Students given chance to shine at new media academy satellite campus

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently announced that the first satellite campus for New Mexico’s Next Generation Media Academy will be co-located with Doña Ana Community College and New Mexico State University at the NMSU Arrowhead Center in Las Cruces, N.M.

The Media Academy is a priority initiative for Lujan Grisham, who has identified film and television production as a priority industry in the state to create higher paying jobs and diversify the economy. The Next Generation Academy will be a certificate program that fast tracks people into in-demand jobs with high-level training and on set...

WASHINGTON D.C.– U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, voted to advance critical legislation that will enhance and enforce online privacy protections for children and teenagers on July 27. Co-sponsored by Senator Luján, The Kids Online Safety Act empowers kids and parents to take control over kids’ online experiences to better protect their health and well-being. The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act updates online data privacy rules for the 21st century and ensures both children and teenagers are protected online.

“It’s clear social media will continue to be a huge part of our children...

ROCK SPRINGS, N.M. — Speaker Seth Damon of the 24th Navajo Nation Council was recently joined on  July 26 by President Jonathan Nez, Vice President Myron Lizer, Navajo Housing Authority Chief Executive Officer Maureen Curley, NHA Chief Operations Officer Dwayne Waseta, Board of Commissioner Tammy Yazzie, and local community leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony for ten new housing units to be constructed at Rock Springs Chapter.

Arviso Construction of Iyanbito, N.M., is working with Dyron Murphy Architects on the project’s first phase. The public rental units will be two-bedroom apartments for couples, smaller families, and the elderly from the region. One home will also meet the...

An infant is dead after two vehicles collided on Interstate 40, near milepost 79, by Milan, N.M.

On Aug. 2, around 5:15 am, the New Mexico State Police responded to the two-vehicle fatal rollover crash.

In a press release, the state police stated that a 2004 Honda Pilot SUV and a 2012 Nissan Quest van were both traveling east in the right lane of Interstate 40. As the Honda approached the Nissan from behind, it struck the other vehicle. The case is still under investigation, but alcohol is not believed to be a factor.

The Nissan spun out of control and rolled on the roadway. An infant child passenger inside the Nissan, who was not in a car seat, was ejected from the vehicle. The...