How has primary care shifted during COVID-19 pandemic?

FARMINGTON – Allergy shots delivered in your car, telemedicine calls with your doctor and physical therapy via video chat – primary care doctors and specialists are getting creative during the...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Critical COVID-19 Coverage

Navajo Nation extends closures, curfews into May

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation reauthorized an executive order this week to keep the tribal government closed and reduce services until May 17, President Jonathan Nez said. Although the executive...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

On the front lines of the outbreak in Southwest Colorado

COVID-19 has occupied every corner of the public’s mind since it struck home, but perhaps no more so than for hospitals and health care workers. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed Southwest Health...

DATE: April 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Arrest made in disappearance, death of Farmington woman

An Arizona man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance and death of a Farmington woman, whose body was found Feb. 21 in a remote location north of Flagstaff. Mark Gooch was...

DATE: April 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Virus forecast model from defense team in Los Alamos draws attention

SANTA FE – A team of national defense scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory that studies contagions with award-winning accuracy has developed its own U.S. forecast for the spread of the...

DATE: April 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Luján keeps money edge in open U.S. Senate race in New Mexico

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján continues to hold a comfortable fundraising edge over his GOP opponents in a race for open Senate seat in New Mexico,...

DATE: April 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, is domestic violence on the rise?

FARMINGTON – During the heightened anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic, what happens if one’s home has never been a safe place? Advocates worry survivors and possible victims of domestic violence...

DATE: April 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

San Juan College, businesses partner to create protective equipment

FARMINGTON – As regional hospitals and health care providers put out requests for personal protective equipment, a New Mexico Tech student started brainstorming how he could help. Logan Byrom, a...

DATE: April 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Coronavirus crisis deepens on Navajo Nation

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation saw one of its biggest surges in positive COVID-19 cases last weekend, and the numbers continued to rise this week, tribal leaders said. Wednesday afternoon, the...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

San Juan County, N.M., first responders under quarantine

FARMINGTON – First responders are under quarantine for the next two weeks after being exposed to COVID-19, leading San Juan County to implement additional safety protocols, according to a county...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Man who led law enforcement on chase, hit deputy’s vehicle, is sentenced

An Aztec man who led police on a chase and hit a sheriff’s vehicle in the process has been sentenced to three years of probation for felony eluding. Wade Christopher Anderson, 33, was facing up to...

DATE: April 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

San Juan Regional Medical Center announces furloughs

FARMINGTON – San Juan Regional Medical Center began temporary furloughs of select employees, reducing salaries for senior staff members and asking staff to take voluntary pay reductions this week...

DATE: April 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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