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-- Dumped Teen Arrested for Shooting at Ex's Car
San Juan County deputies arrest Arizona teen and friends for early Tuesday drive-by. An Arizona teen and several of his friends were arrested Tuesday for firing shots at the teen's ex-girlfriend's car after the ...
Flora Vista man sentenced to 9 years for wife's murder
The 61-year-old Flora Vista man accused of killing his wife in October 2007 with a single bullet to the back of the head was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison after pleading no contest to second-degree ...
Group challenges another oil, gas lease sale
Western Environmental Law Center is challenging today's sale of 80 parcels of federal land in New Mexico and three other states.
San Juan County schools awarded funds
Nine elementary schools in San Juan County have been awarded a total of $200,000 to improve students' math and reading scores.
Youth Conservation Corps workers construct a walkway along the San Juan River in Bloomfield last month.
Governor: New efforts necessary to fight DWI
Speaking at San Juan College on Wednesday, Gov. Bill Richardson highlighted new DWI-fighting programs that specifically target San Juan County's substantial drunken driving problem.
San Juan Co. to step up fight against DWI
The state has unveiled its strategy behind its new DWI fight in San Juan County.
San Juan County Woman Drowns In Pool
An 80-year-old woman who was filling her family's swimming pool drowned after being trapped underwater and underneath the pool's heavy solar cover.
Elderly woman accidentally drowns in Flora Vista
An 80-year-old woman accidentally drowned Monday after falling into a swimming pool outside her home, the San Juan County Sheriff's Office said.
Thieves target oil fields in New Mexico
Thieves are targeting unrefined gas in San Juan County. Authorities say more than 20,000 gallons of drip fuel has been stolen from well sites in the county through May.
Aztec man charged in DWI crash
A 20-year-old Aztec man was arrested for drunken driving after crashing head on into another vehicle at a stop sign at the intersection of county roads 350 and 3000, injuring his passenger and both people in ...
Sheriff's deputy resigns after domestic violence arrest
A county sheriff's deputy resigned Wednesday after being arrested on a felony domestic violence charge, the San Juan County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
Rodeo on its way to San Juan Co.
Thousands of people will start arriving in San Juan County next week for the National High School Rodeo.
Bank supervisor accused of stealing $38,000
A Bloomfield woman is accused of stealing nearly $38,000 from a Citizens Bank branch, where she worked as a bank teller supervisor for nearly five years.
NM Woman Faces 15 Counts of Embezzlement
A woman who ran unsuccessfully for the San Juan County Commission forged checks worth thousands of dollars from a client of her personal accounting firm.
Former county candidate charged with embezzlement
During her run for a seat on the San Juan County Commission, Lorna Havel was forging checks worth thousands of dollars from a client of her personal accounting firm, a criminal complaint filed in magistrate ...
Education needed to tackle meth problem
Methamphetamine use in San Juan County is a problem. Since 2002-2003, use and abuse has begun to soar.
Racing group hosts car show to raise money for drag strip
Hoping to entice Fourth of July crowds into its event, Four Corners Drag Racing Association will host a car show from noon to 5 p.m. at Brookside Park on the nation's birthday.
Longtime oil, gas leaders speak their mind
Longtime oil and gas drilling professionals Tom Dugan and Elliott Riggs see no sense in the federal government's policies restricting drilling on public domain lands.
$670,000 in road funds headed to county
Nearly $670,000 to improve roads is on its way to San Juan County. It's part of the total $26 million the New Mexico Transportation Commission approved June 19 to pay for city and county roads, school bus ...