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Wildfire Prepared Program

Wildfire Prepared Program

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Senate Bill 33, the Wildfire Prepared Act, establishing the New Mexico Wildfire Prepared Program is headed to the Governor’s desk. It develops property protection standards and certification guidelines to make communities safer from wildfires. The measure requires the state Fire Planning Task Force develop standards for defensible space and the five-foot…

Want Garcia tried as an adult

Want Garcia tried as an adult

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Prosecutors said today they want to charge 16 year old William Garcia as an adult. He faces charges for a hit-and-run crash that killed Scott Habermehl as he was riding to work at Sandia National Labs. Garcia is accused of filming the video, allegedly showing him encouraging 13 year old driver…

Tax relief for vets

Tax relief for vets

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Today, Gov. Lujan Grisham signed two bills that will provide significant tax relief and recreational opportunities for New Mexico veterans. House Bill 47 will raise the standard veteran property tax exemption from $4,000 to $10,000, with adjustments for inflation in subsequent years. While House Bill 161 provides veterans residing in New…

A stamp of approval for New Mexico

A stamp of approval for New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — New Mexico’s Native American community will be spotlighted with the release of new Forever stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. The “Powwows: Celebrating Native American Culture” stamps include the Women’s Traditional Dance, Crow Hop Dance, Men’s Hoop Dance, and Women’s Fancy Shawl Dance. A first-day-of-issue ceremony for the stamps, created by…

Possible border buffer zone

Possible border buffer zone

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Trump administration is considering plans to have the U.S. military control a buffer zone along the southern border and temporarily hold migrants who enter the country illegally. The plans would establish a military-controlled, 60-foot-deep buffer zone along the southern border that could extend from west Texas near El Paso to…

William Garcia in custody

William Garcia in custody

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Police detectives have arrested 15-year-old suspect, William Garcia, in connection with the homicide of 63-year-old Scott Habermehl, who was killed in a bicycling accident. Garcia is one of three individuals accused of the crime. Along with 13-year-old Johnathan Overbay, Garcia faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, leaving the scene…