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By All Means Let the War Crimes Trials Begin

The Left and some on the Right went crazy over President Donald Trump’s recent tweet.

If Someone Wanted to Hold New Mexico Back …

By David Gallegos If someone wanted to devise a strategy to hold the state of New Mexico back from prosperity, growth, and a bright future,...

Buffalo Top Prize in Archery Contest

One of Pojoaque Pueblo’s buffaloes is being dangled as a prize for Saturday’s Buffalo Thunder Archery Challenge.

Naranjo Petitions Court for Ballot Name Change

Who is Alejandrino Manuel Naranjo?

City Clamps Down on Sign Ordinance

The Rio Arriba County primary election isn’t until June and early voting is on May 5, but some candidates already had signs up within city limits — something that goes against a city ordinance.

1 Year Later and Still No New Information

Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield was a little obsessive when it came to cleanliness.

Committee Gathers Input

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Naranjo Faces 2 Challengers in District 2

Two hopefuls will try to unseat a long-time Rio Arriba County political figure in the race for District 2 commissioner.

Track Teams Gets an Influx That Could Help

It was not exactly a stellar performance for the Española Valley track and field squad a year ago as the boys and girls teams came away with exactly one point at the Class 4A state meet.

Carlsbad Man Arrested After Fatal Crash

New Mexico State Police arrested a 34-year-old man for allegedly drunkenly causing a fatal car crash on March 29, after he was reported by his employer as driving drunk toward Farmington.

Northern Briefs 4/16/26

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 week.

Man Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving

A 24-year-old Española man pleaded guilty to a single count of drunk driving, following a June 12 crash in which deputies allegedly found the passenger in his car died from what appeared to be an overdose before the crash.