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Michigan RB Justice Haynes dazzles in Wolverine debut vs. New Mexico

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August 31, 2025

Michigan RB Justice Haynes dazzles in Wolverine debut vs. New Mexico

It didn’t take long for Michigan running back Justice Haynes to introduce himself to a new fanbase, or as an explosive threat in the Wolverines’ backfield.

On just his third carry in a maize and blue uniform, the transfer from Alabama ran through a gaping hole, made one cut to his right and sprinted up the right sideline for a 56-yard touchdown. By the time the clock hit 0:00 in the fourth quarter, Haynes had a new Michigan record under his belt.

“I mean, 16 carries, 159 yards, three touchdowns, pretty electric,” Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore said of Haynes after the game. “Most yards since 1970 in a debut, so that kind of explains it. It’s really good.”

As Moore said, Haynes’ 159 rushing yards were the most by a Michigan player in their debut over the past 55 years, surpassing the 112 yards that former Michigan tailback Chris Evans ran for as a true freshman in 2012, in a 63-3 win over Hawaii.

“It’s something we’ve seen since spring,” Moore said. “It’s something we’ve seen this summer and we saw in fall camp. I think I said it to the staff on Thursday. I’m like, I don’t know when it’s going to be, but he’s going to break a 50-yard run and he’s going to be gone, and it was early in the game. So I’m not surprised by it, but excited to see how it continues to build.”

Moore wasn’t the only one who wasn’t surprised at Haynes’ early success. Tight end Marlin Klein echoed his head coach’s sentiments during postgame media availability as well.

“Yeah. Honestly, that’s what I’ve been seeing from him since he got to Michigan. So I’m not surprised at all,” Klein said. “You know, shout out to the boys up front, the O-line, getting him right, and just him being the playmaker that he is. But he had a great game, and I hope that’s what he’s going to do for the rest of the year. He looked outstanding out there, and he’s going to continue to be a great player for us.”

There was an element of ‘boom or bust’ to Michigan’s rushing attack against the Lobos, particularly with Haynes toting the rock. Of his 16 carries, 10 went for three yards or less, albeit one of those coming on a one-yard touchdown run. With that said, when there was a play to be made, Haynes showed every bit of the speed and athleticism that made him a five-star prospect coming out of high school.

In addition to the 56-yard score on Michigan’s opening possession, Haynes also had a 59-yard run early in the fourth quarter, coming up just a yard shy of the endzone.

“I just saw, you know, a hole, opened up well, and then saw green grass and ran the green grass,” Haynes said of his first, long touchdown. “But the offensive line, like I said, did a great job out there.

“All glory to God, I couldn’t do it without the man upstairs. Couldn’t do it without the offensive line, the tight ends, the receivers, and Bryce obviously handing me the ball and also making plays in the air to keep the box light and then also Coach Lindsey, but you know it means a lot, but it’s just one step and we got to keep going.”

Haynes’ counterpart in the backfield, sophomore Jordan Marshall, was limited to just 29 yards on 11 carries against New Mexico, but the tandem has the potential to be one of the best one-two punches in the Big Ten, and all of college football, if Michigan’s offensive line play continues to improve.

Those are expectations that Haynes has put on himself, in addition to what was expected by his head coach and teammates.

“Yes, I definitely expect this out of myself,” Haynes said. “Like I said, all glory to God and all the boys up front. But I definitely do expect this out of myself, you know, each and every week. Like I said, I put in a lot of work, I feel like, and, you know, I’m hard on myself. So I want to, you know, I’m going to go back and watch the film and see what I could have even done better in this game.”

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Report: Poverty rates in New Mexico remain high while job participation rates remain low

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November 18, 2025

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Report: Poverty rates in New Mexico remain high while job participation rates remain low

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Agri-Nature Center in Los Ranchos serving as model for expansion in Corrales

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November 17, 2025

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Agri-Nature Center in Los Ranchos serving as model for expansion in Corrales

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Larry P. Abraham Agri-Nature Center in Los Ranchos was created to be a space for the community to share agricultural resources and learn. Now, Corrales wants in on the action.

“The Agri-Nature Center provides a lot for the community and provides valuable agricultural education, demonstration of agricultural techniques that work well in our environment in our climate, and helps support local businesses at the same time,” Agri-Nature Center Agricultural Program Director William Carleton said.

The center focuses on home-grown foods, sustainable farming, regenerative agriculture through food preservation, and education through hands-on learning. With programs like animal husbandry, water conservation, research into new agricultural technology, and growers’ markets.

“They have all these workshops, land set aside for certain type of gardens, agricultural activities, cooking, and we don’t currently have something like that here in Corrales,” Dean Sherer said with the Corrales Historical Society.

The goal is to educate people and get them involved in more sustainable practices of agriculture to promote more agricultural activities.

Both the Agri-Nature Center and the people in Corrales believe that if they can expand by adding more of these centers in the state, they can become hubs for more and more New Mexicans to get involved in and learn from. “The Agri-Nature Center serves the residents of Los Ranchos, but also people throughout the metro area and beyond,” Carleton said. “This past year, we served 46 different zip codes in New Mexico at our workshops and events.”

Two of their programs in particular have been so popular, they’re looking to expand them. Such as a community garden started this year. This is one of the programs Corrales is looking to replicate in its own community.

“There’s been so much positive feedback with the community garden, and the idea would be to expand plots,” Carleton said. “Right now we have 30, which filled up this year.”

Another popular program they’re looking to expand is a demonstration kitchen, which up until now has only been used for workshops. Going forward, they want to make the equipment available for people to use. Such as freeze-drying foods.

“I see it as a community resource for learning how important agriculture is for us in New Mexico, and if we can sustain it in a better way, if we can learn new techniques to help our gardens grow better and larger,” Sherer said.

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Storm System to bring return of rainfall to New Mexico, mountain snow

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November 16, 2025

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Storm System to bring return of rainfall to New Mexico, mountain snow

This morning temperatures have fallen into the low 40s in Albuquerque with mostly clear skies. Today, mild to warm high temperatures are expected in New Mexico with sunshine throughout most of the day in the Duke City before bit more cloud coverage comes in from the west. In addition, an approaching upper-level low pressure system will push into western New Mexico and southern Colorado this afternoon bringing the return of rainfall and mountain snow.

Western New Mexico is expected to experience showers and the potential for storms, while higher elevations in southwest Colorado, and parts of the northern mountains, will experience snowfall. The National Weather Service (NWS) will issue a Winter Weather Advisory in La Plata County and a portion of the San Juan Mountains from 3 pm today until 8 am on Monday. This will be primarily for gusty winds and the accumulating snowfall in higher elevations. This storm system will also bring breezy to windy conditions across the state today and primarily to the central mountain chain on Monday.

After tomorrow, another low-pressure system will move through on Thursday of this week. A surge of moisture will accompany that storm system and bring additional rainfall and mountain snow to the Land of Enchantment and southern Colorado. Moisture ahead of that system will also bring more rain chances across the region on Tuesday and Wednesday. High temperatures will also continue to drop through this week. Have a great Sunday!

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