Good morning, Albuquerque.

Families can enjoy Trunk-or-Treat at ACS Headquarters on Friday, Oct.

30, 3 to 7 p.m., and watch divers carve pumpkins at the ABQ Biopark Aquarium on Saturday, Oct. 31, 1:30 to 3 p.m.; aquarium admission covers the show.

A family Spooky Night runs today 5–9 p.m. at A Park Above with a costume parade, pumpkin and face painting, and trick-or-treat stations; the Goatheads play Rapid City Rush at 7 p.m. at the Rio Rancho Events Center (3001 Civic Center Circle NE).

New Mexico United hosts Phoenix Rising at 3:55 p.m. Sunday at Isotopes Park.

Dave DeWitt (the "Pope of Peppers"), who founded the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show and Chile Pepper magazine, died Oct.

21 at 82 after complications from a fall and stroke. The 2027 National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show will be dedicated to him and is scheduled March 5 to 7 at the Sandia Resort & Casino Events Center.

Enchanted Vision, a free show of painting, photography and fiber art, will run Nov.

13-15 at the Unitarian Universalist Westside Congregation (1650 Abrazo Rd. NE); opening reception is Friday, Nov. 13, 5-8 p.m., and Saturday features wool felting at 11 a.m. and a painting demo at 1 p.m.

The state Public Education Department will begin distributing around 3 million take-home books to more than 75,000 K-3 public and charter students starting in November, with each child receiving four kits of 10 books plus QR-linked lessons and activities to support reading at home.

UNM history professor Melissa Bokovoy was elected president-elect of the Association for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies (Jan.

1, 2027), and she will serve as president in 2028 and past president in 2029.

UNM scientists helped identify a 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite published today in Science (Teg 001) that shows signs of past water and Earth-like conditions, and researchers say its unique chemistry could point to Mars’ ancient southern highlands as a target for future missions.

A Kennedy Center teaching artist, Melanie Rick, visited Enchanted Hills and Sandia Vista to model “reading art” strategies that teach students to study pictures before words, part of RRPS's arts-integration program adopted at the start of the 2025-26 school year and supported by Santa Fe Opera workshops.

A group of New Mexico educators presented policy recommendations Monday in Albuquerque at Teach Plus New Mexico's Statewide Economic Mobility Summit to boost student job prospects by expanding internships, lowering the student-counselor ratio (New Mexico is 406-to-1), and improving Rise NM workforce data access for teachers.

Rising Rio Grande has forced evacuations and closed Highway 380 from mile marker 2 at the river to San Pedro at mile marker 40; six homes were evacuated and eight households left voluntarily as officials warn of more rain and urge residents to stay out of flooded areas.

New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division officials told lawmakers this week that the Outdoor Equity Fund could only meet about half of FY26 grant requests, and they are asking the Legislature to raise annual funding to $10 million so youth outdoor programs can expand in rural and tribal communities.

After a nationally televised 21-16 win over North Dakota State (34,794 fans), UNM will travel to San José State on Oct.

31 to try to extend a nine-game conference winning streak and avoid the common post-win letdown against a Spartan defense that ranks high in sacks.

New Mexico Cactus Volleyball Club will convert the vacant Century 14 Theatre on Central Avenue into a 33,000 sqft, five-court youth volleyball complex with a $400,000 renovation.

Teams will begin practicing Dec. 1, and the inaugural tournament is scheduled for Dec. 19-20 as leaders hope the site helps revitalize downtown.