New App For Texting In Navajo On Android Phones
Android users now have a way to brush up on their Navajo. The Navajo Keyboard app is allowing smart phone users to practice their skills in the Native American language through text messaging and...
View ArticleNew Mexico Poverty Rate Rises
New Census data shows that poverty rates in New Mexico have increased significantly since 2000. About one fifth of the state’s population earned an income below the federal poverty line last year and...
View ArticleDrought Spurs Native American Farmers To Use Non-Traditional Irrigation Methods
Severe drought has been gripping much of the Southwest for years, with New Mexico getting the worst of it. And the lack of water is forcing many Native American farmers to consider more non-traditional...
View ArticleInitiative Seeking To Limit Abortions In Albuquerque To Appear On November...
A municipal ballot initiative seeking to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy has turned Albuquerque into the latest battleground in the abortion debate. The measure goes before voters in just...
View ArticleSpaceX's "Grasshopper" Rocket Could Launch From NM Spaceport This Year
SpaceX has announced that the testing of their vertical take off and landing rocket at Spaceport America could begin as early as December. The vehicle, named the Grasshopper, has been in development in...
View ArticleNM Supreme Court To Hear Arguments on Same Sex Marriage
The New Mexico Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow to decide whether same sex marriage is legal in the state. Both sides in the debate are welcoming the intervention of the state’s highest...
View ArticleSanta Fe Literary Groups Push To Create Official State Poet
Two literary groups in Santa Fe are spearheading an effort to designate an official state poet. The New Mexico State Poetry society and the Red Mountain Press began exploring the logistics of creating...
View ArticleState Tumor Registry and IHS Launch Effort To Map Tumor Rates In Rural NM
The Indian Health Service in Shiprock and the New Mexico Tumor Registry are teaming up to analyze tumor rates in rural areas of New Mexico. The first thing investigators have to do is find where...
View ArticleKirtland AFB Begins First Large Scale Fuel Spill Clean Up Test
It’s estimated that the Kirtland Air Force Base jet fuel spill is twice the size of the Exxon Valdez spill. Officials announced that the first, large scale test of a system designed to clean up the...
View ArticleLANL Scientists Announce Breakthrough In Development Of HIV Vaccine
A team of scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are reporting a breakthrough in the effort to develop an HIV vaccine. The research used what’s called a mosaic vaccine, which showed some test...
View ArticleWoman In Santa Fe Dies From Hantavirus
The New Mexico Department of Heath has announced that a woman in Santa Fe has died from Hantavirus. It’s the second reported case in the state this year Preliminary investigations indicate that the...
View ArticleImmigration Prosecutions Up 47% in New Mexico
New data from the Justice Department show that New Mexico has the fastest rate of growth in immigration prosecutions in the nation. In 2013 New Mexico outpaced both Texas and Arizona in its increase in...
View ArticleCritics Of Proposed Abortion Ban Say Health-Of-Mother Clause Could Be...
Voters in Albuquerque will soon decide the fate of a controversial ballot measure that would limit abortion rights. If approved, the measure would prohibit Albuquerque doctors from terminating a...
View ArticleNM 'Right-To-Die' Advocates Go To Court
A lawsuit challenging New Mexico’s law prohibiting doctors from helping terminally ill patients end their lives will go before a state district court in Albuquerque on Wednesday. "Assisting suicide” is...
View ArticleDOJ Holds Exclusive Meeting To Discuss Probe Into APD's Use Of Force
The US Department of justice held an exclusive meeting Tuesday night to discuss the status of its investigation into allegations about the Albuquerque Police Department's use of excessive force. This...
View ArticleUSDA Awards $2M To NM Forest Restoration Program
A forest restoration project in central New Mexico has been awarded an additional $2 million by the USDA. The money will allow state and federal agencies to cover more ground with fire prevention...
View ArticleReport: 4 Out Of 5 Fourth Graders Can't Read Proficiently
Newly released Kids Count data shows that New Mexico is one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to student reading proficiency. The report, released by the Annie E Casey Foundation , found...
View ArticleNavigating Navajo Nation Soon To Be Easier For Amazon, Ambulances
Imagine trying to find a house when your directions sound like this: When the pavement ends, drive a mile and turn left at the school bus stop. Then it's the third house on the right. On the Navajo...
View ArticleAs Calls Of A 'Rigged' Election Continue, Voting Officials Highlight Open Doors
Ahead of Election Day next week, election officials around the country are checking and double-checking their equipment to make sure the results are calculated accurately. Those officials are under...
View ArticleMaking Elementary School A Lot More Fun: Like Preschool!
In Kelly Stevens' kindergarten classroom, each day begins with circle time for what sounds like a menu of lesson options. Students — or "friends" as Stevens calls them — can read at the green table,...
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