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Some Sexual Abuse Charges Dropped Against Brothers

SUN Staff Report 4/26/07     Nearly half the sexual-abuse charges against two Española brothers were dropped April 5 when one of the alleged victims was deemed...

Oñate Center Struggles under County Politico

3/29/07     Among Rio Arriba County officials, the Oñate Monument Resource and Visitors' Center is known as the "pink elephant" in the middle of nowhere.    ...

Dealing with Death

4/26/07     Business is good if you're a funeral home in Española. So good, DeVargas Funeral Home just opened a second chapel inside its Railroad...

State Mandates 5 Percent Teacher Raises

5/3/07     On the first day of school next school year students will be carrying more than just a shiny new apple for their teacher....

SUN Vendor Escapes Close Call with Semi-Truck

4/26/07     Being a SUN vendor has its risks.     One Wednesday afternoon this winter, Krystal Garcia was selling the SUN at the corner of Riverside...

Española Schools Fail to Uncover Teacher’s Troubles in California

4/12/07     The current hiring policies of the Española School District failed to unearth the troubled employment history of one of two teachers under investigation...

Depleted Baseball Team Finds Unlikely Replacements

4/26/07     The Mesa Vista Trojans lost to Peñasco 7-4 April 20 in the third-place game at the Northern Rio Grande baseball tournament at Santa...

County Audit Too Much for Auditor

4/5/07     With one audit under review and another yet to be submitted, Rio Arriba County is looking for a new independent auditing firm to...

Youth Dance Classes to Find Home At City’s Vacant Youth Tech Center

4/19/07     The Youth Technology Center, which has sat vacant for five years, will finally be used, though not for computer classes.     The Española City...

Judge Dismisses Rape Victim’s Suit

4/19/07     A rape victim who sued Española Police for alleged dismissive behavior and gender discrimination in her still-unsolved case hit another roadblock when her...

What About the Money Borrego Stole?

    Kathy Borrego’s suicide May 8, and information that has emerged since then, has thrown taxpayers’ chances for recovering any of the $3.4 million...

Man Surrenders Cocaine to Cops

SUN Staff Report        A Velarde man allegedly surrendered two quarter-gram bags of cocaine voluntarily after being pulled over by police for routine traffic violations,...