Destany Prentice during an interview at a motel on Central NE in Albuquerque on Wednesday. A temporary hotel voucher keeping a roof over her family’s head was expiring the next day.
Felix Vasquez, 1, and his mother Carolina Carrillo, from Belen, attend a news conference on immigrant rights in New Mexico at the Roundhouse, Friday, November 22, 2024. Speakers at the news conference are concerned about the administration of President-elect Trump and his promise of mass deportation.
Jeff Berry, general manager of News Radio KKOB, along with his wife, Diane, and pilot Scot Andersen drop rubber turkeys and chickens from the basket of the News Radio KKOB balloon onto a target on Saturday at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque.
From his car, Armando Guzman receives a Thanksgiving turkey from UNM offensive lineman Richard Pearce on Sunday.
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller talks with Santa Claus before a news conference at the Cottonwood Mall on Tuesday.
Michael Riordan, center, husband of Jennifer Riordan, along with his son Josh, 16, second from left, and daughter Averie, 19, right, look a sculpture titled "A Parent's Love" outside the Lovelace Women's Hospital, in Albuquerque, Tuesday, November 26, 2024. The limestone sculpture, that weighs nearly a ton, is being presented by the Jennifer Riordan Foundation. This is one of four pieces of art being presented by the foundation in different locations, each representing Jennifer Riordan's mantra to always being kind, loving caring and sharing.
Volunteer Luna Pesquera, 5, helps serve holiday meals during the Thanksgiving Feast at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
A coyote takes a walk near the Rio Rancho Events Center on a recent day. The city of Albuquerque’s “Be a Friend to Coyotes” page says there are two times of year when human-coyote conflicts increase, including late November through February, when “food is scarce, so coyotes have to get more creative to survive, and young coyotes are dispersing to establish new territories.” Nonetheless, the animals are timid and will try to avoid people, making close-up encounters and conflicts uncommon.
