Jonny Coker
KRWG Public Media Multimedia JournalistJonny Coker is a Multimedia Journalist for KRWG Public Media. He has lived in Southern New Mexico for most of his life, growing up in the small Village of Cloudcroft, and earning a degree in Journalism and Media Studies at New Mexico State University. Jonny believes that access to news and information is essential for a smoothly functioning society, and public media is one of the best ways to spread that knowledge.
Phone: 575-646-3537
Email: jcoker@nmsu.edu
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On Friday morning, the Las Cruces Police Department released footage of the February 11 stabbing that led to the death of Officer Jonah Hernandez. In wake of the incident, Police Chief Jeremy Story laid out a series of goals that he said could make Las Cruces a safer city.
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As county officials work to get a new tenant to run the county’s crisis triage center, providers in surrounding communities are working to address the void in behavioral health crisis services.
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A candlelight vigil was held on Friday for fallen LCPD Officer Jonah Hernandez. The vigil was attended by the family of Officer Hernandez, his colleagues, and hundreds of members of the surrounding community.
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Police Chief Jeremy Story led a press conference on Tuesday morning regarding a fatal incident on the 300 block of South Valley Drive that left two men dead, including a 35-year-old patrol officer.
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New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham recently called on local lawmakers to adopt several firearm-related bills to address gun violence in the state. As the bills move through the Roundhouse, some New Mexicans are applauding the effort, while others feel that the legislation will only hurt law-abiding citizens. KRWG's Jonny Coker has more.
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The Doña Ana County Crisis Triage Center recently closed its doors to patients. As KRWG’s Jonny Coker reports, the triage center’s ceasing of operations comes after the facility’s behavioral health provider, RI International, was denied grant money by the board of Doña Ana County Commissioners.
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UNM’s Center for Social Policy recently conducted a study to better understand the needs of underrepresented oil and gas workers in southeastern New Mexico. According to the Center for Social Policy, the report gives an overview of the current landscape of New Mexico’s oil industry with a focus on Latino workers.
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Last Friday, Virgin Galactic successfully launched its sixth commercial spaceflight out of New Mexico’s Spaceport America. But the private spaceflight company plans to pause commercial flights out of the facility later this year to focus development on a new fleet of spaceships. As KRWG’s Jonny Coker reports, some officials are skeptical of the taxpayer-funded spaceport's ability to provide a return on investment.
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During her State of the State address, Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham called on New Mexico lawmakers to adopt a gun safety package that would include an assault weapons ban, raise the purchasing age for all guns to 21, institute a 14-day waiting period for firearm purchases, increase penalties for felons in possession of a firearm and more.
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New Mexico’s licensed sales of adult-use cannabis started in April of 2022, and since then, the state's regulation and licensing department has approved thousands of licenses for cannabis operations. As KRWG's Jonny Coker reports, cannabis dispensary owners are now worried about oversaturation of the market.