By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
A 60-year-old Chimayó man is dead after being shot by Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies June 25 in Chimayó,...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
A district court judge ordered that an Española man be released pending trial, on house arrest, after prosecutors tried to have him held without bail pending trial for allegedly choking his...
New Mexico Political Report
Investigators in Doña Ana County used traffic cameras, GPS and old fashioned detective work to track down the vehicle and driver witnesses photographed leaving the scene of a deadly midday hit-and-run earlier this...
By Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer
The Northern New Mexico Garlic Festival is returning after a nearly 10-year hiatus.The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 11 at the ¡Sostenga! Center For Sustainable...
From a Press Release
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) Blue Bus opened four newly-reconstructed bus stops in Velarde and Alcalde on Monday, following the completion of safety, comfort and accessibility improvements designed to better serve...
By Tom Wright
Editor’s Note: This is the final in a three-part series from contributor Tom Wright on the events and people who shaped the history of the United States, development of The U.S.Constitution, and several of...
By Joseph Sanchez
Flipping the switch and having electricity in your home and business is something many of us take for granted. Yet our lives are dependent on it for light, heating and cooling, communications, refrigeration and...
By Javier Sanchez
I believe that to appreciate independence you must also believe in free will. It is not a dangerous precipice, this balance between determinism and free will. It’s quite easy, actually. You just have 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
A district court judge ordered that an Española man be released pending trial, on house arrest, after prosecutors tried...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN
Prosecutors are asking a judge to hold a Medanales man without bail for allegedly choking his girlfriend in a...
New Mexico Political Report
Investigators in Doña Ana County used traffic cameras, GPS and old fashioned detective work to track down the vehicle and driver...
From a Press Release
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) Blue Bus opened four newly-reconstructed bus stops in Velarde and Alcalde on Monday, following...
From a Press Release
New Mexico State Police will conduct sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New...
By Bruce Lesman
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, there is something especially meaningful about revisiting the desserts that graced colonial tables generations ago. Long...
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...
The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...
