Film probes history of Native Americans in the U.S. military
How service transformed the lives of troops from various tribes
DATE: Nov 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
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New Mexico GOP sues to halt absentee voting in Las Cruces
ALBUQUERQUE – The Republican Party of New Mexico is seeking an injunction to halt the counting of absentee ballots in a southern county over allegations state and local officials were ignori...
DATE: Nov 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
‘The Casagrandes’ extols Mexican American life via animation
Networks are taking chances on Latino-themed shows
DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living
Long a New Mexico icon, Spanish conquistador faces attacks
ALBUQUERQUE – The Spanish conquistador is an image found throughout New Mexico, the most Hispanic state in the United States.
Depictions of such men as 17th century explorers Don ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Brew the years: Beer fans ‘CANvention’ opens in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE – In middle school, Dan Scoglietti rode his bike through Chicago, picking up old beer cans with his twin brother, Ed. It was an odd hobby for a pre-teen in the 1970s that turned ...
DATE: Sep 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living
‘Basketball or Nothing’ covers hoops dreams on Navajo Nation
Netflix series to air Friday
DATE: Aug 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports
Last grants coming for endangered Route 66 program
ALBUQUERQUE – An endangered federal program that has helped preserve the historic Route 66 Highway for two decades has issued its last call for grants aimed at saving aging buildings and lan...
DATE: Apr 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Teen in New Mexico school shooting detained for evaluation
RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A teen who authorities say fired a gun at a New Mexico school and intended to kill his ex-girlfriend has been ordered to remain in detention while he undergoes mental heal...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Rep. Torres Small: I seek border fixes, not media attention
ALBUQUERQUE – Since winning a closely watched election in New Mexico three months ago, U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small hasn’t garnered the same amount of attention as other freshmen in Congre...
DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
Proposal could make New Mexico a ‘sanctuary state’
SANTA FE, N.M. – A New Mexico bill could turn the state with the nation’s largest percentage of Hispanic residents into a “sanctuary state.”
Identical Democratic proposals in the ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
New Mexico holiday proposed for Cesar Chavez, Dennis Chavez
ALBUQUERQUE – A state lawmaker is proposing a state holiday in honor of the late U.S. Sen. Dennis Chavez of New Mexico and the late farmworker union leader Cesar Chavez of California. ...
DATE: Jan 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
PBS docuseries ‘Native America’ recreates cultures pre-1492
ALBUQUERQUE – The story of Native America taught in U.S. public schools usually begins at contact with European explorers. Children then get lessons about Thanksgiving, maybe the Trail of Te...
DATE: Oct 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
