Good morning, Albuquerque.

Kylene Ramirez, a Las Cruces mother, became the first in New Mexico to secure insurance coverage for her son’s cleft palate NAM treatment after a three-month appeals fight, a breakthrough that has already helped three additional families access vital care (expanding treatment access statewide).

UNM College of Education and Human Sciences has redesigned its Educational Leadership program, planning a new Principal Residency certificate for later 2027 and Masters and Doctoral pathways in 2028.

Faculty collaborated with alumni and education partners (including three new scholars) to build flexible pathways for meeting local school needs.

Firefighters raised Frijoles Fire containment to 12% by Saturday morning by building contingency lines near Rio Frijoles in the Pecos Wilderness; the 8,921-acre blaze remained uncontained as crews used natural features to slow its spread.

The FDA upgraded last month's egg recall to Class I risk due to salmonella, affecting over 19 million eggs sold from Texas to New Mexico; local shoppers with eggs bearing codes P-1950 or 0840962 and Julian dates 157-184 should return them for a refund.

Walmart is recalling over 3,000 Marketside Tomato Bisque soup kits after the FDA raised listeria concerns.

The kits were sold in 29 states including New Mexico between June 30 and July 7.

The Albuquerque Journal rearranged its sports and photo departments by promoting Taylor Hood to manage daily sports operations and naming Eddie Moore as chief photographer (with Geoff Grammer continuing as sports editor and UNM men's basketball reporter) in a move announced earlier this month to boost digital coverage and local storytelling.