Even in blue New Mexico, state representative Angelica Rubio is seen as idealistic — but her strong stances have also helped ...

To get a sense of how the next wave of compensation will really work, Searchlight spoke with Julian Duque, communications ...

Following passage of the Radiation and Exposure and Compensation Act expansion, which includes post-1971 miners for the first time, Searchlight spoke with three tribal members whose lives were changed ...

Dashcam footage from the night of Elijah Hadley’s death shows him tossing his BB gun into the brush. Courtesy of Tyson Logan Criminal Justice When a call for help ends in gunfire ...

Searchlight connected with three abruptly terminated federal employees, who offer deep insights on the meaning of the purge that just happened. Searchlight New Mexico is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news ...

Fossil fuel revenues bankroll education spending in this state, but schools exposed to industry pollution face environmental risks that can affect children’s health and performance.

For nearly two weeks, Western New Mexico University’s website and digital systems have been held hostage by what officials in internal emails have called the efforts of a “foreign hacking group.” The ...

Near the western New Mexico town of Grants, the toxic legacy of Cold War uranium mining and milling has shattered lives, destroyed homes and created a contamination threat to the last clean source of ...

Before Las Cruces policeman Brad Lunsford was convicted for manslaughter, Searchlight New Mexico reviewed hundreds of police shootings across the state.

A secretive group called New Mexico Safety Over Profit is working hard behind the scenes to derail medical malpractice reform in the state legislature ...