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A family of gentoo penguins feed a young chick born at the ABQ BioPark during the two month closure. Photographed on Monday December 5, 2022. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)
James Moya, a welder with AMAFCA, on Tuesday attaches an orange-painted ax handle that will serve as the Tumbleweed Snowman’s nose. This is the 27th year that the now-iconic figure has been erected along Interstate 40, west of Carlisle.
UNM Alumnus Milton Ospina stands before a memorial on November 21, 2022, for 19-year-old Brandon Travis, who was fatally shot on campus early Saturday morning. The shooting left New Mexico State University Men’s Basketball player Mike Peake wounded. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)
Firefighters battle a blaze at an abandoned building near University and Lomas NE on Monday. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
La Cueva’s Sophia Montes (2) jumps for joy as her team defeats Las Cruces to capture the Class 5A state title Saturday night at the Rio Rancho Events Center. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Burton Platero is a WWII, Korean War and a Vietnam vet all rolled into one. Pictured is Mr. Platero standing at his home in Tohajiilee, New Mexico. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Hundreds of people stand in line to attend the Democratic rally where President Joe Biden joined Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at the Ted M. Gallegos Community Center on Thursday. (Chancey Bush/Albuquerque Journal)
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and President Joe Biden campaign together at a Democratic rally on Thursday. (Chancey Bush/Albuquerque Journal)
Eldorado sophomore goalkeeper Caitlin Sanchez (00) makes a save. (Chancey Bush/Journal)
Kerwin Alvarez, 8, watches as people cross into the U.S. from Ciudad Juarez. He and his family fled Venezuela several months ago. (ROBERTO E. ROSALES/JOURNAL)
Venezuelan migrants hold sheets with written messages as a helicopter flies above. Numerous Venezuelan natives are camped out on the banks of the Rio Grande near the U.S.-Mexico border hoping to get asylum in the U.S. (ROBERTO E. ROSALES/JOURNAL)
Luis Mejia and his daughter Davilany Mejia, 2, clean up shortly after waking up on railroad tracks in Ciudad Juarez. They left Venezuela four months ago, joining many others seeking asylum in the U.S. (ROBERTO E. ROSALES/JOURNAL)
Samara Acevedo-Chacon, right, and Nia Buttler, left, have a roaring good time with their teacher Miquela Larranaga, center, in Santa Fe, Monday October 24, 2022. They are in the 2 year old class at the SFPS Early Childhood Center. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
Nia Buttler, Isabella Grundler and Samara Acevedo-Chacon, play in leaves outside the SFPS Early Childhood Center in Santa Fe, Monday October 24, 2022. They are in the 2 year old class at center. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
Truchas Peaks and Los Llanitos Cemetery in Rio Arriba County, Saturday, October 15, 2022. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
Sandhill Cranes have returned to the metro area. These majestic birds who migrate from up north become fixated to food found along the Rio Grande throughout New Mexico. Pictured is a flock looking for food in a field off Rio Grande blvd Wednesday afternoon.
Albuquerque, New Mexico (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
UNM’s Miles Kendrick sits dejected after being sacked as time expired on a 9 - 21 Lobo loss to instate rivals NMSU at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces NM on October 15, 2022. (Mike Sandoval / for the Albuquerque Journal)
A group of big horn sheep graze among the rocks in the Rio Grande Gorge above Pilar, Tuesday October 12, 2021. The sheep are often seen in this part of the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
Eldorado's girls soccer team celebrates after Serena Davis, right, scored a goal during the Eagles' game Tuesday against La Cueva. Eldorado won, 3-1. (Mike Sandoval/For the Journal)
The Midnight Fire burned through this section of the Carson National Forest in June. The fire's intensity killed may of the ponderosa pines in this area. In the background it entered and area where a managed fire had burned years ago, its intensity lowered and trees survived. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
Jim Benson and his 5-year-old son, Kalob, watch and cheer as members of the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe and others set up Zozobra in Fort Marcy Park. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
Consistent rain falls on the crowd during the start of the New Mexico United's home game against LA Galaxy II on Wednesday. The game was halted after six minutes, then postponed due to the rain and a field deemed unsafe.
Chancey Bush/Journal
Mass ascension for Saturday’s balloon fiesta was canceled due to inclement weather, a major disappointment for 11-year-old Jameson Smith, center bottom, and his brother, 10-year-old Urijah Smith, center background. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
The rainy weather pictured falling in the early morning hours Saturday at Balloon Fiesta Park, cancelling the mass ascension, returned in the evening, canceling the balloon glow. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Frank Baty’s car after he was shot by Albuquerque Police Department officers in June. APD said Baty had pointed what turned out to be an airsoft gun at them. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)
UNM's Jadyn Edwards (26) scores on a header against San Jose State Sunday at UNM Soccer Stadium. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)
Clouds hang over the Sandia Mountains as thousands gather at Balloon Fiesta Park to view the Special Shape Rodeo on Thursday morning. (Chancey Bush/Albuquerque Journal)
Highland High sophomore Maggie Thomson dances during the school’s homecoming dance Saturday. (Chancey Bush/Albuquerque Journal)
Albuquerque police take a man wearing a “Heisenberg” hat into custody Sunday. Police have not yet identified a suspect in four stabbings in the city Sunday. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)
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