Since April 1 there have been at least 51 heat-related visits to emergency departments across New Mexico. As temperatures are expected to climb to the mid to upper 90s in Roswell and Carlsbad and remain in the low 90s in Las Cruces during the week of May 27, the New Mexico Department of Health is urging residents to take precautions to stay cool. The eastern part of the state will also experience high temperatures, reaching the upper 80s to 90°F.

“While anyone can get sick from exposure to heat, everyone can lower the risk of getting sick by taking precautions”, Dr. Miranda Durham, Chief Medical Officer for NMHealth, said. “This Memorial Day weekend and all summer, be mindful of...

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The New Mexico Department of Transportation published a press release on May 17 informing  New Mexicans, political candidates, and vendors that state law prohibits any person from placing, maintaining, or displaying unauthorized signs upon any state right-of-way.

New Mexico Criminal and Traffic Law 66-7-108, under the title “Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals and Markings,” states specifically, no political sign postings are allowed on state-maintained rights-of-way, which are typically defined by fencing on rural routes and to the back of the curb on urban route.

Especially during election years, signs are often posted on medians and roadsides. Signs placed or...

FARMINGTON, N.M. — People took to social media to voice their outrage after a Farmington High School graduate was told to remove her cap, which was adorned with Native American beading and a feather during the school’s graduation ceremony on May 13.

The student is 17-year-old Genesis White Bull.

In an article published by KOAT 7, Genesis’ mother Brenda White Bull spoke about the incident.

According to Brenda, Genesis’ cap was adorned with tribal beads and cultural significance of the Hunkpapa Lakota, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North and South Dakota.

“We are Hunkpapa Lakota from the Standing Rock Sioux tribe up in North and South Dakota. When one of our members are...

Issues, concerns raised for starting points

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Members of the U.S. Department of Justice met with President Buu Nygren to discuss various priorities from the prosecution process to potential federal offices being built on the Navajo Nation.

“The importance of tribal justice cannot be overstated,” Nygren said. “For generations, our communities have faced unique and complex challenges that require tailored solutions and robust support.”

Nygren listed challenges in low prosecutions citing lack of communication between FBI and Navajo Law enforcement, the need to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include those exposed up until the 1990s, and harm...