Salazar, Vigil to Face Off for Sheriff’s Seat

By Jennifer Garcia jgarcia@riograndesun.com Managing Editor By Jennifer Garcia jgarcia@riograndesun.com Managing Editor Early campaigning, knocking on doors, town hall meet-and-greet events and candidate forums seem to have paid off for...

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Todd FuquaEl Rito Mediatfuqua@elritomedia.com The Seven Cabins Fire was about half contained at the start of the week, about two weeks after it ignited May 14 north of Capitan.The fire was reported at 29,531 acres as of...

Man Indicted 2 Years Later

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Rio Arriba County grand jury indicted a 48-year-old Santa Fe man for a drunk driving felony from 2024.The grand jury indicted Arnolfo Salcido Pavon on a single count of aggravated...

$79 Shoplifting Incident Results in Arrest

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN An Española man, previously held as a danger to the community following a high-speed chase and a $79 shoplifting call, is now wanted on a bench warrant after failing to appear...
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By Javier Sanchez Many years ago, someone told you that you can’t go any higher. Your belief lid was placed on your head, and for lack of knowing any better and for lack of any real alternative,...

The Connection Between Politics and Failure

Cal ThomasTribune Content Agency Politics is the only profession of which I am aware in which competence doesn’t seem to matter. One can fail miserably; one can be corrupt and one can get away with crimes that...

Report on Economic Development Incentives Incomplete

By Paul J. Gessing Recently the Legislative Finance Committee produced a report in which (to summarize the findings) they made the case that New Mexico “spends” over half-a-billion-dollars on tax breaks that generated little economic return for...

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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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Shoplifting Results in 21 Charges

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN An Española Police officer charged a Chimayó man with 21 counts following an alleged shoplifting from Walmart of unknown...

Seven Cabins Fire burning near Capitan

Todd FuquaEl Rito Mediatfuqua@elritomedia.com The Seven Cabins Fire was about half contained at the start of the week, about two weeks after it ignited May...

Man Indicted 2 Years Later

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Rio Arriba County grand jury indicted a 48-year-old Santa Fe man for a drunk driving felony from 2024.The...

$79 Shoplifting Incident Results in Arrest

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN An Española man, previously held as a danger to the community following a high-speed chase and a $79 shoplifting...

ACT expands trip-planning with ACT MyCommute

From a Press Release Los Alamos — Atomic City Transit (ACT) announces the expansion of trip-planning across Los Alamos and the region with the all-in-one...

45-Year-Old Faces Charges for Alleged Assault on Teen, 17

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN An Española man is facing charges of criminal sexual contact of a minor and false imprisonment after he allegedly...

Rosetas Y Toritos — The Bane of Gardeners

Gardening is a hands-in-the-soil intensive endeavor. Planting, transplanting and weeding all require that one gets his fingers and hands in the soil to accomplish...

Data Shows Shifts in Enrollment

By Cadie CarrilloSpecial to the SUN Enrollment data from the New Mexico Public Education Department’s STARS enrollment system reveals significant shifts occurring across Rio Arriba...

Jaramillo Represents N.M. in Madrid, Spain

From a Press Release MADRID, SPAIN — District 5 Sen. Leo Jaramillo, Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Sandoval counties, joined leaders from the...

Salazar, Vigil to Face Off for Sheriff’s Seat

By Jennifer Garcia jgarcia@riograndesun.com Managing Editor By Jennifer Garcia jgarcia@riograndesun.com Managing Editor Early campaigning, knocking on doors, town hall meet-and-greet events and candidate forums seem to have paid off for...

Graduation 2026

Seniors from Española Valley High School graduated on May 22, while the graduation ceremony for Mesa Vista High School was held on May 15....