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Coronavirus crisis deepens on Navajo Nation

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation saw one of its biggest surges in positive COVID-19 cases last weekend, and the numbers continued to rise this week, tribal leaders said. Wednesday afternoon, the...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

San Juan County, N.M., first responders under quarantine

FARMINGTON – First responders are under quarantine for the next two weeks after being exposed to COVID-19, leading San Juan County to implement additional safety protocols, according to a county...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

San Juan Regional Medical Center announces furloughs

FARMINGTON – San Juan Regional Medical Center began temporary furloughs of select employees, reducing salaries for senior staff members and asking staff to take voluntary pay reductions this week...

DATE: April 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Rescue workers respond to explosion in Bloomfield

FARMINGTON – Rescue workers responded Monday morning to a small explosion at Halo Services, an oilfield services company in Bloomfield. San Juan County dispatch received the call about a possible...

DATE: April 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

COVID-19 infects Farmington nursing home

FARMINGTON – Residents and employees of a Farmington nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a news release from the facility. Life Care Center of Farmington , part of the...

DATE: April 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico small businesses encouraged to apply for federal loans

FARMINGTON – State and local officials are encouraging businesses to apply for federal loans under the recently passed stimulus bill, as owners report growing impacts resulting from the COVID-19...

DATE: April 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Navajo Nation orders 57-hour curfew to combat coronavirus spread

FARMINGTON – Navajo Nation tribal leaders have ordered a curfew to take effect this weekend as the coronavirus spreads across the Four Corners. The 57-hour curfew is issued for residents of the...

DATE: April 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Farmington is going on a bear hunt

FARMINGTON – Those with a keen eye might have noticed fuzzy, stuffed bears popping up in windows throughout town this past week. Farmington is going on a bear hunt. Part of a nationwide trend,...

DATE: April 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Utility company’s bid to end operations at San Juan Generating Station approved

FARMINGTON – New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission ruled in favor of the Public Service Co. of New Mexico’s application to abandon operations at the San Juan Generating Station, despite an...

DATE: April 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Local artist draws from past two decades of work

FARMINGTON – From a distance, the art pieces look like soft scratchings of pencil on paper, short lines filling space, etchings shaping a jawline and filling the soft curve of an eye. But as you...

DATE: March 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo Nation issues curfew as virus spreads

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation issued a curfew effective Monday morning, as the number of COVID-19 cases jumped and there were two confirmed deaths Sunday. President Jonathan Nez and Vice...

DATE: March 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Critical COVID-19 Coverage

Navajo Nation issues stay-at-home order as cases rise

FARMINGTON – With the number of positive COVID-19 cases reaching 29, the Navajo Nation reissued a stay-at-home order and urged all non-essential businesses to close Monday, according to Navajo...

DATE: March 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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