Thirteen appears to be the lucky number for Aztec officials. Or is it? The City Commission chose five city manager candidates and one alternate from a pool of 13 finalists provided by the Mercer Group, a private search firm responsible for presenting viable candidates to the city.

Aztec is spending $25,000 on a performance review of its police department in hopes of saving money in the future.

A simple mistake came close to costing Bloomfield upward of $1 million. But a chance encounter at a New Mexico Municipal League meeting in October set in motion a series of puzzling oddities with the state's tax checks-and-balances. City Manager Keith Johnson, after examining statewide figures Oct.

City councilors are scheduled to discuss oil and gas drilling regulations, a stimulus loan, a proposed 562-home development and a transportation plan at their 9 a.m. meeting Tuesday.

Robert Russell, 24, of Aztec and Jerrimiah Toering, 29, of Oregon, were arrested Wednesday for a series of burglaries throughout San Juan County, the Sheriff's Office said.

Today marks Veterans Day in the United States, an annual day to remember and honor American military veterans from all wars.

Dear Mexican: Whenever I see an ad for a Mexican ramera, they always describe themselves as "spicy." Are Mexican women hiding habaneros in their panochas? Concha Curious Dear Gabacho: "I wish I could say that 'Mexican Spitfire' Lupe Velez was to blame for the 'spicy' epithet so often associated with Mexican femme pulchritude," says William Nericcio ...

Go to the Index... Spring 2010 Schedule SPRING 2010 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Welcome to San Juan College! If this is your first semester or if you are a returning student, you will find that there will be many opportunities at San Juan College for you to achieve your educational goals.

A memorial that honors locals who received the nation's highest military honor almost is finished.

Charges against a 39-year-old Flora Vista man accused of kidnapping an ex-girlfriend, beating and holding her against her will for seven days, were dismissed in Aztec Magistrate Court on Thursday.

The seeds already were in place but the coaches met along with district chair and Shiprock athletic director Mike Walker to determine game times.

About 300 workers employed by Safeway grocery stores in Farmington and Aztec agreed to extend a labor contract through mid-November after last-minute negotiations with corporate officials Saturday failed to reach an agreement.

Alijah Lascano of Las Cruces walked Monday to and from the San Albino Cemetery in Mesilla to remember an aunt and a brother who have died.

Jade Torres, 18, steps out of the green route bus Friday, followed by Gabriel Chacon, 21, at their stop at the Farmington Public Library.

SANTA FE The Forestry Division of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department awarded $6,000 in "forest re-leaf" grant funding for tree planting at the Hooser Ball Field in Alamogordo, according to New Mexico State Forester Arthur "Butch" Blazer.