Good morning, Albuquerque.

On Saturday, a 69-year-old hiker lost on Mount Taylor was rescued by teams from Cibola SAR, Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council, and Socorro SAR, who tracked him along a remote ridge and guided him with EMT care for an airlift to the hospital.

Albuquerque radio veteran Steve Ricketts is 80 and hosts KDSK's oldies music show on 92.9 FM from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. today, where he brings classic hits, storytelling, and sharp humor to local listeners.

Former Dallas Cowboy offensive lineman Shiyazh Pete attended Tiguex Park for the Indigenous Peoples Day celebration Monday, sharing an inspiring message with Native youth and 800 attendees & affirming community resilience.

The Native Leadership Collective hosted the annual event to highlight Albuquerque’s Indigenous heritage.

UNM’s URAD has chosen four student ambassadors for the upcoming fall semester to advise peers and promote on-campus research events.

The ambassadors (Diego Ruiz, Isabella King, Isaac Suarez Flint, and Melyssa Zurasky) will help students explore research opportunities and connect with faculty.

Albuquerque Public Schools seeks input on its 2027-28 budget via an online survey open until Oct.

22 and two meetings. One meeting is today (6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex) and the other is on Wednesday (6 to 7:30 p.m. at Truman Middle School).

UNM Honors Alumni Awards will honor four outstanding honorees—Leslie Donovan, Ryan Berryman, Enrique Lamadrid and Abdullah Shah—for their contributions in education, athletics, healthcare and the humanities on Wednesday, Oct.

21 at 5:30 p.m. at Hodgin Hall Alumni Center Courtyard; tickets are $5 and include a drink ticket.

The Interior Department canceled routine maintenance and downgraded nearly 1,500 park projects, affecting New Mexico sites like Valles Caldera and Petroglyph National Monument.

Conservation advocates say these cuts could reduce essential services (Center for Western Priorities records).

USDA closed its comment period on repealing the Roadless Rule after receiving more than 370,000 nationwide comments; nearly all of New Mexico’s 594 submissions call for keeping the rule to protect forestland and local solitude in areas like the Gila National Forest (covering 1.6 million acres).

State officials — including Attorney General Raúl Torrez and local program leaders — opposed a federal plan to roll back Head Start service rules, saying that lowering staffing and spending standards would hurt nearly 8,000 local families.

Review of the proposal is expected soon.