Inmate Dies in RAC Detention Center

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A day after being booked into the Tierra Amarilla Detention Center and complaining of methadone withdrawal, a 44-year-old Velarde...

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By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Rio Arriba jury acquitted an Abiquiú man following a three-day trial ending on May 28, in a case where he was accused of beating and kidnapping his girlfriend.Jurors acquitted Juanito...

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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 Citywide movie night from...

Shoplifter Leads Police on Chase

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Arroyo Seco man, May 15, after he allegedly fled from Walmart with more than $500 worth of items, in a car without a license...

School Districts Have Vacancies to Fill

By Cadie CarrilloSpecial to the SUN As the 2026–2027 School Year approaches, school districts across Rio Arriba County are actively recruiting employees for a wide range of positions, reflecting ongoing staff shortages and major leadership transitions throughout...
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By Herbert Soriano GarciaGuest Column In New Mexico, the word querencia carries a special kind of weight. It means more than belonging, that word means a deep connection to a place, a feeling that the land, the...

Yogi’s Fork, New Mexico

By Jose Garcia As Yogi Berra famously said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it!” At the bottom of the barrel among states, New Mexico’s political system is stuck at Yogi’s fork: lots...

Don’t Trust Politicians Waving Bogeyman Problems

By Javier Sanchez Many years ago, someone told you that you can’t go any higher. Your belief lid was placed on your head, and for lack of knowing any better and for lack of any real alternative,...

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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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Man Stabbed Over $60 Debt

SUN Staff Report A reported stabbing over a $60 debt ended up in no arrest and no further investigation after the victim refused to cooperate.An...

Jury Acquits Abiquiú Man

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Rio Arriba jury acquitted an Abiquiú man following a three-day trial ending on May 28, in a case...

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...

Shoplifter Leads Police on Chase

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Arroyo Seco man, May 15, after he allegedly fled from Walmart with...

School Districts Have Vacancies to Fill

By Cadie CarrilloSpecial to the SUN As the 2026–2027 School Year approaches, school districts across Rio Arriba County are actively recruiting employees for a wide...

Woman Beat After Explaining Disability Claim Process

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Española Police officers charged a man for allegedly beating his girlfriend after he became irate when she explained to...

Charge Dropped Against Man Who Used Shank in Jail Fight

SUN Staff Report An aggravated assault with a deadly weapon case that an Española man was charged with after a fight in jail, was dropped...

Pair Siphons Gas at Coronado

By Miles BarthSUN Staff Writer A gas canister provided a clue as to who was siphoning gas from buses at Coronado High School on April...

Marano Lands Job in Pojoaque

By Cadie CarrilloSpecial to the SUN It hasn’t yet been two months since Carl Marano resigned as superintendent of Española Public Schools, but he already...

Inmate Dies in RAC Detention Center

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A day after being booked into the Tierra Amarilla Detention Center and complaining of methadone withdrawal, a 44-year-old Velarde...

RASO to Conduct Traffic Enforcement Initiatives

From a Press Release The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office will conduct Selective Traffic Enforcement Projects, Click It or Ticket and sobriety checkpoints, as well...