Monday’s Top Stories
- Apple Festival wraps up in Manzano Mountains
- NMSP investigate Eddy County OIS
- 42nd Duke City Marathon breaks participant record
- Tamaya rodeo raises money for horse rehabilitation
- Fiesta of Cultures highlights diverse communities at Coronado site
- Rio Rancho celebrates fall at Campus Park
- Why daylight saving time ending may be better for our health
Monday’s Five Facts
[1] Albuquerque City Councilors set to vote on bills aimed to make streets safer – Albuquerque city councilors are set to vote on multiple measures in Monday night’s city council meeting. Some aimed at making the streets of Albuquerque safer. Other proposals up for vote include establishing an emergency parks grass and turf replacement funding source to address the dying turf grass in parks city-wide. And establishing priority of residential solar permits until the start of 2026, as residential solar tax credits are set to expire.
[2] UNM aiming to reduce crime through architecture – UNM says security is now being built into its campus. The university utilizes Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). This strategy involves reducing places where individuals can hide, making entrances more visible, and enhancing lighting to promote natural surveillance. Numerous projects on campus are following this model, including the reconstruction of the Humanities Building, the demolition of the Education Building, and renovations at the Duck Pond.
[3] Temperature rollercoaster with winds picking up – Monday’s high temperatures will be the peak of a gradual warming trend that has taken place throughout the weekend. A backdoor cold front will slide through northeast New Mexico bringing cooler air behind it. Overnight, cooler air will be in place bringing chillier lows temperatures. Some counties could see their first freeze of the fall season on Tuesday morning…