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By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN An Albuquerque man received a conditional discharge and 18 months of probation, after pleading guilty to one charge of aggravated assault for shots fired during an argument at a Hernandez house...
From a Press Release SANTA FE ­— The Bureau of Land Management recently announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Aug. 19 to offer 26 oil and gas parcels totaling 20,334 acres in New...

Trina Thomas is El Rito Account Executive

Adrian HeddenEl Rito Mediaachedden@elritomedia.com Trina Thomas has joined El Rito Media as an account executive leading advertising sales at the company’s five New Mexico newspapers.Thomas...

Ranchos de Taos Man’s Case Reset

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Rancho de Taos man’s case for aggravated fleeing has been reset for a trial after he was found...

Fire Still Burning in Mesa De La Gallina

SUN Staff Report The Rio fire in Mesa De La Gallina continues to burn, fueled by oak brush and Ponderosa pine. As of Saturday, it...

Spencer Fordin is Managing Editor of Alamogordo News

Adrian HeddenEl Rito Mediaachedden@elritomedia.com Spencer Fordin knew he wanted to be a sportswriter at age 9.It was an ambitious goal for Fordin, who grew up...

Secretary of Agriculture Distributes Directives

From a Press Release Washington, D.C. ­— U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced, June 12, the distribution of a comprehensive directive to all...

Crash Stokes Wildfire

GPS ‘Jamming’ Led to Fatal Capitan Plane CrashAdrian HeddenEl Rito Mediaachedden@elritomedia.com The crash that killed four crew members aboard a medical plane in Capitan last...

‘Roadless Rule’ Could Affect Lincoln National Forest

Adrian HeddenEl Rito Mediaachedden@currentargus.com The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are working to abolish a federal regulation that restricts road construction and logging on...

Rio Arriba Deputies Involved in Fatal Chimayó Shooting

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,...

Aunt Seizes the Moment for a Beat-Down

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

2026 Scholarships Awarded to 3 Outstanding Escalante Students

From a Press Release Chama Peak Land Alliance (CPLA), a group of conservation-minded land owners committed to embracing and practicing responsible land, water and wildlife...

Northern Briefs 6/25/26

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...

Woman’s Murder Trial Set for July

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Stephanie Salazar is set to go to trial on a murder charge for the second time in July.Salazar, 36,...

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