By Jamesha Begay / New Mexico News Port Officials from New Mexico’s Native communities asked for help and understanding from state officials on COVID-19 during a virtual town hall meeting April 19. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was among the guests with U.S. Congresswomen Debra Haaland, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, and Lynn Trujillo, […]
By Nathan Barnes / NM News Port / Rio Rancho Mayor Greggory Hull and local first responders held a public meeting at the Cabezon Community Center, Jan. 30, to discuss the public safety bond plus another measure to fund road improvements. The March 6, 2018 ballot will include two questions concerning road bonds and […]
By Oma E-Nunu, Andrea Leblanc and Maelene Soto / NM News Port “It’s insane what’s right in front of our faces if we just look,” said Bobbie Waller, a former drug addict who grew up in Carlsbad, New Mexico. “So many people pass away alone on the streets without any help.” Waller speaks from her […]
By Maya Holt, John Jamison and Brittany Perez / NM News Port A $2 million settlement was reached between an Albuquerque establishment and a grieving mother in August 2016. Los Lunas resident Patricia Peña sued the local bar after her son died due to severe injuries he received in a car crash after allegedly being […]
By Marielle Dent and Elizabeth Sanchez / NM News Port Federal Probation Officer Aaron J. Givens specializes in helping female offenders and offenders with mental health issues. A typical day for him is a non-stop run of answering emails, attending job search meetings, making at-home visits to clients and conducting community outreach events at the […]
By Pauly Denetclaw, Christina Rodriguez and Kateri Zuni / NM News Port Reports of poor jail conditions suggest there is still work to do 25 years after attorneys filed a class-action lawsuit against the the Navajo Nation corrections system. T.J. Holgate, executive director of DNA Legal Services, a nonprofit law firm offering free civil legal […]
By Kris Klarer, Mia Clark and Fin Martinez / NM News Port The family of a woman killed in a drunk driving collision feels stuck in legal limbo as they wait for the offender to be brought to justice. It’s been almost a year since Eloise Armijo, 53, was struck and killed by a drunk […]
By John Acosta and Brenna Kelley / NM News Port “I just want to live a sober life, away from drugs and the streets,” said 29-year-old Diane Monique-Rodriguez, who has a history of drug abuse and was recently re-incarcerated for two and a half weeks. “Now I’m just trying to get on my feet and […]
By Natalie Baca, Vanessa Espinoza and Tamara Lopez / NM News Port “You never really feel like you have a life other than there,” said Wes Hathoot, referring to his job as a correctional officer in Bernalillo County’s Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), the largest local jail in New Mexico. “It kind of makes you feel […]
