Episode Archives - New Mexico In Focus

New Mayor in Santa Fe; ABQ Holds Breath for Runoff

November 7, 2025

Two mayoral candidates speak at separate campaign events; one gestures with a microphone, the other stands behind a podium with supporters and a campaign sign.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we tackle the results from a jam-packed local Election Day — with a primary focus on Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Host Nash Jones assembles a team of journalists from KUNM, the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Daily Lobo to join longtime political analyst Eric Griego in breaking…

NM Search and Rescue; Election Day Looms

October 30, 2025

Dense forest landscape with small clearings and scattered houses, set against a backdrop of rolling tree-covered hills under a clear sky.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we head to the Cibola National Forest to show you how the almost entirely volunteer-driven New Mexico Search and Rescue shifts from the frenetic hours of looking for a live subject to the search for clues months later. Reporter Cailley Chella digs into how an online rumor about…