New Mexico governor primary candidate Duke Rodriguez served cease-and-desist from President Trump

Candidate in the Republican gubernatorial primary election Duke Rodriguez was served a cease-and-desist letter from a law firm Dhillon Law Group of Alexandria, Virginia...

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SUN Staff Report A 22-year-old Santa Fe woman was taken to the Española Hospital for a behavioral health evaluation on April 14 after she tried to get into people’s vehicles and threatened to shoot a man if...

Martinez Gets 26 Years in Prison

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A district court judge sentenced Kevin Martinez to 26 years in prison, May 7, after a jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the death of Elmer Sanchez Jr. and...

Wild Turkey Cage Knocks Out Power

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...

Man in Fatal Crash on House Arrest

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A district judge released a man on house arrest in Texas, after he allegedly drunkenly crashed into a water truck on March 29, overturning it and throwing the driver from the...
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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...

Election Changes Favor the Sensible Center

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...

The Pudding of The Governor’s Race

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...

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Julia Garcia

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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New Mexico governor primary candidate Duke Rodriguez served cease-and-desist from President Trump

Candidate in the Republican gubernatorial primary election Duke Rodriguez was served a cease-and-desist letter from a law firm Dhillon Law Group of Alexandria, Virginia...

Martinez Gets 26 Years in Prison

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A district court judge sentenced Kevin Martinez to 26 years in prison, May 7, after a jury found him...

Woman Tries to Get Into Vehicles

SUN Staff Report A 22-year-old Santa Fe woman was taken to the Española Hospital for a behavioral health evaluation on April 14 after she tried...

Meals With Wheels: Steak and Wine: The Perfect Pairing

By Wheeler Cowperthwaite There are a few simple pleasures in life and among them, I count good steak paired with good red wine. The steak can...

Wild Turkey Cage Knocks Out Power

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

Man in Fatal Crash on House Arrest

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A district judge released a man on house arrest in Texas, after he allegedly drunkenly crashed into a water...

Early Voting Underway

SUN Staff Report Early voting in Rio Arriba County began on May 5 and voters have until May 30 to cast their ballots before Election...

Woman Claims ‘Crackheads’ Stole Vehicle

SUN Staff Report A woman accused three people of beating her and stealing her vehicle after she was sent by a man to pick up...

Candidate Arrested After Crash

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Española police officers arrested a candidate for Rio Arriba County assessor on a charge of aggravated drunk driving on...

Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction

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...

2 Findings in Latest City Audit

By Amanda MartinezSpecial to the SUN The City of Española knocked 10 findings off of its financial audit for Fiscal Year 2025, but the ...

Northern Briefs 5/14/26

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...