Photos of the week: July 30 - Aug. 6

New Mexico Blue Corn owner Felix Mauro, left, and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, right, discuss the company’s products during an event celebrating Ascend ABQ participants at the Old Albuquerque Municipal Airport Building on Tuesday.

Friends and family of Michael LaMotte attend his candle light vigil for Michael LaMotte at Haynes Park on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

Bernalillo County Sheriffs deputy works security at the Second Judicial District Court in Albuquerque on Thursday, July 31, 2025.

20250731-spt-signlanguage-4 — Victoria Trujillo, center, who works at the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy, and Cody James Salazar Breneiser, 20, right, a student at the school, teach Albuquerque Isotopes players to sign "celebration" when they hit a double. This was after a news conference at the Albuquerque Isotopes at Isotopes Park, Thursday July 31, 2025.

20250731-spt-unmpractice-9 — UNM Lobos' Xavier Van and his teammates stretch during pratice, Thursday July 31, 2025.

From left, UNM President Garnett S. Stokes, UNM Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Teresa Costantinidis and UNM Police Chief Joseph Silva attend a news conference about campus safety at the Student Union Building on Friday.

The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a shooting involving officers that happened in the 12000 block of Menaul NE on Saturday afternoon.

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Caves exhibit on Sunday, Aug 3, 2025.

Siobhan Barber,11, left, and Eden Jackman,14, right, watch as leafs shoot up at the Civic Plaza's splash pad on Monday, Aug 4, 2025

Nearly 6,000 educators attend the first ever APS Teacherpalooza at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Monday.

Range Cafe line cook Rosa Alvarez serves up an order at the Northeast Heights location in Albuquerque on Tuesday. An employee shortage is one of many reasons why the restaurant chain is cutting its dinner service in Albuquerque.

The sun sets over Downtown Albuquerque on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Justice deemed the city a sanctuary jurisdiction, with "policies, laws or regulations that impede enforcement of federal immigration laws."

John Fuentes walks to the stand Tuesday during his detention hearing at the Bernalillo County Courthouse.

From left to right, 8-week-old kittens Waterade, Haterade and Powerade at the city of Albuquerque's Eastside shelter on Tuesday. It's illegal to sell or give away kittens on public or commercial property, and if caught, the city will confiscate animals and spay or neuter them.

Siena, an 8-year-old lar gibbon ape, nibbles fruit at the ABQ BioPark Zoo on Wednesday.

Isotopes Jose Torres (6) catches the ball during the first game of the Albuquerque Isotopes' doubleheader against Round Rock at the Rio Grande Credit Union Field in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.

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Published August 8, 2025 - 11:42 a.m. Modified August 11, 2025 - 5:08 p.m.

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