Esteban Candelaria

The New Mexico Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a lawsuit and a request for a temporary restraining order against the state Children, Youth

The New Mexico Department of Justice on Tuesday took legal action against the state Children, Youth and Families Department for leaving a 15-year-old

A petition seeking a restraining order asks a judge to order the child welfare agency to bring the boy back to the U.S.

A medically fragile 8-year-old boy who required a feeding tube was placed in a Hobbs office of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department

Lawmakers have criticized the state’s resistance to accountability, arguing everyone is working to improve children's lives.

A 13-year-old girl was repeatedly sexually assaulted over several days during a stay at an Albuquerque youth shelter, where staff then failed to

No one said being a watchdog for the troubled New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department would be easy. But state child advocate Dawn Walters, who

The state disputed the allegations, saying it does not retaliate against employees and that universal childcare is funded.

The state disputed the allegations, saying it does not retaliate against employees and that universal childcare is funded.

An Albuquerque man is accused of leaving Suboxone out and in the reach of his 1-year-old niece, according to a grand jury indictment handed down last week. The girl's exposure to the medication left her in critical condition, and Narcan was required to reverse her symptoms.