San Juan News

Cond Nast Traveler magazine readers have ranked three New Mexico lodging destinations among the top resorts and hotels in the U.S. The results of its annual "Best in the World" Readers Choice Awards appears in the November edition, now out on the stands.

The New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee will meet for two days -- November 2nd and 3rd -- in Room 307 at the State Capitol, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

ALONG THE RIO PUEBLO DE TAOS, N.M. - The sun had barely peaked over the Taos Mountains.

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.

Note: The trusty reporters at NMI are liveblogging from today's Special Session.

So many people are worried about H1N1 flu in Santa Fe County that doctors are running out of the regular seasonal flu vaccine.One mobile clinic reported giving about 1,500 vaccinations in a two month period last year.

A New Mexico man is without part of his thumb after a fight turned ugly over the weekend.

The approved agreement also allows the City to keep the remainder of its 2009 San Juan-Chama water in Heron Reservoir through the end of September 2010.

Two new wineries made their debut Saturday at the 2009 Harvest Wine Festival - the Rio Grande Vineyards and Dos Viejos - spreading out crowds projected to swell by 3,000 people compared to last year, event organizer Dawn Starostka said.

The old license plate had seen plenty during its ride on a '29 Ford truck. By Albert A. Henderson In March of 1984 I purchased a New Mexico license plate at a flea market.

There has been no rain here and across the Southwest for months now. It is not just the people who have thirsted for the July monsoon showers that didn't come this year, but also the pockets of sage bushes and juniper trees that dot the red rocky mountains.

A new director for the San Juan County Communications Authority hopes to increase recruitment and streamline the training process for dispatchers.

Twenty years after Farmington resident Thelma Kline was found dead, police arrested her suspected killer.

Want to visit the Philippines for a month? The Rotary clubs of New Mexico and western Texas are seeking four professionals to visit the Philippines as part of its Group Study Exchange program.

Want to visit the Philippines for a month? The Rotary clubs of New Mexico and western Texas are seeking four professionals to visit the Philippines as part of its Group Study Exchange program.

An electrical system that would prevent power outages in much of western San Juan County and cost about $5 million will be finished in December.

Dash cam footage just released shows an armed New Mexico man's run from police and the shootout that ended it.

In the fall of 1982, two bodies - a male and a female - washed up on the banks of the San Juan River just west of the Carracas Bridge, at a site several miles east of Navajo Reservoir.

Photo: Excavations under way in 1962 at San Gabriel, site of New Mexicoa TMs second capital near San Juan Pueblo.

Santa Fe hotels are providing some financial help for the city's 400th-anniversary commemoration, thanks to an idea of Hotel Santa Fe general manager Paul Margetson .