A Navajo reporter checks in on elderly people on the reservation. Hunger and neglect is what she finds.
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Critical connections
Home visiting finds new ways to serve families — at a distance
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‘An anything-goes situation’
Nursing homes profit from pandemic with no risk of accountability
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Growing pains
Anthony, New Mexico puts big plans on hold during the coronavirus pandemic
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“Screaming for help”
Imprisoned migrants seeking better prison conditions describe an attack by pepper-spraying guards
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Busted
The Carlsbad region was poised to send $3 billion to New Mexico coffers, thanks to one of the biggest oil booms in history. Then came COVID.
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Bordering on desperation
In Gallup, surrounded by the Navajo Nation, a pandemic crosses paths with homelessness, hate and healers
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When history deals a bad hand
The scrappy city of Las Vegas gambled on its Wild West history to draw tourists and keep the economy afloat. With the coronavirus, all bets are off.
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State suspects it was scammed in PPE deal
An obscure Santa Fe company is under criminal investigation for possible forgery and price gouging in the sale of millions of dollars of personal protective equipment and medical supplies to the New Mexico Department of Health, according to a spokesman for the state Attorney General’s office. Bionet was one of the first companies to win […]
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Planting hope amid a plague
Older generations on the Navajo Nation have passed down stories of scourges, resilience — and survival. New generations are bringing the tales to life.