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20th Isleta New Mexico Bowl to kick off on Dec. 27 on ESPN

19 hours ago | abqjournal.com | Sean Reider

The 20th Isleta New Mexico Bowl is scheduled to be played Saturday, Dec. 27, per a release from ESPN. Kickoff time is 3:45 p.m. Mountain. This marks the second-straight year the ESPN Events-run bowl will be held after Christmas. Last year, TCU beat Louisiana-Lafayette 34-3 in front of a New Mexico Bowl crowd of 22,827 on Dec. 28; the bowl had regularly been played on the third Saturday in December before that. kAm“xE 92D 364@>6 2 EH@\564256 EC25:E:@? :?
UNM announces new five-year deal for track and field, cross country coach Darren Gauson

1 day ago | abqjournal.com | Sean Reider

New Mexico announced a new five-year contract for track and field and cross country coach Darren Gauson on Wednesday, increasing his annual compensation by $30,000 to make him the highest-paid coach in the league. The five-time Mountain West Coach of the Year’s new deal comes after two highly successful seasons at the helm, featuring five conference team titles and one NCAA individual championship last season. He is now set to make $145,000 annually on a five-year contract expiring in 2030.
Prep Notes: Great Southwest begins Thursday; St, Pius RB Olloway offered by UNM

1 day ago | abqjournal.com | James Yodice

The annual Great Southwest Track and Field Classic gets underway on Thursday at the University of New Mexico complex. The boys’ decathlon and girls’ heptathlon both start Thursday. The first boys event is 9 a.m., the first of the girls events is at 11 a.m. They’ll both finish on Friday afternoon. kAm%96C6 :D 2 >@56DE CF??:?8 D4965F=6 @? uC:52J[ 2=E9@F89 @?6 @7 E96> :D E96 cIg__\>6E6C C6=2J[ 4=@D6 E@ h A]>]k^AmkAm~C82? |@F?E2:?’D r@C3:? r@@>3D 2?5 #:@ #2?49@’D r92C=:6 '2FD6[ :? 2 }6H |6I:4@ DH2?
Heinrich, Vasquez bill meant to boost aerial firefighting passes Congress

2 days ago | abqjournal.com | Cathy Cook

Led by a New Mexico senator and congressman, bipartisan legislation that would allow the Department of Defense to sell excess aircraft and aircraft parts to be used for wildfire suppression is headed to the president's desk after sailing through the House on Tuesday. With the president's signature, the legislation could help aerial firefighting companies experiencing shortages in airplane parts, including those based in New Mexico.
Luján and Heinrich ask for FEMA reforms

2 days ago | abqjournal.com | Cathy Cook

New Mexico's senators are urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to improve its response to catastrophes in Western states. Democratic Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson to improve FEMA’s response to wildfires and the subsequent disasters, like flooding or mudslides, that so often follow. kAm#:492C5D@? H2D 2AA@:?E65 :?E6C:> 5:C64E@C :? 62C=J |2J 2?5 >256 9625=:?6D |@?52J H96?
Seven ways the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' could affect New Mexico

3 days ago | abqjournal.com | Cathy Cook

A massive federal budget bill is winding its way through the Senate after passing the House in May. The controversial tax package would deliver on several of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises and could mean big changes for New Mexicans.
Alabama defense contractor acquires Albuquerque’s Verus Research

3 days ago | abqjournal.com | Megan Gleason

The Albuquerque-based Verus Research on Monday announced that Alabama-based contractor Radiance Technologies acquired it over the weekend. The companies hope the move, effective as of Sunday, will expand their combined capabilities across energy, space, prototyping, cybersecurity, data science and artificial intelligence fields. The New Mexico research and development company will maintain its local operations as a wholly owned subsidiary of Radiance.
As New Mexico faces severe drought, Los Alamos National Laboratory brings attention to its wildfire prep

4 days ago | abqjournal.com | Cathy Cook

LOS ALAMOS — Domed tents with fire retardant skins conceal stacks of white metal containers filled with legacy nuclear waste produced during nuclear weapons development. The tents in Los Alamos National Laboratory's Area-G are a temporary home for the waste before it’s sent to permanent storage in underground salt beds in southern New Mexico.
In this Korner… Killeen, boxing writer and friend of the sport, dies at 82

4 days ago | abqjournal.com | Rick Wright

Life, Austin Killeen wrote, “is all about risk versus reward. “Whether it’s putting your entire wealth into a turbulent stock market, risking your perfect social existence to capture the heart of another or gambling your perfect record in a boxing match against seemingly insurmountable odds.”Killeen, a gifted and prolific writer who captured the heart of the New Mexico boxing community with the power of his pen and his personality, died May 15 at his home in Albuquerque. He was 82.
Presbyterian CEO Rishi Sikka finds strength in his core values - and a little Star Wars

5 days ago | abqjournal.com | Ellen Marks

Is it a coincidence? Rishi Sikka, the new head of Presbyterian Healthcare Services, is a classically trained pianist who played through childhood, through college, through medical school and even through the grueling days of being an emergency doctor. kAm}@H[ 96 D2JD[ “x 92G6 E@ 25>:E[ x 92G6 ?@E C62==J 9:E E96 A:2?@ AC@323=J :? D:I >@?E9D] s:5 x >6?E:@? x’G6 366? :? E9:D C@=6 7@C D:I >@?E9Dn”k^AmkAm$:<<2 92D 366? 3FDJ D:?46 E2<:?8 @G6C !C6D3JE6C:2?’D E@A ;@3 2E 2 566A=J F?46CE2:?