Recent estimates from the University of New Mexico show a decline, albeit a small one, in the number of pedestrians killed along New Mexico roads in 2025 compared to the previous four years. New Mexico’s pedestrian fatality rate — roughly 5 per 100,000 residents — has been the nation’s highest for nearly a decade, according to federal data. But ...

A recent Saturday in Orem was sunny and warmer than usual, but the Cardon family was inside, surrounded by cardboard boxes and bubble wrap. As they cleared off shelves and packed away family photos, they talked about the decision they’ve revealed slowly to friends and neighbors, sometimes in tears. When the school year ends, the family of six is...

A Decatur jury in 1997 convicted Cory Maples of the 1995 murders of Stacy Alan Terry and Barry Dewayne and sentenced him to death on a 10-2 vote. Maples confessed to the shootings. But he appealed his death sentence in part because attorneys at trial made little effort to bring evidence to the jury that might have prevented the imposition of the...

March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels across northern Nevada, leaving water managers the difficult task of managing a fraction of the water provided in previous years. Snowpack in Nevada and parts of the Eastern Sierra mountains is currently less than a quarter of what’s typically seen for this time of year, breaking new rec...

The Alabama Legislature heard your complaints about your power bill. They said: Shut up. Lawmakers know you want to lower the South’s highest electricity rates. But they don’t. So they built a fortress to stop any meaningful action to make your electricity cheaper. Don’t let trivialities like democracy and accountability get in the way of a util...