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Shots Fired Call Results in Charges

One man is off the hook and another is facing a March trial date following shots fired during an argument at a house in...

Pets of the Week

Walter is a 1-year-old sugarcube shepherd-mix powered by joy, zoomies and a whole lot of heart. He lives for people, praise and being wherever...

Fraud and Embezzlement Charges Against Former RASO Deputy Dropped

A special prosecutor dropped charges of fraud and embezzlement against former Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy Trevor Walker, who was accused of cashing garnishment...

Northern Briefs 2/12/26

Items for Northern Briefs may be submitted by sending them to jgarcia@riograndesun.com Submissions must be received no later than noon Monday for publication that...

Ranchos de Taos Man Found Not Competent to Stand Trial

A Ranchos de Taos man has been committed to the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas after he was found not competent...

Drinking Four Loko Seems to Make Man a Bit Loco

The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...

Martinez Charged With 2nd Degree Murder

Cypress Garcia was shot to death at Lotaburger in August 2022 Nearly four years after Cypress Garcia was shot to death at Blake’s Lotaburger during...

3 Mayoral Hopefuls Share Plans if Elected

The Española Municipal election is scheduled for March 3. The roles of mayor, one councilor from each of the four districts and the municipal...

A Night to Remember

Valentine’s Day is a few days away and while some are doing their last-minute shopping for gifts and cards, Sixto Aguirre is getting ready...

OD-Related Calls, ODs Dip at End of 2025

In Rio Arriba County, there’s been a steady increase in the number of overdose-related calls to the Rio Arriba County E-911 Center over the...

County, Jail Sued After Inmate Dies

The sister of a man who died in the Rio Arriba County Detention Center in 2024 filed a lawsuit against the county commission, jail...

Españolans Need to Rise Up and Light a Fire

Edgar Allan Poe died of unknown cause surrounded by mysterious circumstances outside Gunner’s Hall Tavern in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1849. He is best known...