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...
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...
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...
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 him the process for claiming disability benefits.Officer Daniel Aragon arrested Joshua Marlow,...
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 by the prosecutor on May 29.Jerome Archuleta, 35, was charged with a...
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...
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...
By Sherry RobinsonAll She Wrote
Can we have a rational discussion of data centers?I was hoping this could happen in Socorro, where New Mexico Tech has agreed to consider participating in Green Data Center. Who better to...
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
Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Arroyo Seco man, May 15, after he allegedly fled from Walmart with...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
Española police investigated the possible overdose death of a 39-year-old Alcalde man after he was found in an empty...
