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 ...

A judge found Ricky Romero not competent to stand trial and a danger to the community, on Aug. 26, ordering him to be ...

Items for Northern Briefs may be submitted by sending them to jgarcia@riograndesun.com Submissions must be received no later ...

A federal grand jury indicted a Dulce man on Jan. 21, on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury for an alleged attack ...

Prosecutors dismissed a felony charge against a restaurant owner accused by a New Mexico State Police officer of deleting surveillance footage that had been the subject of a subpoena in ...

A Taos jury found Cesar Garcia not guilty in a case where he allegedly stabbed a man with a screwdriver last January, while a ...

Hello, I am Richard Connor, Editor and Publisher of El Rito Media’s five newspapers. Often, when residents see our paper or read our websites, they say, “Oh. Thank goodness we ...

Dennis Tim Salazar is the next mayor of Española. Salazar beat incumbent John Ramon Vigil and write-in candidate Joann ...

The ribbon was cut Feb. 24 on Española Humane's new 7,010-square-foot facility. Karl Ferguson (left), director of philanthropy; Dr. Tom Parker, director of medicine; Kate Baldwin, executive director; ...

Voters got the opportunity to hear candidates for Española City Council and mayor answer questions and share their plans with ...

An Española city councilor was surprised when a political ad arrived in his mailbox and he was mysteriously absent from the featured photo.