By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence Lucas Gomez-Lopez to 15-21 months on a charge of re-entry of a removed alien, after probation officers flagged the case because it might...
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 remote control excavation/fossil finds...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
A federal judge sentenced Ricky Martinez, July 16, to 40 years in prison in the federal case tied to the killing of Cypress Garcia during a Lotaburger robbery in 2022.Martinez, 34,...
Todd FuquaEl Rito Mediatfuqua@elritomedia.com
One year later, flood memories haven’t ebbed
Skies were overcast and as I ate lunch at Pizza Hut on Sudderth Drive, rain seemed likely.I knew a storm could bring flooding and I was prepared...
By Sherry RobinsonAll She Wrote
When it comes to building more housing to meet New Mexico’s great needs, we seem to get in our own way.Recently, affordable housing developers — two for-profit and one non-profit — told...
By Sen. Gabriel Ramos
People often ask me why I left the Democratic Party. My answer is simple: I don’t believe I left the Democratic Party — the Democratic Party left me.I joined the Democratic Party when...
By Siah Correa Hemphill
The recent passing of Senator Lindsey Graham has once again raised an important question: How long is too long to serve in Congress?Today, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is 92 years old and serves...
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 Chris Patrick MorganSpecial to the SUN
Lowrider Day de Española is back this year after a one-year hiatus, and scheduled for Saturday (7/25). Previous...
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...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence Lucas Gomez-Lopez to 15-21 months on a charge of re-entry of...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
Four days after a woman went missing following a carjacking and shooting incident in Chimayó, her body was found...
Todd FuquaEl Rito Mediatfuqua@elritomedia.com
One year later, flood memories haven’t ebbed
Skies were overcast and as I ate lunch at Pizza Hut on Sudderth Drive, rain...
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...
