Top Local Stories 2025
Albuquerque's "bad air" ranks high
Albuquerque, NM --Albuquerque ranks in the top 20.....unfortunately. The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report ranks the Duke City in the number 19 slot of one of the most polluted cities in the country. According to their data, just Bernalillo County,...
7h ago
Respect Tribal IDs Act
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández have introduced bipartisan legislation this week that aims to prevent federal immigration officials from questioning, detaining or arresting Native Americans. The "Respe...
8h ago
UPDATE: Pedestrian Death on Lomas
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --APD spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos is reporting the victim in this morning's crash on Lomas Blvd NE has died as a result of his wounds. No identity on the victim has been released. The pedestrian was crossing Lomas from south to north not in a crosswa...
11h ago
Imposter Nurse Indicted
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --An investigation by the Medicaid Fraud and Elder Abuse Bureau of the NM Department of Justice has resulted in a Dona Ana county grand jury issuing an indictment against an imposter nurse. Margarita Gonzalez allegedly assumed the identities of nurses ...
11h ago
Gateway West to Get Safe Outdoor Space
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Mayor Keller held a press conference Wednesday morning about the need for more safe outdoor spaces for the unhoused in Albuquerque. Mayor Keller announced a new safe outdoor space is in the development phase at the Gateway West facility. The space w...
12h ago
Lobo Alert overnight on UNM campus after a male suspect allegedly pointed a firearm at three people
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - A Lobo Alert was issued by the University of NM last night (Tue) after an incident involving a man with a gun at the Redondo Basketball Courts. FW has more on the story: Several individuals were reported to be involved in an altercation when one ma...
12h ago
Inmate Faces Additional Charges Following Stabbing in the Shower Area
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - An inmate at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center is facing a series of new charges after a violent incident inside the facility that involved both another inmate and a corrections officer. According to court records, 38-year-old Stew...
12h ago
Otero County anti-drug operation leads to arrest of Alamogordo man and drug seizure
Alamogordo, NM (KKOB)- An anti-drug operation in Otero County has resulted in the arrest of a known drug trafficking leader in the area and the seizure of fentanyl and Methamphetamines. Agents with the White Mountain Drug Task Force and Alamogordo Police Department, execut...
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