El Paso Rejects Texas Call To Reopen State Parks
Views 0 EL PASO, Texas (AP) — As Texas takes its first steps toward reopening starting with state parks, caveats in the plan are popping up. El Paso Mayor Dee Margo said Sunday that two popular state parks there will not open Monday when others do. El Paso’s exceptions hint that future openings of government […]
ACLU seeks release of immigrants detained at Otero County Processing Center due to COVID-19
Views 0 CHAPARRAL, N.M. (KRQE) – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico filed a lawsuit seeking the immediate release of three immigrants detained in the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral, New Mexico who are at high-risk to COVID-19.
FCC grants Navajo Nation temporary access to broadband spectrum
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is granting temporary access and use of an unassigned spectrum to provide more broadband service on the Navajo Nation.
Santa Fe lab helping track stay-at-home success
Views 0 Data shows people are traveling less during pandemic Your cellphone probably goes wherever you do and there are apps that track how you far you go. But what you may not know is that a Santa Fe lab is using that data to determine whether or not people are actually staying at home […]
UNMH employees protest lack of PPE
Views 0 Spaced apart following social distancing guidelines, University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) employees and allies waved signs and chanted as passing cars honked in a show of support on April 15.
Life on the Navajo Nation: Why COVID-19 appears to be spreading with ease
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Societal and cultural norms may be contributing to the rise in cases of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation.
One Additional Death And 58 New COVID-19 Cases In El Paso
Views 0 The City of El Paso Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting one (1) additional COVID-19 death, bringing the total number of deaths to seven (7). The patient is a male in his 60s with underlying health conditions.
Roadrunner Food Bank needs your help feeding New Mexican families
Views 0 Demand is surging during the coronavirus pandemic ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As a record number of New Mexicans file for unemployment, get furloughed, or have their hours at work cut, local food banks are struggling to keep up.
UNM scientists get a better idea of where coronavirus started, how the spread will continue
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Where did a person in New Mexico get the coronavirus? How can we stop this from happening again? University of New Mexico scientists are trying to figure all of that out. Using samples from people who tested positive for coronavirus, researchers are getting a better idea of where the virus […]
New Report Shows Hamstrung COVID-19 Response Was Years In The Making
Views 0 From Trust for America’s Health: Chronic underfunding of the nation’s public health and emergency preparedness systems has made the nation vulnerable to health security risks, including the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report released today by Trust for America’s Health.