November 21, 2024 | Nearly a year after Searchlight New Mexico first exposed WNMU President Joseph Shepard’s big spending on international flights, resort stays and exotic furniture, a new government report accuses university officials of violating policy and wasting a huge amount of taxpayer money. A new report by New Mexico’s state auditor slams spending by university President Joseph ...

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Jan 9, 2025 · New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is taking outgoing Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard and all five members of the Board of Regents to court over a $1.9 million buyout payment they awarded to Shepard, who state investigators say has routinely engaged in “wasteful” and “improper” spending of taxpayer dollars.

Oct 4, 2024 · The editor of New Mexico’s largest newspaper has lost his job for stealing groceries at a Walmart. Public and private records obtained by Searchlight New Mexico paint a clear picture of what happened. What remains a mystery is why.

Dec 29, 2024 · Shepard is a prime example of a “carpet bagger” who exploited the citizens of New Mexico for every penny he could. The severance pay approved by the Board of Regents is utterly outrageous ($1.9 million); the board should be replaced if they don’t voluntarily resign.

Jan 31, 2025 · Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) More On Jan. 29, a Diné woman told Searchlight New Mexico that ICE agents racially profiled and questioned her ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Tressa Lyman, sitting beside the grave of her son Lucas Winner, who died by suicide while in the care of his father. Michael Benanav/Searchlight New Mexico Posted in Featured Protect the innocent: the public health promise of Kayden’s Law

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Dec 19, 2024 · This story contains descriptions and images of physical abuse and injuries to minors. Just before lunchtime on Oct. 24 of this year, an employee of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department heard what sounded like an argument between two teenage boys coming from inside a room in the agency’s Albuquerque office building, where the …

Nov 20, 2024 · ESPAÑOLA — Daniel Valerio wants to get back to the mountains. The 69-year-old Marine Corps veteran has been out of work since Colorado’s Wolf Creek ski area shuttered temporarily during the early days of the pandemic.