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“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 […]
Shining a light on human trafficking
By Bethany Johnson / NM News Port / If you noticed red X’s on people’s hands Thursday, February 7, that’s probably because they were part of Shine a Light on Slavery Day, when the issue of human trafficking is brought to the public’s awareness. The campaign is organized by the End It Movement. Through this […]
West Mesa murder case reaches ten year anniversary
By Vanessa R Martinez / NM News Port / It’s now been ten years since the bodies of 11 women were found buried on the West Mesa of Albuquerque. To this day, the case remains unsolved. The Discovery On February 2, 2009, a woman walking her dog along the West Mesa came across what appeared […]
FBI crime data shows statewide decline in rape cases, but an ABQ increase
By Sky Willard and Nash Reynolds / NM News Port / Amidst increases in property and violent crime in New Mexico from 2016 to 2017, the latest FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) showed a significant drop in the number of reported rapes statewide. However, in the Albuquerque metro area, all crime stats, including rape, were […]