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A dried-up Rio Grande.

A Dry Rio Grande and Its Impact on Endangered Fish

By Myah Wilmarth | June 12, 2020

June 12, 2020 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, we visit the dry bed of the Rio Grande south of Socorro, New Mexico,…

Skyline of El Paso at sunset.

COVID-19 in El Paso and the U.S./Mexico Border

By Myah Wilmarth | May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020 – Correspondent Laura Paskus continues her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in their communities. Although…

A person in a white bodysuit and wearing a facemask, holding a vial of dark liquid labeled "CORONAVIRUS".

COVID-19 Testing at TriCore Reference Labs

By Myah Wilmarth | May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs looks at testing for the novel coronavirus – both for those infected and for those who may…

Portrait of George I Sanchez.

Civil Rights Pioneer George I. Sánchez

By Myah Wilmarth | May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020 – In an interview recorded earlier this year, correspondent Russell Contreras sat down with Cynthia Kennedy for a deeply personal tribute to…

Close-up of a gloved hand holding a stethoscope.

Hospitals in Northwest New Mexico Respond to the Outbreak

By Myah Wilmarth | May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs looks at COVID-19’s impact on the Northwest part of the state. The Gallup lockdown has kept Grants’ Cibola General…

Two surgical facemasks on top of each other creating an X shape, on a red backdrop.

COVID-19 Survival and Recovery on the Navajo Nation 

By Myah Wilmarth | May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020 – Navajo Nation health departments reported Sunday that the tribe has exceeded 3,000 positive COVID-19 tests, with cases in New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. The tribe has emergency orders in place…

Composite of logo for Cibola Citizen, with background of the Sandia mountains.

COVID-19 in Grants

By Myah Wilmarth | May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020 – Correspondent Laura Paskus continues her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in their communities. Diego Lopez is a reporter…

Composite of the New Mexico flag on top of a copy of the Qur'an.

Ramadan in a Time of COVID-19

By Myah Wilmarth | May 15, 2020

We are in the middle of Ramadan right now. It’s considered the holiest month on the Muslim calendar and is believed to be when God…

A nurse holds up a vial reading "COVID-19 TEST".

Testing New Mexicans for COVID-19

By Myah Wilmarth | May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs takes a close look at the state’s COVID-19 testing capability with Sec. Kathyleen Kunkel of the New…

Composite of logo for the Navajo Times in front of a rock formation.

COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation

By Myah Wilmarth | May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020 – Correspondent Laura Paskus continues with her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in their communities.…

An Indigenous dancer performs, with text "Social Distancing PowWow".

Tribal Cultural Response to COVID-19

By Myah Wilmarth | May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales looks into tribal cultural responses to the current pandemic. Native Americans across the country are finding ways to…

Close-up of hoops of barbed wire in front of a jail.

NM Supreme Court Rules on Inmate, Staff Testing at State Prisons

By Myah Wilmarth | May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020 – Correspondent Laura Paskus continues with her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in their communities.  Jeff Proctor…