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Challenges, perseverance of local DIY music scene
By Bella Davis / NM News Port The backyard of a nondescript house across from Roosevelt Park doubles as Fly Honey Warehouse, a popular DIY music venue. Adam Smith, co-founder and director, is working on organizing more shows, but thus far, financial limitations and time constraints from a full-time job have stood in the way […]
Advocates say water restrictions violate state law
By Bryce Dix and Isaac Fason / NM News Port Local environmental advocates are calling certificates restricting access to public waterways unconstitutional. The New Mexico Game Commission is issuing certificates that labels some sections of waterways as “non-navigable,” to stop trespassing on private land and make sections of water off-limits to the public. This comes […]
Social media creates digital drug market
By Celia Raney / NM News Port / In the same way social media allows some people to see photos from their aunt’s cruise or friend’s baby shower, it allows others to advertise, buy and sell drugs undetected. Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, WhatsApp, even Tinder; these apps are downloaded onto smartphones everyday, and most people use […]
“Don’t Shoot” — Art provokes student reactions
By Ally Rael and Madison Spratto / NM News Port / In response to the seemingly relentless mass shootings in the United States, one Central New Mexico Community College student spoke out against the violence through his art. Gerald Lovato, who was enrolled in Art Practices Two for the Spring 2019 semester, created an installation […]
Valencia County deals with dog dumping
By Vanessa Martinez / NM News Port / Some desolate areas of Valencia County have become dumping grounds for the county’s unwanted dogs. Valencia County is no stranger to being on the list of the worst counties for animal cruelty. The county has made headlines due to their issues with dog fighting in the past. […]
UNMPD and city’s homeless population butt heads
By Celia Raney / NM News Port / Andrew Gunn is a philosophy student at UNM. He is experiencing homelessness. On February 19, when the University was closed for a snow day, Gunn was found sleeping in a practice room in Popejoy Hall by two UNM Police Department officers. Most universities, including the University of […]
Round table to discuss missing and murdered indigenous women
By Amy Byres / NM News Port / New Mexico’s high number of missing and murdered indigenous women will be a topic of focus at an upcoming meeting featuring Annita Lucchesi, the executive director of Sovereign Bodies Institute. This event will be held April 4 at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in the Science […]
Bill proposes changes to human trafficking and prostitution of children in New Mexico
By Bethany Johnson / NM News Port / Lawmakers in New Mexico are seeking to change the Children’s Code when it comes to prostitution and human trafficking. The Prostitution as Delinquent act is a bill that proposes several changes to the Children’s Code in New Mexico. The Children’s Code is New Mexico’s code of juvenile […]
West Mesa murders: looking forward 10 years after
Vanessa R Martinez / NM News Port / Ten years have passed since the grisly discovery of serial graves that put Albuquerque in the national headlines. Police, local leaders and the victims’ families are still looking for a resolution to the West Mesa murders. Since that cold February day in 2009 when the first remains […]
Legislators aim to give convicted felons second chance
By Elaina Jameson/ NM In Depth / Warren Rivera walked out of federal prison nearly two months ago after serving about seven years for his conviction on a charge of illegal firearm possession. First on the 40 year old’s list: Get a job. As a “person who has totally changed his life,” Rivera fired off […]