Bloomfield News

The three Republican candidates who are challenging incumbent Scott Eckstein for the District 3 commission seat said they will try to overturn commission's decision last summer to impose fees at county-operated transfer stations.

Robert Fry of Farmington and Timothy Allen of Bloomfield will remain the last two inmates on New Mexico's death row after a Santa Fe jury spared the life of Michael Astorga on Friday and instead sentenced him to life in prison for the murder of Deputy James McGrane during a 2006 traffic stop.

After months of planning, Farmington officials have adopted a map of what the city's roadways will look like in 20 years.

A monument displaying Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in July will join the Ten Commandments and Declaration of Independence monuments on the front lawn of Bloomfield City Hall.

Artesia High School pitcher Trevor Whitmere pitched seven innings of no-hit ball against The Bloomfield High School Bobcats Saturday as Artesia won 8-0.A It was the second first-round win for the Bulldogs in the 2012 New Mexico State High School Baseball Championship.A Koby LewisA started the scoring for Artesia in the bottom of the first inning ... (more)

Today is the department's annual Bike and Scooter Rodeo and from 10 a.m. to noon officers from the Bloomfield Police Department will be teaching San Juan Children about bike safety.