Aztec News

Some teens in Aztec are working hard this summer, but not to save money for a car, or even college.

The San Juan County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man wanted in connection to a weekend robbery in Aztec.

Debbie Coburn tends to Carma and Ashanti, two of five horses up for adoption, on Thursday at the San Juan County Sheriff s Posse Grounds in Farmington.

A Kirtland man was found guilty of shooting his adoptive son in the leg and he is facing up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced Wednesday morning.

This year, the Summer Art Walk, put on by the Farmington Downtown Association, will be 5 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Tonight, Mayor Sally Burbridge will host the tenth and final "vision" session this year.

If artist Kim Webster is going somewhere with lots of people, he takes along a camera and shoots photos.

As part of the New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps, 15 youth crew workers, four crew chiefs and a project coordinator are working Monday through Thursday this summer on various improvements at the park, as well as on a pair of murals upstream on the concrete pylon supporting the so-called "money-saving" bridge that spans the Animas River.

An assistance program designed to help farmers and ranchers across the country with sustainable land-use practices has extended its deadline for applications.

The fallen top of a 100-foot cottonwood tree on Sabena Street near Kokopelli Park in Aztec was to blame for a weekend power outage that lasted nearly four hours.

City commissioners want to amend an ordinance to allow themselves to appear via electronic devices to ensure quorum requirements are met for public meetings.

Councilors will meet tonight to discuss the renewal of the city's agreement with the Red Apple Transit and the city of Farmington.

Co-owners of Red Solo Cup, Anthony O'Gorman, front, and JoJo Gomez work on the grill inside their food truck in Flora Vista on Friday, June 7, 2013.

With two wildfires raging in northern New Mexico and no end in sight to the drought, Farmington City Council is considering stringent fireworks restrictions that may put a damper on Fourth of July celebrations this year.

The roar of engines echoed across Sycamore Park Community Center on Saturday as car collectors sat out on the lawn and showed off their cars.

A woman holds a flag during the naturalization ceremony on Friday, June 7, 2013, in the Great Kiva at the Aztec Ruins National Monument in Aztec.

San Juan County will increase its annual payment for operating costs at the Farmington Animal Shelter by more than $100,000 in the next fiscal year.

Classes Saturday, June 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., gourd artist Dar Stone will be teaching a class titled "Conquering Color."

Next month, the San Juan County Commission will consider moving county government employees to a four-day workweek and extending their daily work hours from eight to 10 hours.

The portraits of Wade Beavers, left, James Cooney and Charles M. Tansey were unveiled during a ceremony at the Aztec District Courthouse on Friday, May 31, 2013.