Good morning, Albuquerque.

The American Red Cross is sheltering nearly 200 people at the San Juan County Fairgrounds and providing warm meals, health support, and help reconnecting families after recent flooding and tornadoes in northwestern New Mexico (teams are assessing damage and may expand aid in coming days).

Severe flooding over the weekend in Bernardo displaced 15 residents, closed Highway 60, and killed one person, and residents say late alerts and poor county communication delayed evacuations while Socorro County seeks FEMA and state funding and urges people to wait until expected rain this weekend before returning home.

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded Albuquerque up to $18.5 million to rehabilitate about six miles of the Sunport Rail Spur, add a siding, a retaining wall, and railcar monitoring to boost freight access for nearby industrial sites.

The city will cover 20% of costs, New Mexico Transloading has invested $1.4 million, and a start date is not yet set.

UNM faculty launched Elevate Gen Ed+ to add eight core academic and professional skills into courses, using short class activities and verifiable badges for students; the program is piloting in 2026-27 with more than 50 faculty across campuses and materials on a shared Canvas site.

The second annual New Mexico Math Meet was held Sept.

19 at the Science and Math Learning Center at UNM with 27 teams and about 100 middle schoolers from Albuquerque + Los Alamos and Las Cruces; The Waze won, and student leaders will hand off planning for the 2027 meet.

On Oct. 15 the Carson's Camino Real Ranger District accepted Sipapu Ski and Summer Area's application to expand its special-use permit by roughly 915 acres in the Carson National Forest, proposing 200 acres of new skiable terrain, three new lifts, summer attractions, and a public comment period and environmental review.

Bernalillo Bug Night will run 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

29 at El Zocalo Plaza Event Center, 264 S. Camino del Pueblo, with live insects, crafts, food trucks, and a 7 p.m. monster movie; admission is free but registration is required (the event is full, call 505-867-2582 to join the wait list).

Work has begun on the long-vacant San Mateo Towers on San Mateo north of Central, with crews doing interior demolition in the smaller tower and upgrading electrical, plumbing, and elevators.

The smaller tower will become more than 60 apartments, the larger tower will be mixed-use, and the developer expects completion next year.

The Lobos beat Metropolitan State Denver Roadrunners 93-59 in their final tune-up, pulling away with a big third quarter and holding Denver scoreless the last five minutes.

They will open the regular season at The Pit on Nov. 2 against the Seattle Redhawks.