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Today’s edition · Mon., Nov. 2

UNM football cracks the AP Top 25 for the first time

Plus, a windy, cool Monday and flood warnings still up in San Juan County.

The Morning Albuquerque team3 stories20 sources5 min read

Lobo FootballTop story

UNM football is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time, at No. 22

The Lobos are 7-⁠1 and ranked for the first time

No. 22
in the AP Top 25, a first for UNM
179
points from AP voters
7-1
overall record, 4-0 in the Mountain West
57 years
since UNM last won in San Jose

Sources: KOAT, KOB 4, Albuquerque Journal, KRQE NEWS 13

If you've waited 90 years for this, today's your day: the Lobos are No. 22 in the AP Top 25, the first national ranking in program history. UNM jumped from effectively 27th last week with 179 points. There have been over 1,200 polls since 1936, and this is the first with the Lobos in it.

The vote followed a 21-16 win at San Jose State on Saturday. Austin Brawley's interception in the final seconds sealed it, and Scottre Humphrey ran for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Among teams, the Lobos trail only No. 20 Boise State.

New Mexico rallied past San Jose State on the road

  • New Mexico21
    San José State16
    FinalUNM's first win at San Jose State since 1969

Sources: KOAT, KRQE NEWS 13

  • Mountain West: 4-0 for the first time in program history
  • Coaches Poll: No. 25, UNM's first ranking there since 1997
  • Next game: at Nevada on Friday, on CBS Sports Network
  • First College Football Playoff rankings: Tue., Nov. 3, 5 p.m. MDT

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Monday turns windy and cool after a soggy Sunday, and San Juan County flood warnings run into Tuesday

If you're out early, expect a few lingering showers, then wind and cool air behind a cold front. Sunshine returns to Albuquerque in the afternoon, and drier air is set to move in by Election Day on Tuesday.

  • Albuquerque high: upper 50s
  • Wind: gusts of 30 to 45 mph west of the central mountains
  • Flood watch: in effect through 11 a.m. Monday
  • flood warning: through Tuesday

Up in the Four Corners, San Juan County's emergency office issued evacuation alerts for anyone within a half-mile of the Animas, La Plata and San Juan rivers. A county spokesperson said no rescues had been reported as of 4:40 p.m. Sunday. The area is still recovering from flooding a week ago.

The Chuska Mountains got about 1.8 inches of rain in 24 hours

Source: Albuquerque Journal

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Chuska Mountains1.8 in.
Farmington area, up to1.25 in.

In Colorado, deputies in Pagosa Springs said the San Juan River could crest as high as 19.71 feet around 11 p.m. Sunday.

19.71 feetforecast crest of the San Juan River at Pagosa Springs

The 1911 flood that wiped out most of the town crested at about 17.8 feet, deputies said.

Source: Albuquerque Journal

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UNM

UNM evacuated Zimmerman Library over a suspicious package Sunday, then cleared it

If you study at Zimmerman Library, Sunday afternoon went sideways. UNM Police sent a LoboAlert at 4:09 p.m. telling people to avoid the area while officers secured it. KOAT reported the evacuation as an ongoing investigation.

UNM cleared the library within hours of the alert

  1. 4:09 p.m.UNM Police send a LoboAlert asking people to avoid Zimmerman Library and the area around it.
  2. afternoonZimmerman Library is evacuated over a reported suspicious package.
  3. eveningPolice deem the package safe, and the library and nearby buildings resume normal operations.

Sources: KOB 4, KRQE NEWS 13, KOAT

By evening, the all-clear came. UNM Police investigated and deemed the package safe, and the library and surrounding buildings have resumed normal operations.

  • Alert sent: 4:09 p.m. Sunday
  • Result: package deemed safe
  • Status: library and nearby buildings back to normal

The library went from evacuated to back to normal

WhatEarly SundayLater Sunday
Zimmerman LibraryEvacuatedNormal operations
The packageSuspiciousDeemed safe
Surrounding areaAvoid until further noticeNormal operations

Sources: KOB 4, KRQE NEWS 13, KOAT

News Notes

Prep football

Cleveland and Volcano Vista, both 10-0, earned the top two seeds in the Class 6A bracket the NMAA announced Sunday. The first round starts Fri., Nov. 6. Albuquerque JournalAlbuquerque Journal

Prep soccer

Top-seeded Volcano Vista and La Cueva reached the Class 5A semifinals. The Hawks face Eldorado, and the Bears face Albuquerque High. Albuquerque Journal

Film campus

uStudio Pictures is building a $13 million production campus called on the former General Electric site at 336 Woodward SE. The company is betting on virtual production to draw projects to the state. Albuquerque Journal

Día de los Muertos

The South Valley Marigold Parade returned in full Sunday after a break of a few years. Attendees also remembered Dolores Huerta, who died Wednesday. KOB 4

Protection orders

Some lawmakers want to strengthen state law so firearms could be removed immediately from people facing an order of protection. They point to a 2023 case in which Aeriel Gallegos wrote a 15-page petition against her ex-boyfriend. KRQE NEWS 13

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Class 6A first-round games kick off Nov. 6 and 7

  1. Nov. 6No. 8 Las Cruces plays No. 9 Rio Rancho at 7 p.m.
  2. Nov. 6No. 5 Sandia plays No. 12 Farmington at 7 p.m.
  3. Nov. 7No. 6 Eldorado plays No. 11 Albuquerque High at 11 a.m.
  4. Nov. 7No. 7 Carlsbad plays No. 10 Hobbs at 1 p.m.
  5. Nov. 13Quarterfinals run Nov. 13-14; No. 1 Cleveland plays the Las Cruces-Rio Rancho winner.

Source: Albuquerque Journal

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Pueblo pottery meets a big birthday at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, which is marking its 50th anniversary with 50 for 50, an exhibition that tells the Center's story from 1976 to 2026 through Pueblo voices. It's open today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Half a century looks good on it.

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Morning Albuquerqueto me · Mon., Nov. 26:00 a.m.

UNM football cracks the AP Top 25 for the first time

Plus, a windy, cool Monday and flood warnings still up in San Juan County.

The TLDR

  1. UNM football is No. 22 in the AP Top 25, a first
  2. Windy, cool Monday as flood warnings run into Tuesday in San Juan County
  3. UNM's Zimmerman Library reopens after a suspicious package scare
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