As COVID-19 sweeps through the Navajo Nation, a hospital is accused of endangering lives
Nick Pachelli
Born and raised in Albuquerque, N.M., Nick Pachelli has reported on health, crime, and justice for a mix of print and digital publications. In 2019, he was a finalist for the Livingston Award, an award honoring the best storytelling by journalists under the age of 35 across all forms of journalism. Nick's work has appeared in the New York Times, Esquire, High Country News, and other publications. He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and received a Master's from Columbia University.
Posted inCoronavirus, Featured, Health
The purge before the surge
In late January and early February, American public health experts warned about a possible COVID-19 epidemic, one that would almost certainly require a massive supply of hospital masks, gloves and hand sanitizer. At the same time, at least two major New Mexico hospitals were throwing those very items into the trash. “The hospital […]
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Hang up and try again later
New Mexico’s phone system for unemployment benefits is hanging up on thousands of callers
Posted inFeatured, Tribal Affairs
Stolen and Erased
A Navajo girl was exploited and sex trafficked in urban and rural New Mexico. Why did so many fail to help her?
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High stakes: Guns in the home
In 2017, the most recent year for which data are available, 99 New Mexican youths between 10 and 24 took their own lives. It was the highest number in one year since the late 1990s. Roughly half were by firearm, making the state’s youth-suicide-by-firearm rate among the five highest in the country, according to the […]