Good morning, Albuquerque.

Dolores Huerta, the Dawson-born labor and civil rights leader and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, died today at 96, and state and national leaders including the governor and Albuquerque’s mayor issued tributes and said plans for public remembrances will follow.

Sandoval County's treasurer is collecting nonperishable food through Nov.

13 for the Nacimiento Community Foundation; drop donations at 1500 Idalia Road (Building D) in Bernalillo, frozen turkeys accepted only Nov. 16 before 10 a.m., with drive-through distribution Nov. 11 and St. Felix deliveries by Nov. 18.

More than 75,000 K–3 students will receive over 750,000 books through a statewide at-home literacy program during the 2026–27 school year, with districts starting to send "Take-Everywhere Literacy Packs" in November and four individualized family reading plans to follow (videos in English, Spanish, and more).

Two UNM faculty were featured in USA Today's documentary (Trust or security?

The hidden cost of nuclear deterrence), which examines federal plans to expand plutonium pit production at Los Alamos and explores health, environmental, and cultural impacts across New Mexico.

At its Oct. 27 meeting, commissioners voted 4-1 to approve Bernalillo County taking over MDC health care from UNM Hospital on July 1, 2027, with about $37 million in one-time startup costs and a request to withdraw up to $30 million from county reserves (pending state approval).

Voters will be asked during the 2026 General Election whether to approve GO Bond 3 to let the state issue more than $230 million in bonds without raising taxes and to provide $3 million to renovate the Calvin Hall Center (north wing) at UNM Gallup; Election Day is Tuesday, Nov.

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Maribeth Thornton, a UNM alumna with a 40-year nursing career, became chief nursing officer in March 2024 and now oversees a 15-person nursing team while mentoring staff and supporting UNM through scholarships and an estate gift (ongoing).