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Study: 95% of deaths in ICE detention between 2017-2021 could have been...
Concertina wire tops a fence at a detention facility. (Getty Images)If not for systemic failures in medical and mental health care, almost all of the people who died in immigration detention in the...
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Two people dead, several rescued at senior living center and hospital from...
An air tanker drops fire retardant called slurry over and around areas in the Village of Ruidoso, N.M., on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Photo by Chancey Bush / Albuquerque Journal) PHOTO CANNOT BE...
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President approves major disaster declaration for southeastern NM wildfires
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks with a child evacuated from the South Fork and Salt fires at a shelter at the New Mexico Military Institute on Wednesday evening, June 19, 2024 (Photo by Leah Romero...
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The southeastern fires are officially a federal disaster. Here’s how...
Evacuees settle in at the Eastern New Mexico University gymnasium Tuesday, June 18, 2024 after evacuating the Ruidoso area because of the South Fork and Salt fires. (Leah Romero / Source NM)Mescalero...
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FBI offers $10,000 reward for information about South Fork and Salt fires’ cause
A flyer published on June 22, 2024 by the FBI Albuquerque Division asks the public for information about the origins of the South Fork and Salt fires. (Image courtesy of FBI Albuquerque)Federal police...
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Smoke still visible, but Ruidoso fires not spreading anymore, analyst says
Smoke from the South Fork and Salt fires blots out the sun Tuesday along NM Highway 70 outside of Tilley, NM. (Photo by Danielle Prokop / Source NM)Drivers on highways near the South Fork and Salt...
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NM authorities dispel rumors of looting during the South Fork and Salt fires
"We are not finding mass looting or anything like that," said Lincoln County Undersheriff Geraldine Martinez. (Screenshot courtesy of Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5)As thousands of people go...
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At least 89 people reported ‘unaccounted for’ from NM wildfires
A map showing parts of the village of Ruidoso where local full-time residents can return, and where search and rescue teams are still working. (Screenshot courtesy of Village of Ruidoso)Update:...
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NM governor shares draft proposal for forced mental health treatment
The New Mexico Legislature on June 26, 2024 in Santa Fe. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM)More details are emerging about the changes to state law being proposed by New Mexico’s governor for a...
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NM governor’s office continues forced treatment pitch to lawmakers, could...
The Seal of the State of New Mexico inside the Roundhouse on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Anna Padilla for Source NM)While New Mexico’s governor has made her forced mental health treatment proposal more...
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NM governor wants more prison time for people convicted of felonies who face...
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a public health order imposing temporary restrictions on firearms on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, flanked by state and local police officials. (Photo by...
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All NM police departments could report monthly gun violence stats under gov...
Police in Albuquerque in mid-September, 2021. (Photo by Marisa Demarco / Source NM)Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants regular, statewide updates on gun violence from police departments across New...
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Conservation enforcement on Santa Ana Pueblo lands expected at end of July
A mesa overlooks prairie in Tamaya Kwii Kee Nee Puu. (Photo courtesy of Santa Ana Pueblo)Once Tamaya Kwii Kee Nee Puu is signed into trust with the federal government, people who are not members of the...
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NM governor rejects call from mental health care providers, advocates to...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivers the 2023 State of the State before lawmakers in Santa Fe on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. (Photo by Shaun Griswold / Source NM)A coalition of 41 different organizations,...
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Tens of thousands ‘overwhelmingly support’ using Indigenous knowledge to...
The Valley of the Gods within the Bears Ears National Monument. (Photo by Tim Peterson LightHawk for the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition)Five Native American tribes, including two in New Mexico, are...
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‘You choose what to do with your pain’: Gun violence victim returns to NM to...
Jacob Johns explains his paintings on exhibit for his show "Forward Movement" at El Museo in Santa Fe on July 11, 2024. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM)Jacob Johns was among a group of people who...
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Governor, Legislature feud over crime as special session just days away
Gail Chasey, Mimi Stewart, Javier Martinez, Peter Wirth and Christine Chandler announce lawmakers' lack of consensus on the governor's agenda for the upcoming special session at a news conference in...
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NM governor adds fire relief, organized crime and fentanyl to special session...
Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller look on as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs the proclamation for the first 2024 special...
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Sine die hard with a vengeance
Senate President Pro Tem. Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque) and other House and Senate Democrats hold a news conference following the close of a special session, in Santa Fe, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Photo...
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N.M. governor, Senate GOP unveil public safety agendas
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham introduces her 2024 public safety legislative agenda on Jan. 12 on the fourth floor of the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM)Gov....
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