Top Local Stories 2025
Bumpy ride for Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Albuquerque has landed near the top of a new list-but not one travelers may be hoping for. According to a 2025 study, the Albuquerque International Sunport ranks among North America's most turbulent airports, while flights between Albuquerque and De...
Jul 10, 2026
County needs board members
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Bernalillo County is recruiting community members to serve on behavioral health advisory boards. The Behavioral Health Authority Division says the volunteer positions help provide input on mental health services, substance use treatment, harm reduct...
Jul 10, 2026
Bliss will soon be a memory
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Central Avenue has reopened in both directions in downtown Albuquerque as demolition work continues on the former Bliss Building. City officials say the project remains on schedule after crews made significant progress tearing down the structure. Fi...
Jul 10, 2026
Albuquerque video game store burglar arrested in Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - An Albuquerque man is facing several charges related to burglarizing a video game store and trying to break into another one in Santa Fe. 22-year old Nathaniel Carter was arrested when he repeatedly rammed a building where the GameStop is located at Col...
Jul 10, 2026
Feds not responding to NM Epstein Truth Commission subpoenas
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - The New Mexico Epstein Truth Commission which is investigating Jeffrey Epstein's involvement in New Mexico, is reporting that some federal agencies have not responded to subpoenaed information they've requested. The commission has sent out 20 subpoenas ...
Jul 10, 2026
Two men sentenced for kidnapping and shooting another man leaving him for dead
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Two men have been sentenced for their roles in the kidnapping and shooting of an Albuquerque man. According to the Bernalillo County District Attorney's office, Michael Padilla was sentenced to 15 years in prison and Andrew Foreman to 12 years in pr...
Jul 10, 2026
Cop killer conviction upheld by NM Supreme Court
Alamogordo, NM (KKOB) - The state's highest court has upheld an Alamogordo man's convictions of first-degree murder and evidence tampering in the death of a police officer in 2023. The Court unanimously concluded there was sufficient evidence for Dominic De La O's conviction...
Jul 10, 2026
Woman pleads guilty to sending threatening messages online to co-workers
Las Cruces, NM (KKOB) - A 33-year old Las Cruces woman has pled guilty in federal court to sending anonymous threatening messages to co-workers through a health clinic's online scheduling program. Jovanni Celeste Ortega, sent multiple harassing and threatening messages to he...
Jul 10, 2026
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