FARMINGTON, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management Farmington District is selling Christmas tree cutting permits at the Farmington Field Office, Taos Field Offices, and the New Mexico State Office in Santa Fe.

The permit allows cutting one piñon pine or juniper tree on designated BLM lands, and is intended for individual use only. Maps and directions are available with permit purchase.

The cost per permit is $5. The BLM will accept credit cards, cash, and checks made payable to the BLM. To acquire a permit, visit the following BLM office locations:

Farmington Field Office

6251 College Blvd, Suite A

Farmington, NM 87402

Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

505-564-7600

Taos Field...

SALT LAKE CITY – Leaders of the Navajo Nation expressed disappointment at President Trump’s announcement that he will diminish the size of the Bears Ears National Monument. President Trump made the announcement at the Utah State Capitol Dec. 4.

Former President Obama designated the national monument on Dec. 28, 2016. The proclamation established the Bears Ears Commission to guide and provide recommendations on management of the landscape, honoring traditional knowledge as a resource to be protected. Navajo people continue to use the monument to collect firewood, herbs and medicine, and to hunt.

Navajo Nation Council members have supported the Bears Ears National Monument through...

SANTA FE – New Mexico Department of Veterans Services Secretary Jack Fox will take part in a special 10 am Christmas wreath ceremony on Dec. 11, at the State Capitol Rotunda in Santa Fe.

The public is invited to attend this annual ceremony presented by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Stephen Watts Kearny Chapter. Fox will represent the state of New Mexico in accepting a giant wreath donated by the Worcester Wreath Company. The Maine-based company is donating similar wreaths to all 50 states to honor the service of our nation’s military veterans and active duty personnel.

On Dec. 16, the public is also invited to place nearly 2,000 smaller wreaths on gravesites at the...

Suspected shooter among deceased

AZTEC, N.M. – An active shooter opened fire at Aztec High School on the morning of Nov. 7, leaving at 2 students dead and 15 others injured. The numbers of the injured were reported in a statement from the Navajo Nation.

The suspected shooter is also dead, San Juan County Sheriff Ken Christesen confirmed.

First reports of the shooting came in at around 8:30 am.

As of noon on Dec. 7, police had not yet released information about the shooter, or confirmed if the shooter was a student.

Aztec High School was placed on lockdown and evacuated following the shooting. Nearby Bloomfield High School and Farmington High School were also placed on lockdown as...