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4 Investigates: Vet’s family still stonewalled by VA

453 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A year and a half ago, Fred Gardner’s family started thinking a lot about duty, honor and the debt owed by our country to veterans after they serve. A transport shuttle at Albuquerque Veterans Affairs hospital ran down the 87-year-old, decorated Air Force vet. He died

Medical flight team works to save lives across borderland

510 Views   Native 31 is a medical aircraft and flight crew located at the Las Cruces International Airport. The crew is part of the Air Methods company. On a daily basis, the team flies across the borderland to aid and stabilize high-risk medical patients who may not survive ambulance transports

Veterans turning to cannabis more for PTSD treatment

505 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Millions of Americans will celebrate our nation’s independence with fireworks but it can be challenging for many of our veterans. “Big loud explosions, big flashing lights. That actually triggers parts of our brain associated with fear,” said Dr. Randolph Baca, a psychiatrist at Lovelace Medical

State officer arrested for sexual assault of National Guard soldier

489 Views   LAS VEGAS, N.M. — New Mexico State Police officer Isaiah Cheromiah has been arrested for an alleged sexual assault of a soldier in 2022. NMSP agents investigating the case learned that in July 2022, a female victim was on a two-week deployment for the New Mexico National Guard. Cheromiah,

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