Rescue workers respond to explosion in Bloomfield

FARMINGTON – Rescue workers responded Monday morning to a small explosion at Halo Services, an oilfield services company in Bloomfield. San Juan County dispatch received the call about a possible...

DATE: April 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

First FBI poster in Navajo language seeks info on homicide

The FBI has issued its first poster in a Native American language, seeking information in Navajo on the death of an elderly man six years ago on the New Mexico portion of the vast Navajo Nation...

DATE: April 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Cattle conflicts prompt killing of endangered Mexican wolves

ALBUQUERQUE – The killing of four Mexican gray wolves by U.S. wildlife officials has drawn the ire of environmentalists who say management of the species is undercutting efforts to restore the...

DATE: April 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

COVID-19 infects Farmington nursing home

FARMINGTON – Residents and employees of a Farmington nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a news release from the facility. Life Care Center of Farmington , part of the...

DATE: April 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico small businesses encouraged to apply for federal loans

FARMINGTON – State and local officials are encouraging businesses to apply for federal loans under the recently passed stimulus bill, as owners report growing impacts resulting from the COVID-19...

DATE: April 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Navajo Nation orders 57-hour curfew to combat coronavirus spread

FARMINGTON – Navajo Nation tribal leaders have ordered a curfew to take effect this weekend as the coronavirus spreads across the Four Corners. The 57-hour curfew is issued for residents of the...

DATE: April 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico cancels national tourism campaign amid virus

RIO RANCHO, N.M – The Santa Fe Plaza is empty. So are the narrow streets of the adobe-laden historic district in the heart of Albuquerque. The ski lifts are idle, the galleries are shuttered and...

DATE: April 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Farmington is going on a bear hunt

FARMINGTON – Those with a keen eye might have noticed fuzzy, stuffed bears popping up in windows throughout town this past week. Farmington is going on a bear hunt. Part of a nationwide trend,...

DATE: April 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Utility company’s bid to end operations at San Juan Generating Station approved

FARMINGTON – New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission ruled in favor of the Public Service Co. of New Mexico’s application to abandon operations at the San Juan Generating Station, despite an...

DATE: April 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Local artist draws from past two decades of work

FARMINGTON – From a distance, the art pieces look like soft scratchings of pencil on paper, short lines filling space, etchings shaping a jawline and filling the soft curve of an eye. But as you...

DATE: March 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo Nation issues curfew as virus spreads

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation issued a curfew effective Monday morning, as the number of COVID-19 cases jumped and there were two confirmed deaths Sunday. President Jonathan Nez and Vice...

DATE: March 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Navajo Nation issues stay-at-home order as cases rise

FARMINGTON – With the number of positive COVID-19 cases reaching 29, the Navajo Nation reissued a stay-at-home order and urged all non-essential businesses to close Monday, according to Navajo...

DATE: March 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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