Farmington News

Police say 29-year-old Shawn Smith of Farmington was arrested April 15 during a traffic stop of a minivan that lacked tail lights, failed to stop at a stop sign and drove in two lanes.

Farmington City Council on Tuesday approved annexing 888 acres, even as residents spoke out that the move will diminish their land, increase their taxes and disturb wildlife.

Local artists hope to transform downtown Farmington into one of New Mexico's Arts and Cultural Districts over the next few years.

San Juan College administrators and consultants held a Tuesday open house to hear community input on plans to reduce water use on campus landscaping.

Stephen Bingham, left, and Harrison Aaron pick up trash on Tuesday during an Earth Day cleanup at Rocinante High School in Farmington.

The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise is partnering with the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry , which allows local Navajo farmers to provide key ingredients in many of the casino's popular restaurant dishes.

A registered sex offender who maintained five trailer parks in Bloomfield, Aztec, Kirtland and Farmington has been arrested on charges of sexually molesting children.

Members of the public will have a chance to hear the preliminary results from the survey work conducted for the City of Farmington's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department master plan on Thursday.

Farmington City Council may approve during its Tuesday evening meeting annexing about 888 acres of land southwest of the city that would severely decrease San Juan County tax revenues.

The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Farmington Civic Center, Rooms A and B, 200 W. Arrington St., in Farmington.

By BILL HETHERMAN City News Service Testifying in a medical negligence case, a pain management expert said today that a procedure involving injections into the two vertebrae closest to the skull is so risky that few physicians attempt it.

Harrison Clark, 31, had just returned from serving two tours of duty - one in Iraq and the other in Afghanistan - with the U.S. Army and decided to go back to school.

Donna Hewett, the owner of The Sauce Restaurant, stands in her restaurant on Thursday in Farmington.

We've said it once, and we'll say it again: shorter workweeks are nice for employees, but they're a hassle for the rest of us.

I would like to congratulate the winners of the recent Farmington People's Choice art exhibit in Farmington.

The San Juan Paddle Trail Project is working to promote recreation on the Animas and San Juan rivers, By getting them designated as national water trails.

For many participants in the San Juan County Senior Olympics, the annual games are an opportunity for fun, rather than competition.

A Farmington nonprofit will receive about $2 million in federal grants to improve the health of students at six schools in the Central Consolidated School District.

Plans to expand the River Walk have some residents concerned about the city of Farmington's proposed annexation of San Juan County land.

Councilors went over a draft of the city's fiscal year 2015 budget line-by-line at a special work session Tuesday taking a first crack at setting the city's long-term building project priorities.