Everyone we talked to here in Hope, New Mexico, seemed to have a story of the town's history. Their stories all had one thing in common – resilience. Steering population growth.

Hope, New Mexico, is one of many towns with the same name across the country that USA TODAY visited to discuss hopes, fears, politics and the future. More for You.

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Hilinski's Hope partners with over 250 schools across the country, but NM State is its first with a New Mexico school. "I was really proud of New Mexico State," said Christine Lombardi, one of the ...

New Mexico this week became the latest state to pass a law aimed at addressing an ongoing national crisis surrounding missing and murdered Indigenous people – particularly in unsolved cases ...

Hilinski's Hope partners with over 250 schools across the country, but NM State is its first with a New Mexico school. "I was really proud of New Mexico State," said Christine Lombardi, one of the ...

Varelas came to Hope from Durango, Mexico, five years before Fletcher, in 1976. He walked some 200 miles with his father across the U.S.-Mexico border to work a cattle ranch north of town.

New Mexico State is taking a big step to address student-athlete mental health. The Aggies participated in Student Athlete Mental Health Week (SAMHW) from Oct. 5-12 as part of a new partnership ...

Everyone we talked to here in Hope, New Mexico, seemed to have a story of the town's history. Their stories all had one thing in common – resilience. Steering population growth.