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Flu outbreak hits summer camp

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:59:02 GMT

It hasn't been all fun and games for kids attending summer camp in the Four Corners area.

More guardsmen will help at Farmington rodeo

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:49:04 GMT

Security at the National High School Finals Rodeo will increase with 12 to 15 New Mexico National Guard soldiers available, three times the number of guardsmen who helped last year.

Farmington reaches agreement with firefighters

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:23:14 GMT

Farmington has reached a labor agreement with unions representing city firefighters.

Vandals hit Four Corners oil wells

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:42:49 GMT

San Juan Count deputies say a vandal responsible for $100,000 in damage to 10 oil wells is probably familiar with oil fields.

Back-to-school tax holiday scheduled Aug. 7-9

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:45:31 GMT

New Mexico's annual back-to-school tax holiday is scheduled Friday, Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 9.

Hot weather remains

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:59:41 GMT

Today will be another unseasonably hot day in most of New Mexico.
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Farmington using stimulus money for water pipes

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:00:31 GMT

Farmington plans to replace nearly 14,000 feet of aging water lines that are too small.

Sheriff's deputies investigate well vandalism

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:18:35 GMT

The San Juan County Sheriff's Office is investigating several cases of vandalism at wells owned by Conoco-Phillips north of Flora Vista.

Farmington investing in trolleys

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:29:43 GMT

The City of Farmington is spending close to a million dollars, with $800,000 of that in federal stimulus funds, on a new trolley system.

Heat wave continues

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:02:48 GMT

It's another unseasonably hot day today in most of New Mexico.
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Ex-police officer convicted in girlfriend's death

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:43:46 GMT

Jurors have found a former Navajo police officer guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend.

NM rescinds boil water alert

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:44:38 GMT

The state has lifted a boil water alert it issued for nearly 6,000 customers of the Morningstar Water Users Association in northwestern New Mexico's San Juan County.

Farmington treatment centers overwhelmed

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:01:41 GMT

More and more people are turning to alcohol treatment facilities in the Four Corners area this summer, and the reason is a bit surprising.

Fugitive sweep nets 287 in NM

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:46:33 GMT

More than 200 federal and local law enforcement agents swept up nearly 300 New Mexico fugitives in a joint operation during the month of June.

NM collects record child support

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:32:40 GMT

State Human Services Secretary Pamela Hyde says the agency's Child Support Enforcement Division collected a record $111.1 million in child support in the fiscal year that ended June 30.

Solar panel theft ring busted in Farmington

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:28:49 GMT

A couple of Farmington men are behind bars for heading up a scheme to steal solar panels, and then sell them on the Internet, officials say.

Jail administrator arrested for DWI

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 21:56:00 GMT

A county jail administrator is arrested for reportedly driving drunk.

Indian Country to benefit from stimulus funds

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 19:41:29 GMT

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said Thursday that $90 million in recovery funds for drinking and wastewater projects across Indian Country will benefit thousands.

Farmington officials seize illegal fireworks

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 20:47:45 GMT

Farmington police and fire officials were busy over the holiday weekend seizing fireworks.

Commissioner will not face double-billing charge

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:42:19 GMT

Prosecutors have decided not to pursue charges against a Grant County commissioner over questions about double-billing.

Go-ahead for Navajo ballot initiatives challenged

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 20:35:45 GMT

The Navajo Election Administration is challenging a ruling that allows two ballot initiatives to go before voters within six months.

Man sad about drowned friend saves NM boy in river

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 17:47:47 GMT

A young man who was grieving after learning that a college friend had drowned rescued a 5-year-old New Mexico boy who was struggling in a Colorado river.

Game and Fish cracks down on off-road violators

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:05:10 GMT

Game and Fish wardens are cracking down on off-roaders who break the rules.

Bloomfield man killed in weekend crash

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:20:04 GMT

San Juan County sheriff's deputies say a 62-year-old Bloomfield man died when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck.

Farmington manager enacts tough worker DWI policy

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:12:54 GMT

Farmington's city manager says city employees convicted of drunken driving will be fired.

Man rescued from 40-foot fall in NM

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:37:16 GMT

Gallup firefighters on Friday rescued a man who fell 40 feet from a cliff along a river, breaking his arm.

Part of body found in Gallup

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:03:58 GMT

Investigators in Gallup are trying to figure out who sliced a man's body, cut it in half, and then buried the pieces in two different holes on the edge of town.

Udall promotes GI Bill resource guide

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:38:48 GMT

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is urging post-9/11 veterans and their families to use a new resource and application guide when applying for benefits under the new GI Bill.

Farmington seeks air service to Las Vegas, Nev.

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:37:45 GMT

Farmington officials want flights to Las Vegas out of Four Corners Regional Airport.

NM revokes more towing and trucking permits

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:39:21 GMT

The operating permits of about seven dozen trucking, towing and other transportation companies have been revoked by the state Public Regulation Commission.