City, Counties Consider 31-Mile Road Landfill

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN The journey that trash takes doesn’t end when someone slams the lid on the big, blue polycart. In fact,...

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By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Prosecutors dismissed a case against a Coyote man, whom they were trying to have held without bail pending trial, after the witness in the case failed to show up to a...

Española Man Busted in Walmart Parking Lot

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN The Region 3 Drug Task Force arrested an Española man Aug. 19 in the Santa Fe Walmart parking lot, after an undercover buy of 1.4 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine and previous...

Chisel-Wielding Man Pleads Guilty

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A man who pried open a cash register at Walmart, then brandished a chisel at an employee who confronted him as he tried to leave the store, pleaded guilty to aggravated...

Man Makes Threats Over ‘Messed Up Burrito’

The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration of what local law enforcement, funded by taxpayers, must deal with daily...
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By Sherry RobinsonAll She Wrote We’re about two months from Election Day, and our governor’s race is more of a shuffle.Four years ago, Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham and Republican Mark Ronchetti were firing rhetorical cannons at each...

Protect the Water

Recently, there has been significant public attention surrounding the potential for uranium mining in the Carson National Forest near the community of Canjilon and in northern Rio Arriba County.This issue is of great concern to the...

Limitations and Belief Lids Are Meant to be Broken

You don’t know what you’re capable of accomplishing until you are pushed to your limits.God puts us on this earth for reasons that lie on the other side of understanding. We do not know the who,...

Obituaries

Madena Bennett

Madena Row Bennett died in July 2026 at 56 years old. She is survived by her mother, Kathryn Bennett, her brother, Matt Clarke, her sister, Kimberly Belleville and her father, Alan Siegel. Madena was incredibly intelligent,...

Larry Norris

Larry Norris, 78 of Los Ranchos, NM passed away on August 10, 2026.  He proudly served his country in the United States Navy.  Larry lived a life defined by his service to others and his quiet...

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Madena Bennett

Madena Row Bennett died in July 2026 at 56 years old. She is survived by her mother, Kathryn Bennett, her brother, Matt Clarke, her...

Larry Norris

Larry Norris, 78 of Los Ranchos, NM passed away on August 10, 2026.  He proudly served his country in the United States Navy.  Larry...

Benjamin Huerta

Benjamin Joseph Huerta, 39, beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend, passed away on Friday August 7, 2026. Benjamin was born in Española,...

Brianna Rose Knight

Brianna Rose Knight (Nana), of Española, New Mexico, suddenly passed away on August 8, 2026, at the age of 28. Brianna was a beautiful soul with...

Ramona D. Martinez

Ramona D. Martinez, born October 29, 1944, to Hermando and Emilina Montoya in Española, NM, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 6, 2026.  She was...

Summons Issued for Woman in Crash

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies issued a summons to a Las Cruces woman following an alleged drunk driving crash...

Case Dismissed Against Man Who Claims He Shot at Snake

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Prosecutors dismissed a case against a Coyote man, whom they were trying to have held without bail pending trial,...

Española Man Busted in Walmart Parking Lot

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN The Region 3 Drug Task Force arrested an Española man Aug. 19 in the Santa Fe Walmart parking lot,...

Chisel-Wielding Man Pleads Guilty

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A man who pried open a cash register at Walmart, then brandished a chisel at an employee who confronted...

NCSWA Will Charge $65 for Extra Pick-up

By Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer The North Central Solid Waste Authority will begin charging a $65 fee for additional waste pick-ups from metal...

Man Makes Threats Over ‘Messed Up Burrito’

The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...

Program Helps Youth Build Lives

By Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer Young people at risk of homelessness and addiction are transforming their lives at Rio Arriba YouthBuild, a division...