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Candidate Arrested After Crash

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Española police officers arrested a candidate for Rio Arriba County assessor on a charge of aggravated drunk driving on...

Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld Timothy Lopez’s murder conviction for the shooting death of a man he believed...

2 Findings in Latest City Audit

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN The City of Española knocked 10 findings off of its financial audit for Fiscal Year 2025, but the ...

Northern Briefs 5/14/26

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...

2 Northern Students Receive Scholarships

From a Press Release Two Northern New Mexico College students have received $5,000 scholarships from Longenecker & Associates: A Geosyntec Company (L&A). Maxine Chacon and...

Letters to the Editor 5/14/26

More Good Than Bad I want to share an experience I had a couple of weeks ago. I am proud to have worked in the...

City, Yutzy Reach Settlement

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN The City of Española has settled a lawsuit with a former city manager for $299,000.According to court records, Jordan...

Schools Shift to 4-Day Week

By Cadie CarrilloSpecial to the SUN All five school districts in Rio Arriba County are set to operate on a four-day school week by the...

Tennis Team Pushes Lady Chargers to Limit

By Glen RosalesSpecial to the SUN Albuquerque Academy is not used to losing at tennis, but Española Valley pushed the Lady Chargers to the absolute...

Hot Hurler Shuts Out McCurdy

By Glen RosalesSpecial to the SUN It was not the best of times for the McCurdy baseball team as the Bobcats ran into a hot...

Campbell Has Plans Pojoaque’s Future

By Glen RosalesSpecial to the SUN Building a track and field program from scratch is no easy task as it takes numbers of athletes to...

Coach Still Has High Hopes for Small Group

By Glen RosalesSpecial to the SUN A large bus won’t be needed to carry the Española Valley contingent to the Class 4A state track and...