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Chess, cards and catnaps in the heart of America’s nuclear weapons complex
Two paths after foster care
Two teens aged out of New Mexico’s child welfare system last year. What made their lives so different?
A green light for Dineh Benally
A sensational raid three years ago put an end to his illegal marijuana empire on the Navajo Nation, manned by trafficking victims. But when Benally wanted to grow weed again, New Mexico said yes.
The political minefield of parental rights in New Mexico
As far-right conservatives make a bid for school board seats, disinformation is on the rise. Welcome to the culture wars.
Charges filed against a New Mexico police officer for a fatal shooting — for the first time in nearly 10 years
A Las Cruces police officer faces a manslaughter charge for killing an unarmed Black man, allegedly over a stolen beer.
‘State of chaos’: New Mexico’s child welfare crisis is worse, monitors say
Experts call for immediate action to protect children, ease crisis and deliver reforms
A dwindling, mighty river
A Rio Grande photo expedition shows the beauty and perils along 470 miles of New Mexico’s prize waterway.
Hundreds of police killings. Two prosecutions. No jail time.
In more than 350 police shootings across New Mexico in the last decade, only two officers were charged with a crime. Why?
An Apache ceremony for the ages
On the Mescalero Apache Reservation, four days of dancing mark the passage into womanhood, testing a girl’s endurance — and enveloping her in tradition.
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Environment
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?
Parched in ‘Podunk,’ New Mexico
Water pipes are failing in rural towns across America. Is their future on the drink?
Trials by fire
Firefighters around the state are battling the first blazes of spring
Education
Turning guns into plowshares
Gun violence has taken a heavy toll on Albuquerque students. A school responds.
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.
Criminal Justice
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…
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
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?
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