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 […]
Concerning sexual assault, abuse and homophobia in the LGBTQ community
Editor’s note: this story includes a description of sexual assault and may be upsetting for some readers. By Amy Byres / NM News Port / One in two people in the queer community are at high risk of being sexually assaulted according to the Journal of Sex Research. Private First Class Juan Dominguez of the […]
Are other states sending their homeless to ABQ?
By Celia Raney / NM News Port / At least some of the people experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque came by bus from cities in nearby states. It’s unclear to what extent those bus tickets were meant to help reconnect people with family or to simply get them out of town, but the practice is adding […]
Accepting himself after sexual assault
By Amy Byres / NM News Port / Trigger Warning; This article features explicit details about sexual assault, trauma and other sensitive topics. Terrel Velsor was only five years old when he was sexually assaulted by an 18-year old man. “Maybe by talking about what I had been through… it can inspire others to […]
Mercy after dark
By Celia Raney / NM News Port / No one pays more attention to the streets on a Saturday night than Bishop. He’s looking for people sleeping on sidewalks, standing on corners, trying to stay warm on bus-stop benches. “This city is broken, this city is in trouble,” he said. He’s talking about the growing […]
Partners and Crime
A family changed by gun violence offers case study in New Mexico’s domestic violence problem. By Barbara Ferry / Searchlight NM / July 17 is the best of days in the Gaytan household, because it marks the birthday of 12-year-old Ian, who lives with his grandparents in a doublewide mobile home on a dirt road […]
Pay Now and Pay Later
By Ed Williams / Searchlight New Mexico / Nearly half of New Mexico’s population relies on a dysfunctional computer system for access to government-funded health coverage, food assistance, heating and other benefits. That system has repeatedly failed them, cutting off tens of thousands of children and families from their financial lifeline. Developed by the multinational […]
Oil leases bring jobs, strains to southeast NM
By John L. Smith / Searchlight New Mexico / LOVINGTON—The 61-mile drive on US 82 from Artesia to this southeast New Mexico town crosses the heart of the Permian Basin oil field’s extension into the state. Pump rigs bob like great iron dinosaurs come to life, and the smell of petroleum fills the air. Flare […]
NM making slow progress on traffic safety
By Sol Traverso / NM News Port / “New Mexico has the worst drivers because the average cop doesn’t enforce the law.” “I think New Mexicans are the worst drivers because we get distracted easily…” “We are the worst drivers…in NM because we have the most crashes, the most DWI’s and no one really pays […]
NM rising on pro soccer circuit
The city of Albuquerque has taken a big step in its journey to becoming a home for an MLS (Major League Soccer) team. Albuquerque has been awarded with a USL (United Soccer League) franchise. The team will compete in the league beginning with the 2019 season. The new team will be named New Mexico United. […]