05/17/2012 04:56 PM MDT - DENVER (AP) - Federal regulators say QEP Field Services Co. has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations it violated the Clean Air Act at five natural gas compressor stations on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah.   Full Story

05/17/2012 03:50 PM MDT - FARMINGTON — A Red Valley, Ariz., man will spend the next 30 years in federal prison for raping a Navajo woman, authorities said.   Full Story

FARMINGTON — To split or not to split the Central Consolidated School District? State Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera has 10 days to answer that question, based in part on remarks made Wednesday during a four-hour, quasi-judicial public hearing at San Juan College.   Full Story

FARMINGTON — Republican state Sen. William Sharer of Farmington appears to have violated state campaign finance laws by paying for housing out of his campaign finance account.   Full Story

FARMINGTON — A coalition of environmental groups has filed suit against BHP Billiton's plans to expand mining activities at Navajo Mine, saying an environmental analysis was insufficient.   Full Story

FARMINGTON — Charges against a 15-year-old juvenile inmate who was believed to be among several teens plotting an elaborate escape plot that included murder, were dismissed Wednesday as part of plea agreement with the state.   Full Story

Kim Smith, a 2010 Kirtland Central graduate, placed fifth for Air Force Academy in the Mountain West Conference track and field meet in the women's javelin throw with a toss of 140-feet, 10-inches.   Full Story

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San Juan County has produced another collegiate golfer. Aztec's Rebecca Chism signed with Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Monday.   Full Story

It's been almost a month since the city of Farmingon installed traffic lights at the intersection of 30th Street and Pinon Hills Boulevard, and the collective sigh of relief still is being shared by countless drivers who say thank you.   Full Story

Editor: Nothing is more important to us than the families we serve. We extend our sincere apologies to Ms.   Full Story

Welcome, participants and guests, to Farmington for the 2012 Four Corners Oil and Gas Conference.   Full Story