Waterflow News

Volunteer firefighter Buck Hamilton, left, catches his breath while fellow firefighter Drew Placencio re-hydrates after being some of the first repsonders on the scene at a structure fire at 3439 U.S. 64 on Friday afternoon.

What if a fire erupted in the San Juan coal mine, trapping miners and setting into motion evacuation and rescue efforts that required diligent focus and teamwork? BHP Billiton employees participated Wednesday in a mock exercise to train for the possibility of a disastrous mining accident at the company's underground mine near Waterflow.

Ronnie Kimbell lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident three decades ago. The 61-year-old Waterflow resident lost his left leg again last week when he scrambled from his burning single-wide trailer, leaving his prosthesis behind.

Members of the Navajo Nation plan to take to Washington, D.C., their grassroots campaign to compensate uranium mine workers' children affected by diseases and birth defects.

Din College's commencement exercise is not like most. For starters, a ceremonial fire is kept burning during the ceremony, and the event doesn't end until traditional practitioner and faculty member Avery Denny sings a Din Journey Song.

Owners of the San Juan Generating Station have paid New Mexico $6.9 million for air quality violations that occurred between 2005 and 2008, the state Environment Department said Tuesday.

PNM, the state's largest electric utility, has paid the state of New Mexico $6.9 million to settle air quality violations earlier in the decade at the San Juan Generating Station in northwestern New Mexico.