CYFD’s alleged inaction left the boy in an unacceptable environment and without crucial resources, an attorney said.
Criminal Justice
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New Mexico Highlands University regents deny wrongdoing in response to ex-president’s lawsuit
The regents and the former president have been publicly trading barbs since Woolf was abruptly placed on leave in May.
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‘Despicable act’: New Mexico governor vows all possible legal action against DEA
Lujan Grisham compared the agency’s reported fentanyl strategy to feds’ other major failures, such as the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.
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Pojoaque Pueblo graduates celebrate sobriety on the ‘Path to Wellness’
The program diverts people accused of nonviolent crimes related to substance use toward behavioral health services.
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CYFD, some New Mexico police agencies continue secrecy in cases involving dead children
The obscurity has persisted despite a 2025 reform law requiring the state to release more information in those cases.
Posted inHealth
Albuquerque launches initiatives to curb youth violence, mental health woes
The initiatives will include $750 per month to 20 at-risk young people, and therapy to youth with behavioral health issues.
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Amid border wall battle with feds, New Mexico Catholic dioceses call upon the devout
A pilgrimage is planned Sunday at Mount Cristo Rey, near where the Trump administration wants a new border wall segment.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
New Mexico Supreme Court upholds CYFD policy of taking drug-exposed newborns into custody
The justices rejected a petition filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and two Democratic state lawmakers to halt the program.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
Albuquerque mother accused of child abuse in 1-year-old daughter’s death
An Albuquerque mother has been accused of beating her 1-year-old daughter, leaving her with multiple bruises and a skull fracture and ultimately leading to her death.
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Police have used kids’ gun access law three dozen times in three years, data shows
Advocates say the law is working as intended by essentially scaring irresponsible gun owners into securing their weapons.
