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Black Fire Grows to NM’s Third Largest

By Myah Wilmarth | May 27, 2022

5.27.2022 – In the Gila National Forest, the Black Fire ignited on May 13—and has already grown into the state’s third largest wildfire in history.…

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Investigating Missing and Murdered Cases in The Navajo Nation

By Myah Wilmarth | May 27, 2022

5.27.2022 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales sits down with the FBI’s top agent in New Mexico and a Navajo criminal investigator to find out if a…

A photo of Senator Martin Heinrich with a graphic of firefighting a wildfire.

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Responds to Fires

By Myah Wilmarth | May 27, 2022

5.27.2022 – Sen. Martin Heinrich talks with correspondent Laura Paskus about New Mexico’s wildfire season, what the future might hold, and the need to professionalize…

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Upending the West’s Water Narratives

By Myah Wilmarth | May 20, 2022

5.20.2022 – Andrew Curley is a professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Geography, Development & Environment. His research focuses on the “everyday incorporation…

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Wildfire Mapping

By Myah Wilmarth | May 20, 2022

5.20.2022 – Using public data from the U.S. Forest Service, Steve Bassett, Director of Planning and Spatial Analysis with The Nature Conservancy, has been creating…

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Understanding Extreme Winds

By Myah Wilmarth | May 13, 2022

5.13.2022 – New Mexicans know all about gusty spring winds. But what we’re experiencing this year is different. Meteorologist Scott Overpeck, with the National Weather…

A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety front cover.

Coping with Climate Anxiety

By Myah Wilmarth | May 13, 2022

5.13.2022 – Sarah Jaquette Ray’s 2020 book, “A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet,” is more useful…

Childrens toys and objects with wooden blocks that spell out "childcare."

NM Childcare Benefit Expansions

By Myah Wilmarth | May 13, 2022

5.13.2022 – Producer Lou DiVizio catches up with New Mexico’s Secretary of Childhood Education and Care to talk about new childcare expansions now available for…

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What’s Next for the Rio Grande Sun?

By Myah Wilmarth | May 6, 2022

5.6.22 –The new ownership group of the Rio Grande Sun has raised more than a few eyebrows. El Rito Media, LLC is made up of…

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Rio Grande Sun’s Impact and Challenges

By Myah Wilmarth | May 6, 2022

5.6.22 – Host Gene Grant continues his conversation with the now former editor and publisher of the Rio Grande Sun, Robert Trapp. The two discuss…

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Growing Up in the Sun Newsroom

By Myah Wilmarth | May 6, 2022

5.6.22 – A lot of talented reporters have started their careers in the Rio Grande Sun newsroom, before moving on to other opportunities here in…

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Behind the Rio Grande Sun’s History and Sale

By Myah Wilmarth | May 6, 2022

5.6.22 – The Rio Grande Sun was established in October of 1956. It was started by two couples dedicated to covering Espanola and Rio Arriba…