Bloomfield News

San Juan County Sheriff's deputies responded to a fatal crash just south of the New Mexico-Colorado border on U.S. 550 on Saturday.

Jurors statewide will no loner be asked to decide whether or not to impose the death penalty on a convicted person.

Justine Cornelsen, 16, of Onanole Manitoba, Canada, worked hard this past year to qualify for the National High School Finals Rodeo.

Firearm and ammunition sales are exploding, but what might be good for the gun industry is bad for police and sheriff's departments nationwide.

Two city of Bloomfield departments have kicked off a joint effort to build morale, promote cross-department bonds and save taxpayer money.

As the sun began to shine over the horizon in Bloomfield on Friday morning, a dozen hot air balloons lifted off the ground and launched the second annual San Juan River Balloon Rally.

Farmington firefighter Thomas Meuir resigned Tuesday in response to his arrest for DWI, Farmington fire officials said.

Area residents will be able to watch, help launch and retrieve a dozen hot air balloons when the three-day San Juan River Balloon Rally kicks off Friday.

City officials and area residents discussed priorities for future city projects at a public input hearing Monday.

The more than 400 students who come to Vance Air Force Base each year for pilot training hail from all parts of the country with different backgrounds and educational credentials.

Police arrested a Farmington firefighter early Friday morning after a brief pursuit along U.S. 64.

San Juan Economic Development Service on Wednesday celebrated its 20th year of collectively working with local business leaders to expand the San Juan County economy.

Richard Tullos Toliver, a former state representative, mayor of Bloomfield and longtime educator, died Monday at age 79.

The cities of Aztec and Bloomfield are one step closer to entering into an agreement over shared water between the two cities.

Some plots and grave sites at the Bloomfield cemetery are well-maintained. The area around the headstones is weeded, the trees nearby are watered and an assortment of colorful flowers dot the border of the plot.

McGee Park was a battleground during Saturday's KidFest. Children ducked and weaved behind bales of hay, evading fire from enemy water guns.

The holder of a winning New Mexico lottery ticket has 10 days to claim the prize.

Victoria Lincoln stood nervously atop a rocky bluff Wednesday in Bloomfield. The 11-year-old Farmington resident kept her back to the edge and slowly leaned back while clutching a rope.

Pfc. Steve Nelson Baker's march finally is over. Three months after Baker, 62, was found dead in Las Cruces, he was laid to rest with full military honors at Memorial Gardens in Farmington.

At their annual Endorsed Operations Rendezvous in Bozeman, Montana, the Orvis Company announced the Fisheads of the San Juan River, located in Bloomfield, New Mexico as the Orvis Endorsed Guide Service of the Year for 2008.