San Juan County

On Friday of last week, a community meeting was held on black lung disease among retired Navajo coal miners in Farmington, New Mexico. The meeting was hosted by Positive Nature Homecare, a home healthcare company which primarily assists uranium miners. Laurence Bekise is a former coal miner who worked at the San Juan and Navajo mines for decades. He says he hopes he doesn’t have black lung from exposure to coal dust in the mines, but that he isn’t sure. And Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is urging the federal government to keep a close eye on artificial intelligence.

Zak Podmore says much of his reporting comes from a deep love for traveling rivers. “When you’ve run a river through a new landscape, you definitely…

The San Juan County Commission tabled a resolution Tuesday that would authorize a lawsuit against the county attorney. The resolution states attorney…

The San Juan County Commission passed two resolutions in favor of Bears Ears National Monument, the latest sign of a historic shift of power in the…

Eagles, falcons and other birds make southeast Utah their summer home as they raise young. In an effort to leave young birds undisturbed, the Bureau of…

A resolution being considered by San Juan County commissioners would reverse its stance on protections for Bears Ears National Monument. The previous…

Shortly after Willie Grayeyes was sworn in as San Juan County Commissioner, he entered a courtroom to defend his official residence for the second time.…

For the first time in San Juan County’s 138-year history, Navajos will lead two of its three county commissioner seats. Democrat Kenneth Maryboy ran…

One of the icons of a southwestern landscape is mysteriously dying across the Four Corners. The dying juniper trees — known to some locals as cedars —…

The suspect in a string of shoplifting reports has been identified by Blanding Police as Michael Ainsworth Yoakam. Yoakam moved from California to…