Top Local Stories 2025
Casa de Benavidez for Sale
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --After more than 50 years in business, Casa de Benavidez and it's authentic New Mexican recipes are up for sale. This is the second time on the market for the restaurant, now priced at $2.8 million. The property is owned by the Benavidez Family and is...
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Supreme Court Upholds Teen's Murder Conviction
SANTA FE - The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld the first‑degree murder conviction of Ruben Benavidez for the 2022 shooting death of Cedric Guzman in Albuquerque, concluding that jurors had enough evidence to find Benavidez acted with willful, deliberate intent despite ...
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Massage Spa Fire
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Albuquerque Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire this morning at a massage spa in a strip mall in northeast Albuquerque. The fire was under control within about 15 minutes and damage was mostly to the roof of the structure. AFR says there were n...
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New Oil and Gas Leases
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Thirty two oil and gas parcels totaling over 21,000 acres may be included in an August 2026 lease sale by the Bureau of Land Management. The acreage includes areas in northern and southern NM in the Four Corners region just north of Farmington, near ...
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Police Chase Ends in DUI Arrest
An APD officer on patrol near 11th street and Central on Saturday attempted to stop a vehicle for not having a visible license plate. Court records indicate the officer tried to stop Ruben Sernas but Sernas failed to comply. Other officers and air support were called in to t...
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Carlsbad High Gets Grant
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Carlsbad High School has received a $25,000 donation from Carhartt's For the Love of Labor grant. The grant will be used to introduce Career and Technical Education programs through the National Center for Construction Education and Research's High S...
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Las Cruces woman pleads guilty to federal charges of trafficking meth
Las Cruces, NM(KKOB)- A Las Cruces woman has plead guilty to federal drug trafficking charges after more than 40 grams of methamphetamine was recovered during a traffic stop. According to court documents, investigators with the FBI Safe Streets Gang Task Force and the Las ...
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Insurance businessman and philanthropist Fred Loya Sr has died
El Paso, TX(KKOB) - Businessman and philanthropist Fred Loya Sr. and the man behind Fred Loya Insurance has died. The company says Loya passed away on Saturday surrounded by his family in El Paso. From its beginnings in El Paso in 1974, the insurance provider grew under h...
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