Weather magic behind Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta revealed by KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Anthony Yanez

I’m doing something a little different in today’s newsletter: Some of you may already know that I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and this time of year, it’s absolutely magical. The skies come alive with hundreds of hot air balloons floating...

The Kentucky Town With the State’s Highest Elevation

I've spent a lot of time in Silver City, New Mexico, because my mother's two siblings moved out there in the 1950s and 1960s. Native Kentuckians though they are and were (my aunt passed away in 2023), the lure of the West was too great. And that...

A Grip on Sports: Will there be joy in Mudville, aka Seattle, tonight? Or will the Tigers and Tarik Skubal rain on the M’s parade?

A GRIP ON SPORTS • There is more than one contest to watch on TV this weekend. But there really isn’t. The M’s. The Tigers. Winner moves on to the American League championship. The loser bemoans a meltdown. Tonight at 5:08. On Fox. ••••••• • What,...

Big Ten Media Days news, nuggets and takeaways: Surprise newcomers, rotation developments ahead of tipoff

CHICAGO -- Big Ten Media Days provides a golden opportunity to pepper the who's who about the pressing issues in college athletics. Private equity in college sports? NCAA Tournament expansion? The 5-in-5 eligibility snafu? Transfer portal rules?...

The 5 Best Fall Festivals in New Mexico for 2025 Will Put You in the Autumnal Spirit

What plans do you make during the fall months? Do you enjoy leaf peeping around the state? How about a colorful fall hike? While the state steps into a different rhythm during the autumn months, a whole new world of activities seems to follow....

Apple TV+ Drops First Teaser for 'Breaking Bad' Creator's Sci-Fi Thriller

It may have taken a little over ten years, but Breaking Bad series creator Vince Gilligan has finally returned with a new television series. After the massive success of Breaking Bad, Gilligan stayed in the criminal underworld of Albuquerque with...

Cross country back in action at New Mexico Junior College

By: Ricky Baptist, Sports Information Director HOBBS, N.M. (September 26, 2025) – The University of Texas Permian Basin women's cross country team was back in action at the inaugural Dr. Steve McCleery Invitational, hosted by New Mexico Junior...

New Americans celebrate citizenship at Albuquerque Convention Center

The Eyewitness News 4 Team offers a report on the latest news of the day, as well as updates on sports, Albuquerque area weather and rush-hour traffic issues. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Nearly 200 people in Albuquerque are celebrating because they are...

PGA Jr. League: Where Best Friendships Are Built Through Golf

Golf is a constant in 17-year-old Bella Dovhey’s life — and she doesn’t see that changing anytime soon. “I’ve been playing golf since I was 4,” said Dovhey, who’s representing her home state of Florida in this weekend’s 17u PGA Jr. League...

Can New Mexico’s centuries-old acequias survive the worst drought in 1,200 years?

Albuquerque’s South Valley is surrounded by brown desert and towering red mesas. But, inside the valley, the land is sprouting lush trees and green fields. Here, the Rio Grande spills into irrigation ditches called acequias. They wind through the...

Nevada football versus Boise State: Three keys to victory and a prediction

The Nevada football team hosts Boise State on Friday. Nevada Sports Net’s Chris Murray breaks down the game against the Broncos with his three keys to victory and prediction. This feature is presented in partnership with Bradley, Drendel &...

MOVIES with major Oscar buzz for Julia Roberts and Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is now on with several reasons to pay attention. It's showing all the big winners from the Cannes Festival as well as the Oscar submissions from 10 countries, from Brazil to Iceland to Morocco and...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Him’ on VOD, a Grotesque, Gratingly Obvious Satire of American Sports Idolatry

The GOAT meets regular old goats – well, quasi-Satanic regular old goats, anyway – in Him (now streaming on VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video), a nasty slab of satirical horror about football and false idols. Tyriq Withers (the I Know What You...

He was a TV writer. Now he 'tattoos' mugs and teaches others how to make their own

Steve Stringer works his dream job out of a shed in Melrose Hill. The 500-square-foot outbuilding wasn't where Stringer, an L.A.-based ceramicist, imagined setting up shop. The day he found it, he was touring a neighboring Western Avenue property....

FB PREVIEW: #17/17 Vols Head To Lexington For Border Battle Against Wildcats

No. 17/17 Tennessee hits the road for the second week in a row for a border battle against rival Kentucky in Lexington on Saturday night at 7:45 p.m. Both the Volunteers and Wildcats will be looking to get back in the win column following losses...

Podcast: Stargate betting big on the borderland as part of $165 billion New Mexico data center

News that matters to El Paso, delivered to you. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. 💙Your support fuels this podcast. Help us bring more podcasts to life. Donate Today Diego Mendoza-Moyers: The data center building boom has officially reached...

Sports Briefs for Oct. 3

CROSS COUNTRY Brock Invitational Weatherford Hall results Girls Seventh grade: 7. Ellie Whiteman, 19. Scarlett Rivera. Eighth grade: 2. Anna Wyatt, 9. Charlotte Farhat, 20. Luciana Craven. Boys Seventh grade: 9. Aidan Wallace, 13. Max Fischer....

The ultimate fall weekend in Taos, New Mexico

New Mexico’s high desert area of Taos was one of the first places I visited in the state, and I can still remember thinking how markedly different it was from other US towns – it felt ancient in comparison. While the town itself was founded by...

What the duck? Town of Duck Lake plans to sell its naming rights

The town of Duck Lake is wading into new waters by doing something the mayor and local council say has never been done before: inviting corporations to bid on its full, municipal naming rights. The invitation doesn’t come cheap; in a statement...

No. 25 Michigan at Michigan State Preview: Hit the pose

For the fourth year in a row, the Michigan Wolverines will face their in-state rival in primetime, though none of the prior three matchups have deserved any sort of spotlight. The same is the case this weekend, as the visitors are favored by two...