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...
By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN
The City of Española knocked 10 findings off of its financial audit for Fiscal Year 2025, but the remaining findings still pose a concern for the city.Auditors listed only two...
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 Yutzy and the city settled the 2023 whistleblower lawsuit on May 5....
By Cadie CarrilloSpecial to the SUN
All five school districts in Rio Arriba County are set to operate on a four-day school week by the 2026–2027 school year, marking a major shift in how education is delivered...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
A former Ohkay Owingeh police officer will spend up to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice for tipping off a person being investigated by the feds...
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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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...
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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...
