In this week’s episode, we’re talking all about cannabis. On Friday, April 1st, sales of recreational cannabis became legal in New Mexico. We’re joined by Sun-News reporters Miranda Cyr, Michael McDevitt and Algernon D’Ammassa, who covered the first legal sales in the state.
What is solutions journalism? And what will this mean for readers of the Sun-News? We’re joined by Diana Alba Soular and Reyes Mata III of the Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative to try to explain that.
In this week's episode, we’re joined by reporter Mónica Ortiz Uribe and farmer Shahid Mustafa, who left the city life in Chicago and now farms in Doña Ana County.
While the Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused Americans pain at the gas pump, that's not the whole story. We talk to reporter Adrian Hedden, who covers the energy sector for the Carlsbad Current-Argus, to find out when relief may arrive.
Josh Dunne was shot and killed by Las Cruces police on Dec. 2, 2016. A Marine veteran who suffered from PTSD, Dunne's life, death and legacy left a mark. This week, we talk to Sun-News reporter Justin Garcia and Josh’s widow, Melanie, about that fateful day.
In this episode, we look at what led to the city's revocation of Speak Easy's business license, hear from Jason Estrada and find out what's next.
In this episode, we’re joined by Algernon D’Ammassa, who covers statewide issues for the Sun-News, as well as Adrian Hedden, the energy and environment reporter for the Carlsbad Current-Argus, to look at the just-adjourned session of the New Mexico Legislature.
In this episode, we take a look at three important crime anniversaries: the shooting death of New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott, the death of 5-month-old Brianna Lopez — Baby Brianna — who died at the hands of her parents, and the Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre. We’re joined by Sun-News reporter Bethany Freudenthal and Anthony Teran, whose brother and two young nieces were killed in the 1990 bowling alley shooting.
In this episode, we talk to reporter Miranda Cyr about the impact that COVID-19 — and, more specifically, the omicron variant — has had on Las Cruces Public Schools. We also talk about what’s being done to address the substitute shortage, the pending demolition of Columbia Elementary, and the upcoming one-year anniversary of the untimely death of Superintendent Karen Trujillo, who was struck and killed by a vehicle while out walking her dogs on Feb. 25, 2021.
Amid rising tensions between Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart and County Manager Fernando Macias, the sheriff is now facing an employment discrimination complaint by one of her sergeants who claims he was wrongfully denied a promotion and a code of conduct complaint related to the same incident.
Audiences have seen actor William H. Macy appear on screen in hits like “Fargo,” “Room,” “Magnolia” and “Shameless.” This week, we talk to Las Cruces Sun-News trending reporter Leah Romero about her interview with Macy — and we hear from Macy himself.
We're joined by Las Cruces Sun-News reporters Algernon D'Ammassa and Michael McDevitt for a closer look at the scathing McHard report, which was released to the public detailing $1.7 million in mishandled public money within Visit Las Cruces, the city's convention and visitors bureau.
In this first “The Reporter's Notebook” podcast, we hear from Garry Carruthers as well as his friends and colleagues as we explore why he was chosen as our Distinguished Resident.
