Albuquerque

Albuquerque – November 06, 2026 -- Adults and children in New Mexico can get free dental care on Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the New Mexico Mission of Mercy clinic at Tingley Coliseum, EXPO New Mexico, 300 San Pedro Dr. NE.

Doors open at 5:15 a.m. and no appointments are taken

Patients are seen on a first-come, first-served basis until daily capacity is reached. Doors open at 5:15 a.m. on both days. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Cleanings, fillings and extractions are on offer

Services may include cleanings, fillings and extractions. Limited additional services may be available depending on how many volunteers show up. Before treatment, every patient receives oral health education and a medical screening.

Albuquerque – November 04, 2026 -- Luxury travelers are booking long-dreamed-of trips for 2027, with example fares in one agency's list running from $7,590 to $75,588 per person. Pavlus Travel and Cruise, a Travel Leaders Network member, named seven top bucket-list trips based on late-2026 customer inquiries and bookings. Founder and CEO Craig Pavlus says clients are telling planners that "the time is now."

Antarctica tops the request list

Pavlus calls Antarctica its customers' most-requested adventure. Some travelers sail from South America across the often rough Drake Passage. Others take a Fly-Cruise, using charter flights to and from King George Island instead. Small-ship lines include National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions, Ponant, Seabourn, Silversea and Viking.

ALBUQUERQUE – October 29, 2026 -- New Mexicans can start enrolling in 2027 health coverage on Nov. 1, 2026, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM) is adding a wellness program that lets eligible members earn up to $100 a year.

Open Enrollment runs Nov. 1 through Jan. 15

The New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange (BeWell) Open Enrollment period runs from Nov. 1, 2026 through Jan. 15, 2027. Residents who enroll by Dec. 31 can have coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2027.

Blue Community HMO stays available statewide

BCBSNM will offer individual and family plans for 2027. Its Blue Community HMO will continue to be available across New Mexico. The network includes approximately 47 hospitals and more than 19,000 health care professionals, among them primary care providers, behavioral health providers and specialists.

Albuquerque, N.M. – October 07, 2026 -- River cruising, once dominated by guests in their 70s, 80s, and 90s, is now drawing Generation X, Millennial, and family travelers, according to Craig S. Pavlus, founder and CEO of Pavlus Travel & Cruise.

River cruising accounts for about 7 percent of total overnight cruise capacity but is growing quickly, Pavlus says, citing data from Cruise Lines International Association. Global river cruise capacity sits at roughly 61,000 berths compared with about 776,000 lower berths for ocean cruising.

Younger guests are booking thanks to onboard tech upgrades.

Pavlus credits innovations like Starlink internet, enhanced entertainment, and mobile apps for broadening the guest mix beyond the traditional Mature Traveler and Baby Boomer base.

Albuquerque, N.M. – September 20, 2026 -- Shelby Steudle, president of Pavlus Travel & Cruise, will christen Viking's new river ship, the Viking Fjolvar, at an official ceremony in Amsterdam on October 15. Viking selected Steudle as the vessel's "godmother," a maritime tradition dating back thousands of years meant to bless a ship and protect those who sail aboard it.

Seven new Viking vessels will be named that day in Amsterdam, with Steudle and six other godparents each christening one ship. The 168-passenger Viking Fjolvar will sail Seine River itineraries between Paris and Normandy, while the other new vessels will operate on the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers in Europe, and on Egypt's Nile River.