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
A district judge released a man on house arrest in Texas, after he allegedly drunkenly crashed into a water truck on March 29, overturning it and throwing the driver from the...
SUN Staff Report
Early voting in Rio Arriba County began on May 5 and voters have until May 30 to cast their ballots before Election Day on June 2.There are several locations in Rio Arriba County where...
SUN Staff Report
A woman accused three people of beating her and stealing her vehicle after she was sent by a man to pick up another man in Fairview on April 9.Española City Police Officer J. Quintana...
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 May 4 after she allegedly crashed into a light pole.Officer Dustin Leneve...
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 Española area for over 38 years. I hate jokes about Española and...
By Sherry RobinsonAll She Wrote
Eight years ago, I complained in a column that the primaries “blessed progressives and conservatives and left moderates in the dust.” Another frustrated moderate wrote in a letter to the editor: “When the...
By Jose Garcia
In 2019 a story broke out that newly-elected Florida Gov. Ron De Santis had eaten a cup of chocolate pudding with his fingers, provoking a national spate of stand-up jokes. In 2023, when running...
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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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
A district judge released a man on house arrest in Texas, after he allegedly drunkenly crashed into a water...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
