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Looking Back at APD Reform as Consent Decree Ends

The U.S. Department of Justice seal overlaid on a blurred cityscape with mountains in the background during dusk.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore what the end of federal oversight at the Albuquerque Police Department means for the city.   On April 11, 2011, two plainclothes detectives killed 27-year-old Christopher Torres, shooting him three times in the back in his family’s backyard. Since that day, his parents, Steve and Renetta…

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AmeriCorps Axed; Shooting Survivor Sues Rio Arriba

Close-up of a red jacket featuring an AmeriCorps 20 Years patch.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we turn our attention to federal cuts made to AmeriCorps, the government agency that’s trained generations of Americans to help others. Until recently, AmeriCorps employed thousands to help others statewide — from Taos to Ruidoso, and in cities and pueblos in between. Now, the federal agency is a…

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