Rest in pieces
Fields of green
Forlorn on Route 66
Hygiene theater: More harm than good?
Our Lives Now
January 6, 2021
Searchlight photographer Don Usner documents the most essential stories in New Mexico. See more photos here.
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No defenses
New Mexico is home to 19 pueblos, 3 Apache tribes and a large swath of the Navajo Nation. How will they cope with the outbreak of COVID-19?
The Big Uneasy
After staff attended a conference in New Orleans, Searchlight New Mexico was notified of possible exposure to COVID-19. Christian Marquez has been under quarantine since.
Settling for more
Newly settled agreement establishes better road map for New Mexico’s foster children.
Distant relations
Foster parents, biological parents and kids face new challenges amid state’s response to COVID-19 outbreak
Bars behind?
Access to soap is a vital concern for inmates during the COVID-19 outbreak
On lockdown
Social distancing, recommended to limit the spread of COVID-19, is not an option in ICE detention facilities
Extraction Point
Young people in Farmington may not want to leave, but find few reasons to stay
Power switch
As New Mexico swaps coal for renewables, San Juan County struggles to chart a new future
Empowering the public
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