The irrigation water flow in creeks and rivers is slowly reduced to trickles and dribbles as the relentless summer sun scorches the headwaters with no monsoon yet to arrive.Still, our mayordomos strive to keep any semblance...
Adrian HeddenEl Rito Mediaachedden@currentargus.com
About 1,000 abandoned oil and gas wells were plugged at the expense of New Mexico taxpayers in the last 20 years.That’s according to a June 2025 report by the state’s Legislative Finance Committee,...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
Española City Police officers arrested a La Mesilla man for allegedly stabbing another man with a machete-like knife in the arm, after he was discovered breaking into the victim’s car.Officers charged...
By Javier Sanchez
I could hear the cringe-worthy words coming out of my mouth. It was too late and I couldn’t even take them back. What was happening to me? It was like watching a slow-moving train...
By Sam LeDoux
When I first learned of the whistleblower allegations that the Drug Enforcement Administration knowingly allowed thousands of fentanyl pills to enter New Mexico unchecked, I was outraged. Outraged, however, does not begin to describe...
There comes a time when we have to ask ourselves what kind of community we want to be.I’ve always believed that asking questions, holding public officials accountable and having honest conversations are part of a healthy...
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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By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
Española City Police officers arrested a Rio Rancho man on a charge of disorderly conduct, July 5, after he...
Adrian HeddenEl Rito Mediaachedden@currentargus.com
About 1,000 abandoned oil and gas wells were plugged at the expense of New Mexico taxpayers in the last 20 years.That’s...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
Española City Police officers arrested a La Mesilla man for allegedly stabbing another man with a machete-like knife in...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies charged an 18-year-old Santo Domingo Pueblo woman with drunk driving and two other petty...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
A 22-year-old Hernandez man was released on his own recognizance after police arrested him for allegedly leading them on...
The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
An Ohkay Owingeh man pleaded down three counts of aggravated sexual abuse for the alleged rape of a woman...
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