Good morning, Albuquerque.

Albuquerque native Juliana Rubio Slager transforms the La Llorona legend by blending her own maternal experiences into a ballet performance set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (offering a modern view of this traditional tale).

More than 1,000 students, families and community members gathered on Friday morning at Native American Community Academy for its 21st annual Feast Day celebrating Indigenous culture — the event included a sunrise ceremony, student performances and plans to double its elementary school's size.

UNM will break ground on the new Humanities & Social Sciences building on Thursday, Oct.

22, at the former Humanities facility on campus. The ceremony from 3-4 p.m. will feature university leaders and mark the start of a 2.5-year project to create modern learning spaces for nearly every freshman.

This week’s Let’s Talk New Mexico examined proposals to transfer 10,000 acres of Sandia land from the U.S. Forest Service to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for Pueblo management while some outdoor enthusiasts raised concerns over access changes.

Listeners were invited to share their views via phone or email.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise endorsed Greg Cunningham at a news conference outside Electronic Caregiver in Las Cruces on Thursday, backing the candidate who supports rural healthcare innovation including the Rural Health Transformation Act; Cunningham, a former Albuquerque police detective, challenges Rep. Gabe Vasquez in the competitive 2nd District race.

Sen. Mark Kelly and Sen. Chris Van Hollen will join Sen. Ben Ray Luján at an Albuquerque matanza rally on Oct.

24 as the event celebrates New Mexico's early-primary shift for 2028 + highlights local traditions that draw national attention.

New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion announced a deal with Kit Carson Electric Cooperative to bring fiber internet to 1,970 unserved and 1,965 underserved sites in Colfax, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe and Taos counties.

The project will begin following reviews and aims to finish by 2030.

New Mexico officials expanded surveillance Thursday in Grant County after two New World screwworm cases were confirmed in a horse and a calf, bringing the state total to four.

Animal owners are urged to monitor livestock for wounds with maggots and contact the Livestock Board if needed.

A recent UNM study found that after a tough one-hour cycling session, inactive adults had increased markers in blood and muscle while regular exercisers did not— a sign that exercise may boost cell recycling for better health.

The New Mexico Office of Housing released an analysis showing most affordable units remain unattainable—apartments cost 348,000 compared to the 275,000 threshold for low income households.

Officials requested nearly 97 million to fund gap financing in the upcoming legislative session.

Lobo coach Jason Eck compared Hawaii to a wounded animal ahead of today’s Homecoming game; New Mexico travels to the island as 15.5-point favorites (linebacker Nick Wheeler is out with a torn ACL and Jaxton Eck faces a shoulder injury).

The UNM Lobos defeated UC Davis 2-1 on Sunday, Oct.

11 after a late penalty kick by Devey when Anderson drew a foul; the win lifts their conference record to 3-2-0 and Coach Nelson said the team will work on fixing slow starts + reducing early goals conceded.