1 Dead After Chimayó Shooting

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A 60-year-old Chimayó man is dead after being shot by Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies June 25 in Chimayó,...

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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. Española Library The Española Public Library will host Gino’s Creative Writing Workshop...

Mobile Clinic Coming to Rio Arriba in July

By Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer Rio Arribans unable to get to a doctor’s office in person will soon have another option.La Clínica del Pueblo de Río Arriba will operate a traveling mobile medical clinic after...

Burn Ban in Effect

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN Open and controlled burning is prohibited within Española city limits until Aug. 22.The Española City Council unanimously approved the 60-day burn ban resolution at an emergency meeting on June 23. “We’ve...

Council OKs CIP Project List

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN The Española City Council approved its Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan project for Fiscal Year 2027 list during its meeting on June 23.The list includes six priority areas totaling $18.5 million. Projects...
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By Tom Wright Editor’s Note: This is the final in a three-part series from contributor Tom Wright on the events and people who shaped the history of the United States, development of The U.S.Constitution, and several of...

Increased Electric Rates Not Taken Lightly

By Joseph Sanchez Flipping the switch and having electricity in your home and business is something many of us take for granted. Yet our lives are dependent on it for light, heating and cooling, communications, refrigeration and...

Only You Can Overcome the Challenges and Storms

By Javier Sanchez I believe that to appreciate independence you must also believe in free will. It is not a dangerous precipice, this balance between determinism and free will. It’s quite easy, actually. You just have to...

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Julia Garcia

August 11,1955 - January 11, 2026
Deluvina Geneva Martinez, a lifelong resident of Canjilon, NM, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born September 9, 1962, in Leadville, Colorado, to Aquilino and Dolores Baca.

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Northern Briefs

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...

Do Sagging Pants Count as Indecent Exposure?

The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...

Mobile Clinic Coming to Rio Arriba in July

By Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer Rio Arribans unable to get to a doctor’s office in person will soon have another option.La Clínica del...

Burn Ban in Effect

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN Open and controlled burning is prohibited within Española city limits until Aug. 22.The Española City Council unanimously approved the...

Council OKs CIP Project List

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN The Española City Council approved its Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan project for Fiscal Year 2027 list during its meeting...

Jacob Pepperseed Comes Home

By Glen RosalesSpecial to the SUN Former NASA scientist wants to help chile farmers On an open, 60-acre plot tucked hard against the Acequia of Alcalde,...

1 Dead After Chimayó Shooting

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A 60-year-old Chimayó man is dead after being shot by Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies June 25 in Chimayó,...

Only You Can Overcome the Challenges and Storms

By Javier Sanchez I believe that to appreciate independence you must also believe in free will. It is not a dangerous precipice, this balance between...

Grisham Wants State to be Reimbursed

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham wants the federal government to reimburse the state millions of dollars for its...

Increased Electric Rates Not Taken Lightly

By Joseph Sanchez Flipping the switch and having electricity in your home and business is something many of us take for granted. Yet our lives...

District Plans New High School

By Cadie CarrilloSpecial to the SUN The Española Public Schools district is moving forward with plans to construct a new Española Valley High School after...

How Alexander Hamilton Helped Shape the U.S.

By Tom Wright Editor’s Note: This is the final in a three-part series from contributor Tom Wright on the events and people who shaped the...