The post Trouble with the law appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Moriarty Police Chief Adan Urbina and one of his officers, Christopher Costa, spent the summer of 2023 taking inventory of everything in their evidence room. The pair began the tedious work of inspecting and cataloging the boxes of seized possessions after Cpt. Mark Satterfield, the lone evidence custodian for this small police force some 40 The post Trouble with the law appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.

The post A New Era for Investigative Journalism in New Mexico appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Searchlight New Mexico and The New Mexican Public Service Journalism Fund have announced an agreement to combine resources focused on investigative journalism for greater impact and sustainability.  The post A New Era for Investigative Journalism in New Mexico appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.

The post Hospitals on the brink appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. A court settlement revealed that a lobbying group opposing medical malpractice reform was funded by personal injury lawyers — but not before it helped kill legislation aimed at reducing costs for health care facilities. Now, looming federal changes could put rural providers out of business. The post Hospitals on the brink appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.

The post The progressive who’s riding into the wind appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Even in blue New Mexico, state representative Angelica Rubio is seen as idealistic — but her strong stances have also helped cross political divides The post The progressive who’s riding into the wind appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.

The post “Memories that do not heal”: the legacy of uranium mining at Laguna Pueblo appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. 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 forever by a toxic industry. The post “Memories that do not heal”: the legacy of uranium mining at Laguna Pueblo appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.