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City Budget Deficit Reduced But Still $2.1M

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN The Española City Council passed an interim Fiscal Year 2027 budget May 27 at the Board of Finance...

Updated: Rio Arriba County Election Results

The following results were reported by the New Mexico Secretary of State's Office. These are unofficial results, with all precincts fully reporting. District I County...

Election Results: Deb Haaland the apparent winner in Democratic primary for governor as AP calls race. Gregg Hull leads Republicans

Vote tallies are unofficial until canvassed in a special meeting by a county commission where the ballots were collected.

Shoplifting Ring Discovered

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN After a lengthy investigation into near-daily shoplifting in Chimayó, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies charged five people for a...

Northern Briefs 5/28/26

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...

Velarde Won’t Be Held Without Bail

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Prosecutors dropped a request to hold a 19-year-old Española man without bail after he waived a preliminary hearing in...

Farmers Market Returns June 1

From a Press Release The Española Farmers Market will open for the season June 1 and will continue from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every...

Lewis Released From Jail, Charges Dropped

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Chimayó man was released from jail and charges against him were dropped, in a case where prosecutors alleged...

Alcalde Man Pleads Guilty to 3 Felonies

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN An Alcalde man who threatened two other men with a gun as they tried to help his ex-girlfriend move...

Senior Center Reopens

SUN Staff Report The Beatrice Martinez Senior Center has reopened after being closed for almost two weeks due to a gas leak discovered by the...

Holy Cross Catholic School Set to Close

By Cadie CarrilloSpecial to the SUN After more than seven decades of serving families in Northern New Mexico, Holy Cross Catholic School in Santa Cruz...

Railroad Delays Opening

From a Press Release CHAMA, N.M. & ANTONITO, CO — The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS) announced that it will postpone the start of...