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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 3

United advance in the playoffs, plus flood closures and Election Day bonds

Plus, six county bond questions and a free dental clinic at Tingley Coliseum

The Morning Albuquerque team2 stories15 sources5 min read

SportsTop story

New Mexico United beat Phoenix Rising 2-⁠0 and host Colorado Springs next

United beat Phoenix and now host Colorado Springs

  • Phoenix Rising0
    New Mexico United2
    FinalWestern Conference quarterfinals, Sunday night
  • Colorado Springs Switchbacks
    New Mexico United
    Sat., Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.Western Conference semifinals at The Lab

Sources: KOB 4, 96.3 KKOB, KRQE NEWS 13

If you stuck out the rain, you saw a good one. New Mexico United beat Phoenix Rising 2-0 Sunday night at and advance to the Western Conference semifinals. Greg Hurst scored early, and the goal made him the club's all-time leading scorer.

Jake LaCava added his first USL Championship goal in the 48th minute. Phoenix then drew red cards in the 52nd and 75th minutes. Coach Dennis Sanchez thanked the crowd: "They're lifers. We feel their love, we feel their support."

39goals for New Mexico United, a club record for Greg Hurst

Hurst's strike against Phoenix made him the club's all-time leading scorer. It was his 13th goal this season across league and playoff play, one shy of the club's single-season record.

Source: 96.3 KKOB

  • Crowd: 9,413 at Rio Grande Credit Union Field
  • Red cards: two for Phoenix, in the 52nd and 75th minutes
  • Hurst's goal came about seven minutes in

Christian Nava was hurt in the second half, and no official update was available after the match. "Obviously that's a blow for the group," Sanchez said.

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San Juan County rivers kept rising Monday, forcing evacuations and road closures

If you have plans in the Four Corners, check conditions first. County officials said Monday they "haven't seen the crest yet" on the San Juan and Animas rivers. Evacuations covered areas half a mile from the Animas, La Plata and San Juan rivers, and the Animas breached its banks south of the Broadway Bridge in San Juan County.

Most San Juan County flood closures stayed in place Monday

San Juan County roads on Monday, as of 1:03 p.m.

✕6 Closed

  • Road 5500 bridge, Lee Acres
  • NM 511
  • Highway 539, mile 0 to 5
  • Road 3000, east of Pinion Hills
  • Miller Street Bridge
  • South Church, Bloomfield

✓1 Reopened

  • US 64, NM 511 to Dulce

Source: KOB 4

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NameStatus
Road 5500 bridge, Lee AcresClosed
NM 511Closed
Highway 539, mile 0 to 5Closed
Road 3000, east of Pinion HillsClosed
Miller Street BridgeClosed
South Church, BloomfieldClosed
US 64, NM 511 to DulceReopened

A flood watch covered most of Western New Mexico from early Sunday through midday Monday, in a region that saw widespread flood destruction a week earlier. The county also reported at 68.48% of capacity.

Navajo Dam was at 68.48% of capacity Monday

68.48%Navajo Dam's capacity, per San Juan County

Source: KOB 4

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Value
Navajo Dam's capacity, per San Juan County68.48%
  • Shelter: for evacuees
  • Sandbags: SJCFR Stations 11, 24, 42, 62 and Lee Acres substation
  • Chama: evacuations issued late Sunday night
  • Aztec: officials ask for conservation; sewer system is strained

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Bond votes

Bernalillo County voters will decide six general obligation bond proposals totaling $45 million for libraries, public safety, parks, transportation, drainage and housing, and Kathy Korte of the county's Capital Improvement Program said approval wouldn't require raising the property tax rate. Noticias New Mexico

Free dental

New Mexico Mission of Mercy is turning Tingley Coliseum into a free dental clinic on Friday and Saturday, with cleanings, fillings, extractions and simple root canals. Doors open at 5:15 a.m. Friday. Driving? Enter through Gate 3 at San Pedro and Copper. It's the group's 10th event. KOB 4KRQE NEWS 13

Mission of Mercy brings its 10th free dental clinic to Tingley

10th
New Mexico Mission of Mercy event
$10 million
in free dental care, the group says
11,000
patients served across the state, the group says
5:15 a.m.
when doors open Friday

Source: KOB 4

In-N-Out

President Lynsi Snyder said in an interview posted to the chain's website, "New Mexico's been waiting for us, and it will be soon." Permit filings show the Coors Boulevard location targeting summer 2027. Albuquerque Journal

District 1

City Councilor Stephanie Telles is inviting residents to submit ideas for District 1's $1.7 million program. The money comes from the $15.75 million set aside for the 2027 bond cycle, split equally among the nine council districts. nm.news

Prep football

Cleveland (10-0) has a bye after winning the district title, while Rio Rancho and Bernalillo hit the road in the first round of the playoffs this weekend. Rio Rancho Observer Home

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— David Foster Wallace

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I went down to the river to run this morning and it is the highest that I have ever seen it.

“I moved here in '96, so I've seen it through a lot of seasons. It deserves the name the mighty Rio Grande now, for sure.”

— A neighbor, North Wyoming
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The Wrap

Route 66 turns 100 on Nov. 11, and The Old Road mural at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center remembers the first major highway across the United States and its impact on Pueblo communities. You can see it Wednesday, Nov. 4. A road trip without leaving town.

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Morning Albuquerqueto me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

United advance in the playoffs, plus flood closures and Election Day bonds

Plus, six county bond questions and a free dental clinic at Tingley Coliseum

The TLDR

  1. New Mexico United beat Phoenix 2-0 and host Colorado Springs Nov. 7
  2. San Juan County rivers forced evacuations and road closures
  3. Bernalillo County voters have six bond proposals worth $45 million
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