendent has begun.     Board President Joe Guillen said the Board will use an upcoming meeting...