Top Local Stories 2025
Cinco de Mayo fun
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Cinco de Mayo celebrations will be held across NM this weekend with Albuquerque hosting a lowrider fiesta at the Rail Yards. The fiesta is celebrating Route 66's centennial birthday and kicking off the car show season with lowriders, classic cars an...
10h ago
Water vs. Data
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The growing use of digital technology is driving a rapid expansion of data centers, raising concerns about water use and environmental impacts. That's according to Dr. Ana Pinheiro Privette, who spoke at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology this week. P...
11h ago
Facelift for El Farol
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A Santa Fe institution that closed its doors last November is on track to return. El Farol, a more than 60-year-old restaurant on Canyon Road, has been sold to new owners who plan to reopen the business within a few months. The buyers also own Palac...
11h ago
New Mexico Launches Public Dashboard to Track Long‑Term Water Plan
SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico has launched a new public dashboard allowing residents to track the state's progress on a long‑term effort to address future water shortages. State officials unveiled the 50‑Year Water Action Plan Implementation Dashboard on Tuesday, providing...
15h ago
Two mobile homes destroyed by fire in southeast Albuquerque overnight
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Six people were displaced after a fire damaged two mobile homes in southeast Albuquerque Thursday night. Albuquerque Fire Rescue says crews were called to a mobile home park along Utah Street SE just before 10 p.m., after multiple reports of homes ...
16h ago
New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in 2021 Albuquerque Motel Shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. - The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld the convictions of a Bernalillo County man in connection with a fatal shooting at an Albuquerque motel in 2021. In a unanimous decision issued Tuesday, the court affirmed the first‑degree felony murder conviction of ...
16h ago
Meta says it could remove access to New Mexico users from it's social media platforms
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Social media company, Meta, saying they may have to shutdown their social media platforms in New Mexico if the company and the state can't come to an agreement on requirements the state is making The disagreement between the state and Meta follows ...
16h ago
Motorcyclist killed in fatal crash in west Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - The Albuquerque Police Department's Fatal Crash Unit detectives are investigating a fatal crash involving two motorcycles Thursday night in west Albuquerque. The driver of one of the motorcycles died at the scene of the crash, which occurred shortly ...
16h ago
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