Rap and chess is not your usual combination — but it brought out a family friendly crowd to downtown ABQ this month. Soroi Jones was there with her camera.
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New COVID vaccine now available for New Mexicans
It’s fall and that means cold and flu season — and COVID. Health officials are advising another round of vaccine boosters to stay ahead of the virus. Barbara Ramirez reports.
Hundreds of police killings. Two prosecutions. No jail time.
Over the last decade in New Mexico, there have been more than 350 police shootings. Only two officers have been charged with a crime. Joshua Bowling from Searchlight New Mexico takes a look at why.
It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month
El Centro de la Raza at the University of New Mexico helps students connect to their heritage as well as their studies. Barbara Ramirez has the story for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Film industry spending more in rural NM
Alex Villalongja / NM News Port Despite a rocky few years, New Mexico’s film industry continues to grow, offering higher average wages for film workers, and achieving a large increase in spending outside the ABQ-SF metro area. That’s the big picture from the state film office as it closed out its 2023 Fiscal Year. According… Continue reading Film industry spending more in rural NM
Evicted Basement Films finds a new home
Where do you go if you’ve been kicked out of your home and you have 10,000 reels of film? Joe Thompson reports on the eviction and relocation of Basement Films in Albuquerque.
New Mexico rated 3rd worst state for Uber drivers
Uber Driver and economist explain why the gig economy functions this way in New Mexico and how it compares to other states.
State Fair beckons many back again
By Skye McMillon/ NM News Port The New Mexico State Fair is back for its 85th year. The fair is among the biggest annual events in the state, attracting some 500,000 attendees, ranking it among the top five state fairs in the nation praised for affordability, nice weather, and appealing programming. Once again, the fair… Continue reading State Fair beckons many back again
Former governor Richardson dies at 75
Bill Richardson, a former New Mexico governor, passed at age 75 this past Saturday.