October is the time for all things spooky and what’s scarier than the housing crisis? That's the idea behind a short film being shown at the Santa Fe International Film Festival, which started Wednesday.

In the second part of our series on the six Albuquerque mayoral candidates, KUNM’s Daniel Montano talks with Mayling Armijo, who would be the first female mayor here if successful. She was the Economic Development Director for Bernalillo County and is an officer in the Navy reserves. She is currently the executive director of the Elevated Lending Community Development Corporation. She said both familial and personal experiences with crime and other issues in the city drove her to run.

The July 2025 death of Kayla Vanlandingham, 19, has underscored the dangers faced by those using road crossings throughout the city.

Studies show that reading for pleasure boosts cognitive thinking abilities and improves mental health. As reading has fallen out of fashion, bookstores and libraries are brainstorming ways to keep the reading community alive. One answer: book clubs.

On Nov. 4, Albuquerque voters will be choosing from a list of six people to fill the mayor’s office for the next four years. As part of a series exploring all the candidates, KUNM’s Daniel Montano spoke with incumbent Tim Keller, who is running for what would be a historic third term. Keller says he wants to finish the work he started and outlined his top priorities.

New Mexico is set to become the first state in the U.S. to offer free childcare to everyone. Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham said it will start in just a few weeks on November first.

About three dozen people gathered under cloudy skies at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque Monday morning to see the first traditional dance performances for Indigenous Peoples Day.

As the federal government shutdown continues, and the Trump administration has begun issuing layoffs across several departments, the Senate remains in a stalemate. Democrats refuse to pass a bill that doesn’t extend tax subsidies for health insurance, and Republicans refuse to pass a bill that does. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) spoke with KUNM about possible resolutions.

This year’s festival takes place Monday October 13 and will include a resource fair dubbed Death is Not a Dirty Word with over 100 vendors sharing information on things like green burials, hospice, estate planning, grief care and caregiver resources. There will also be panels, including one on plant medicine and psychedelic therapy for grief and death anxiety.