Local New Mexico news this week includes a heartwarming story of an Albuquerque teen who will meet Pope Leo after battling a rare form of cancer [18], while the historic Lindy's Diner in downtown Albuquerque has gone back up for sale as its longtime owners prepare for retirement [2]. On the national front, the Trump administration made headlines by declining to rule out ground troops against Iran [3] and moving to recombine two federal agencies that were separated following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill [12]. New Mexico also saw a tragic incident as a body was recovered after a young man jumped from the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge [16], and the state can expect multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms moving through this week [9].
