The Santa Fe International Literary Festival begins this Friday and among the authors on the schedule is Navajo Nation Poet Laureate Jake Skeets. KUNM spoke with Jake Skeets, who just released his sophomore collection of poems titled “Horses.” It explores the meaning of the end of the world through a Navajo lens, and Skeets said he started writing it during the pandemic while teaching at Dine College in Arizona.

New Mexico has been facing a shortage of health care providers for years, especially in rural areas. The state Health Care Authority is hoping to alleviate that strain and fill in gaps with a new support center.

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Getting summoned for jury duty can stir a lot of emotion and uncertainty for many people. But an updated juror orientation video is designed to help New Mexicans better understand the jury service process, and why it’s so important.

Dignity Day will offer free services such as mobile showers, haircuts, hygiene kits, meals, and water to people who are unhoused.

The Santa Fe International Literary Festival begins next weekend from May 15-17 and among the array of authors speaking; screenwriters will also be in attendance discussing how books get adapted from print to the big screen. KUNM spoke with Diné screenwriter, filmmaker and actor Dezbaa’ who plays Helen Atcitty on AMC’s Dark Winds. Dezbaa’ said she started out working as a geologist and earning her degree as a screenwriter before she got her big break.

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) met with local business owners and community organizations in Albuquerque Thursday to discuss rising costs facing New Mexico families, which he said are being driven by tariffs and the conflict with Iran.

The newly renamed group, formerly the Recuerdo a Cesar Chavez Committee, honors Dolores Huerta and focuses on unity, youth engagement.