Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 27th of October.
Good morning, Albuquerque.
A matanza rally at Balloon Fiesta Park on Saturday drew Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, national guests including Sens.
Mark Kelly and Chris Van Hollen and former Rep. Gabby Giffords, plus local musicians and food vendors, and doubled as a get-out-the-vote push 10 days before the Nov. 3 general election.
Dozens of friends, fans, and Breaking Bad costars held a celebration of life for RJ Mitte Sunday at Revel, honoring his disability-rights advocacy and kindness; Mitte died by suicide Oct.
19 (age 34), and speakers urged people to check on loved ones.
The University of New Mexico will host the fourth annual Medieval Faire on Friday, Oct.
30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Johnson Field with free, family-friendly activities, student demonstrations, and hands-on history stations (free to attend).
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is showing NOVA: Evolution today from 6 to 8 p.m., then hosting a panel of UNM and museum scientists to discuss evolutionary research; admission is free but reservations are required (sign language interpretation will be provided).
Artist Luis Contreras' exhibition Tradición is on display through Nov.
15 at Lapis Room Art Gallery (303 Romero St. NW, Suite 107) in Old Town and features Día de los Muertos–inspired pieces and a collaboration with painter Brandon Maldonado; the gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m., and admission is free.
Mexican cattle began moving on Monday through the Columbus border port after officials reopened the crossing with new preborder tests, shots, inspections, and insecticide dipping to limit spread of the New World screwworm.
UNM researchers report in Nature Geoscience that lab experiments show silicate pebbles reacting with a hydrogen-rich early atmosphere could have produced much of Earth’s water, and the team says further work will test how much of today’s oceans came from this process.
UNM broke ground Oct.
22 on the new Humanities and Social Sciences Complex at Smith Plaza; the $130 million project will include language labs, classrooms, and a shared kitchen and is expected to finish in Spring 2029 (HSSC).
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday; set clocks back one hour before bed and get morning sunlight to help reset your body clock (standard time runs until March 14).
On Monday UNM Health System diverted all ambulances and canceled appointments at UNM Hospital (the state's only Level I trauma center) and dozens of clinics after a network cybersecurity breach, asking patients not to come while security teams work to restore systems.
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