Articles
Read the Latest from New Mexico in Focus & Partners
When a call for help ends in gunfire
A new lawsuit in the 2024 fatal police shooting of teenager Elijah Hadley could shed light on a persistent problem…
The State of the Local Media on this Independence Day
It’s become an annual tradition on our program to mark the Fourth of July by examining the status of New…
Joseph Shepard sued by the New Mexico State Ethics Commission
The new civil action claims that the former WNMU president misappropriated at least $177,000 meant for ADA compliance and used…
New Mexico hospitals and patients face closure from ‘domino effect’ of potential Medicaid cuts
This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. By Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico Six to…
NMiF Features ‘Indigenously Positive’ after First Place Award in National Journalism Contest
This week, New Mexico in Focus is highlighting the Indigenously Positive series. The collaboration between NMPBS and nonprofit news organization…
ACLU of NM gets new leadership after two decades and NMiF welcomes a new reporter
Advocates for civil rights and liberties have decried numerous moves by the Trump administration in its second term — from…
New Mexico’s Governor Declares Drought Emergency. Sort Of.
A warming climate — fueled in part by the state’s oil and gas production — has parched rivers and turned…
Deaths in the New Mexico desert surge after Texas’ border crackdown reaches El Paso
Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have…
New Mexicans gather in celebration of fights for liberation
Fighting back against oppression doesn’t always look like a battle. Sometimes, it looks like a celebration of the strength and…
NM attorney general and two manufacturers cap diabetes drug costs in settlements
This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. By Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico Under settlement…
NM’s 2025 Wildfire Season: Preparation, Resilience and Recovery
New Mexicans are weathering another wildfire season while the residents and forests in and around the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon burn…
Beaver fever
As conservationists know, these clever dam-building rodents are a boon to recovering wetlands. But they can also contribute to flooding…