Farmington News

New Mexico's June unemployment rate has increased slightly since May, but remains lower than the national rate.

The effort to ensure the National High School Finals Rodeo runs safely requires the help of dozens of police, fire and medical personnel.

Americana at its best is right here in Farmington, N.M., this week. Most of the 50 states, along with countries such as Australia and Canada, are represented at the National High School Finals Rodeo, where ...

With participants and spectators continuing to swarm the city during the National High School Finals Rodeo, the Farmington Indian Center is gearing up for its seventh annual Indian Market.

The City Council on Tuesday approved a Department of Justice-funded bid that will provide Farmington Police with 40 additional assault rifles by mid-November. The new weapons will double the number of patrol ...

Officials are urging New Mexico and Colorado residents to be more cautious of mountain lion encounters as housing development continues to grow into the wild cats' territory.

Chalk up one more loss related to the high cost of fuel: Vision Airlines, of Las Vegas, Nev., is putting its plans to provide commercial service between Farmington and Albuquerque on hold.

Jon E. Schlough, 63, of Farmington, died Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Albuquerque.

Donald Phares, 61, of Flora Vista was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison after pleading no contest to second-degree murder in the October 2007 killing of his wife, the Farmington Daily Times reported.

The City Council is eying an investment deal that would allow the city's electric utility to prepay on gas, saving customers an estimated $4 million per year.

The High School National Finals Rodeo opens this weekend in Farmington, N.M. Nearly a thousand high school rodeo qualifiers, including bareback rider Shon Gibson of Snowflake, will check in early Sunday morning ...

The first portion of the next chapter of Melissa Lane's life begins with her new job as a recruiter for San Juan Regional Medical Center.

Day one of the National High School Finals Rodeo pre-event preparation saw vendors' trucks lined up and waiting their turn to unload the goodies they hope to sell at the big event, which officially starts ...

Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action and Earthjustice in the Vanguard, a coalition of environmental groups, have set the clock ticking with intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Youth Conservation Corps workers construct a walkway along the San Juan River in Bloomfield last month.

Former county commission candidate Lorna Havel will apply for the state pre-prosecution diversion program on charges that she forged nearly $8,000 in checks from a former employer, the District Attorney's ...

First of three men accused in beating of gay man last September will spend less than a year in jail.

The first of three men convicted of a September attack prosecutors believed targeted the victim for being gay was sentenced to less than a year in jail in district court Tuesday.

SIKESTON, Mo. - "I have rodeo blood in me." That's something that soon-to-be Kelly High School junior Mallory Cowger has proved twice now.

City engineers are soliciting public input today on the proposed Pinon Hills Boulevard extension, a project that calls for construction of a third bridge over the Animas River.