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Tenants with nowhere to turn

Wendy Catalano sits in her wheelchair inside her apartment at the Lolomas complex in Clovis. She began withholding a portion of her rent after water damage prevented her from being able to use part of the unit. Nadav Soroker/Searchlight New Mexico

Low-income renters face poor housing conditions, including leaks, heat, mold, and roaches, with no help.

Study: climate change brings risks for kids

Student protestors raise their signs and voices in an attempt to bring awareness to the climate crisis at the Global Climate Strike in downtown Albuquerque. (Archive Photo/Sevia Gonzales/NM News Port)

Children are at greater risk to pollutants and various deleterious effects caused by climate change, including behavioral health risks, a new report found.

New Mexico monsoon outlook looks ‘bleak’

The Rio Grande stretches out just upstream of the San Acacia reach, on July 30, 2023. The reach has dried nearly every year for the past 25 years, but without stronger monsoons, the river could dry up into Albuquerque, for the second time in 40 years. (Danielle Prokop / Source NM)

After a HOT July, with very little rain, the picture looks the same for August. Unless storms ramp up, expect a drying Rio Grande through Albuquerque

Listen and wonder: UNM audio students hit play

Gillian Barkhurst, Viola Murphy, Addison Fulton in the C&J audio studio, May 2023.

By Gillian Barkhurst, Addison Fulton and Viola Murphy

Three UNM students take their podcast assignments into some strange, but entertaining, dimensions!

IPCC capitalizes on Gathering of Nations

Starry Booth at the Four Winds Appreciation Day

By Miyawni Curtis

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center often schedules special events around the Gathering of Nations and this year even the Center’s gas station got in on the action.

UNM’s Jerrick Reed II drafted

By Brody Foster
UNM footballer Jerrick Reed goes pro. He’ll be trading the sunny desert for the soggy Pacific Northwest.

For drag performers the show must go on

Performers at an Easter-themed event in April.

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales

Despite attacks by conservative politicians and efforts to restrict or ban their performances nationwide, drag performers in Albuquerque continue to pursue their art.

Cakes sweeten Mother’s Day

Elizabeth Secor

As the second Sunday of May fast approaches, so with it does Mother’s Day. Anyone at a loss on what to give their mother on this special day needs to look no further than these recipes.

Podcast demo: For Athletes

By Skye McMillon

As student-athletes, we face the challenges of balancing sports and academics. Let’s just say it’s not easy.