San Juan County News

Up Local high school seniors graduate. The ceremony marks the end of one chapter in their lives, but the opening of new opportunities for those graduating seniors.

The San Juan County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who led the La Plata County Sherriff's Office on a high-speed chase across the state border.

The man arrested on suspicion of plotting a murder appeared in court Wednesday to waive his 10-day limit for a preliminary hearing.

McDonald's has been tacking a double-tax onto items sold at its Shiprock franchise, which has left some customers not-so-happy about their meals.

Helping individuals with special needs feel the reward of grabbing a horse's reins provides Cindy Iacovetto her own reward.

The Connie Mack World Series Association will receive $45,365 of assistance from Farmington to cover unanticipated labor costs in their ongoing renovation project at Ricketts Park.

Rollet Smoke Shop, 1010 New Mexico 516, was robbed at about 9:20 p.m. on Monday night, San Juan County Sheriff's Office Lt.

New Mexico Attorney General Gary King says he knew nothing about raids carried out by his Animal Cruelty Task Force in which hundreds of birds were seized and killed.

New Mexico State Police said an enforcement project aimed at reducing drunken driving crashes on U.S. Highway 550 south of Bloomfield is having success.

A Kirtland man who was convicted and served a prison sentence for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl was allowed to take back his guilty plea because he didn't know the plea could result in his deportation.

A plane crash at the Aztec Municipal Airport Saturday morning killed Michael "Mike" Arnold, the former mayor of the city and current manager of the airport.

On behalf of Bottom of the Barrel Productions, I would like to thank everyone involved in making our production of "Love, Loss and What I Wore" a great success.

A woman pleaded no contest in district court last week to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her mother-in-law over the course of six months.

First, Andrew Kvech heard a gunshot. Then the Farmington man heard his friend say, "Oh crap, I shot you." Alec Thomas, a 35-year-old Farmington man, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of shooting Kvech, 42, in the leg.

Farmington police have arrested an 18-year-old man accused of running over a police officer on Monday afternoon.

A person is being treated for a gunshot wound at San Juan Regional Medical Center.

Students in junior high and high school around San Juan County will have a new opportunity to make their community a better place with the formation of a new civic club.

The Census Bureau reports that northwestern New Mexico's Farmington area along with two areas of western Arizona lead the nation in having the largest proportions of mobile homes in their housing inventories.

Farmington police say a man in a white Chevrolet pickup truck tried to run down a Farmington police officer at Berg Park on Monday afternoon.

San Juan County likely will not impose landfill fees this year, officials said. The county is in the final stages of crafting its budget proposal for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.