/local-news Local News en-US Copyright Fri, 02 May 2025 22:35:26 GMT /local-news/2025-05-02/defunding-endangered-species-program-threatens-long-term-impact A program dedicated to protecting endangered species in the Rio Grande has lost federal funding for its third-party manager. Fri, 02 May 2025 22:35:26 GMT /local-news/2025-05-02/defunding-endangered-species-program-threatens-long-term-impact Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-05-02/trump-should-reconvene-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-commission-advocates-say Two Indigenous advocates are calling on President Donald Trump to reassemble a federal commission focused on a national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Fri, 02 May 2025 18:46:32 GMT /local-news/2025-05-02/trump-should-reconvene-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-commission-advocates-say Bella Davis /local-news/2025-05-01/audio-postcard-unm-powwow-is-all-about-community The New Mexico spring winds were not kind Sunday afternoon, but that did not deter hundreds of people from gathering to witness Indigenous dancers dressed in their traditional regalia moving to the beat of drums surrounded by onlookers in a circle. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:19:45 GMT /local-news/2025-05-01/audio-postcard-unm-powwow-is-all-about-community Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2025-04-29/symposium-immersive-exhibit-the-bomb A new exhibit on nuclear weapons opens Wednesday at the University of New Mexico’s Zimmerman Library as part of a nationwide tour. “The bomb” is an immersive multimedia installation created by journalist Eric Schlosser and artist Smriti Keshari. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:33:45 GMT /local-news/2025-04-29/symposium-immersive-exhibit-the-bomb Megan Kamerick /local-news/2025-04-28/yazzie-martinez-education-equity-court The plaintiffs in a landmark equity education lawsuit are headed back to court Tuesday because they say the State of New Mexico has not complied with court orders. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:01:54 GMT /local-news/2025-04-28/yazzie-martinez-education-equity-court Taylor Velazquez /Albuquerque-abq-pallet-shelter-home-gateway-recovery-housing-for-homeless-unhoused-in-recovery The newest edition to Albuquerque’s Gateway system of care is getting ready to accept residents. The new pallet home community, dubbed Gateway Recovery, is meant to provide temporary housing for people who successfully complete medical detox, but don’t have anywhere to live while taking the next steps in addiction recovery. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:10:18 GMT /Albuquerque-abq-pallet-shelter-home-gateway-recovery-housing-for-homeless-unhoused-in-recovery Daniel Montaño /local-news/2025-04-25/santa-fe-archbishop-recalls-pope-francis As thousands gather in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis Saturday, Archbishop of Santa Fe Rev. John Wester talked with New Mexico in Focus Senior Producer Lou DiVizio about his memories of the pope, and his hopes for the successor to Francis. Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:16:54 GMT /local-news/2025-04-25/santa-fe-archbishop-recalls-pope-francis Lou DiVizio /local-news/2025-04-24/insects-and-climate-change-are-killing-new-mexicos-trees A new state report out this week finds conifer tree deaths – including iconic species like the Ponderosa and Pinyon pine – doubled in New Mexico’s forests last year. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:40:26 GMT /local-news/2025-04-24/insects-and-climate-change-are-killing-new-mexicos-trees Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-04-23/new-docu-series-highlights-housing-insecurity-among-native-americans For many Native Ameicans, the dream of home ownership is often unimaginable, both on and off the reservation. That was certainly the case for Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member Tammy Granados. The new docu-series “From Hope to Home: What We Came Here For,” follows Granados on her path to buying a home, a dream that’s only achievable through the support of a community-led financial organization helping tribal members. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:05:10 GMT /local-news/2025-04-23/new-docu-series-highlights-housing-insecurity-among-native-americans Jeanette DeDios /UNM_project-echo-core-community-overdose-response-education-virtual-training-narcan-naloxone-opioid-overdose-prevention The University of New Mexico’s Project ECHO has connected professionals around New Mexico, and the world, to health education using virtual training for decades. But it’s now offering training to teach everyone in New Mexico how to respond to an opioid overdose and how to properly administer naloxone. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:07:56 GMT /UNM_project-echo-core-community-overdose-response-education-virtual-training-narcan-naloxone-opioid-overdose-prevention Daniel Montaño