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Gun Found in Backseat of Student’s Car

SUN Staff Report 2/26/09     Española Police allegedly found Tuesday a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition in the car of an Española Valley High School student.     Zachary...

Two Men Caught By Alcohol Sting

SUN Staff Report 2/5/09     In a fifteen-minute span last week, two men were caught buying alcohol for minors during an undercover Española Police operation.     Jesus...

Shoelaces Banned After Jail Suicide

2/19/09     The death of a 22-year-old Lyden man has led the Rio Arriba County Jail to prohibit inmates from possessing shoelaces at the jail.    ...

Parent’s Years’-Long Fight With District Leads to Lawsuit

2/19/09     The federal lawsuit Denise Quintana filed Feb. 4 against the Española School District was only the most recent step in a fight to...

New City Director Under Investigation for DUI Crash

2/19/09     The city of Española may have filled one director position, but its list of vacancies isn’t getting any shorter.     The city hired Len...

Consolidation Sets Off Firestorm in Mesa Vista

3/5/09     Just the rumor of consolidating the two elementary schools in the Mesa Vista School District created enough public outcry that more than 60...

Continental Divide Trail To Be Rerouted

From a press release 1/22/09     The National Forest Service is seeking public input on a plan to reroute a portion of the Continental Divide National...

School Board Elections

1/29/09     The president’s seat is up for grabs in four out of five school boards in Rio Arriba County, leaving those boards ripe for...

No Arrests Made Yet In Two Post Office Fires

SUN Staff Report 3/5/09     No arrests have been made in connection with the two alleged arsons that occurred Feb. 24 at the Santa Cruz and...

Drilling Ban Extended Despite Opposition

2/26/09     The Rio Arriba County Commission voted unanimously to extend the County’s oil and gas drilling moratorium for the second time Feb. 18 at...

Student Becomes Master

2/5/09     Rik Gonzales is no newcomer to furniture making. Making award-winning pieces is nothing new to him either.     Gonzales donated a ponderosa pine chest...

Too Many Trips To Pharmacy End in Arrest

2/5/09     A woman who had been reported to police for prescription fraud was arrested Jan. 27 after re-entering Española Hospital where she had been...