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Medication for opioid addiction is life-saving for pregnant women and babies. In New Mexico, few get it.
Tenants with nowhere to turn
Across New Mexico, low-income renters face leaks, heat, mold, roaches — and no recourse.
The terrible emptiness of “Oppenheimer”
Bernice Gutierrez was eight days old when a light 10,000 times hotter than the surface of the sun cracked open the predawn sky. No one in south-central New Mexico knew where it came from, or that the tiniest units of matter could be split to unleash such energy. Nor could they know that when the…
Turning guns into plowshares
Gun violence has taken a heavy toll on Albuquerque students. A school responds.
How green is New Mexico’s governor?
Michelle Lujan Grisham gets low grades at home for failing to address climate change. Why is she being honored from afar?
At New Mexico’s biggest jail for children, toilets and staff are lacking — but strip searches are common.
Update: 08/16/2023 Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday removed Albino Garcia, founder and executive director of the grassroots organization La Plazita Institute, from his seat on the statewide Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee. Garcia said he received the notice, in the form of a one-page letter, as he was making the drive from Albuquerque to Taos…
Safety lapses at Los Alamos National Laboratory
A history of flooding, an earthquake and little fires in the belly of the beast
Parched in ‘Podunk,’ New Mexico
Water pipes are failing in rural towns across America. Is their future on the drink?
Behind Farmington’s mass shooting
In New Mexico’s remote Four Corners region, a small town grapples with its violent past — and tragedies of the present
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Environment
Trials by fire
Firefighters around the state are battling the first blazes of spring
Storage wars
Legislation aims to stop a radioactive waste storage facility near Carlsbad, but challenges remain
Deliverance for downwinders: As the clock winds down on federal compensation, one woman’s mission ramps up
Deliverance for downwinders: As the clock winds down on federal compensation, one woman’s mission ramps up
Education
Turmoil at PED: Deputy cabinet secretary resigns after only eight days
Swift departure of Jacquelyn Archuleta-Staehlin comes amid criticism from advocates, chaos at Public Education Department
Seeds of healing
Mora schoolchildren affected by this year’s wildfire go to the forest to learn about resilience.
Back to school in the fire zone
The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire left families without running water and children without belongings. Can students learn after so much loss?
Criminal Justice
A deadly cry for help
Albuquerque police fatally shot unarmed Collin Neztsosie, who had called 911 during a mental health crisis. Did it have to happen?
Homeless Shelters Aren’t Equipped to Deal With New Mexico’s Most Troubled Foster Kids. Police See It for Themselves.
New Mexico’s Attorney General describes a proposed new office dedicated to protecting children and their rights
A new mission for Raúl Torrez
New Mexico’s Attorney General describes a proposed new office dedicated to protecting children and their rights
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