Top Local Stories 2026
BREAKING: Arrest made in Friday afternoon shooting in downtown Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Thanks to the help of a city bus driver the man wanted in the Friday afternoon shooting of another man in downtown Albuquerque was arrested Saturday morning on the city's far west side. APD officers in the Southwest Area Command arrested 36-year-old...
11h ago
Murder investigation by APD after elderly man found dead inside apartment
Albuquerque,NM (KKOB) - An investigation is ongoing Saturday into the stabbing death of an elderly man at an apartment at 950 Louisiana Blvd., S.E. APD officers responded to a call at the apartment around 7:30 a.m. Saturday and found an elderly male victim with what appeared...
12h ago
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Lawsuit Alleges APS Failed to Act Against Former Cibola High School Teacher
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Albuquerque Public Schools is facing a lawsuit involving a former Cibola High School teacher who has been permanently barred from teaching in New Mexico. The lawsuit centers on Melissa Lucero, 43, who is accused of grooming students and allegedly beginnin...
Sep 04, 2026
APD Investigating Shooting in Downtown Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Albuquerque police are investigating a shooting in Downtown Albuquerque Friday afternoon. According to APD, officers responded to the area of 2nd Street and Marquette Avenue NW around 2:40 p.m. Authorities have not yet released information about possible ...
Sep 04, 2026
PNM crews remove hundreds of objects from power lines near State Fairgrounds
ALBUQERQUE, NM - PNM crews joined the City of Albuquerque this week to clear hundreds of objects from overhead power and communication lines surrounding the New Mexico State Fairgrounds. According to PNM, crews removed a variety of items hanging from the lines, including num...
Sep 04, 2026
APD investigating overnight shooting death on westside of Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - APD investigating a shooting in west Albuquerque that happened around 10 p.m last night. Officers responded to calls abouts gunshots fired in the area of Coors Blvd and Central Ave. and when they arrived they found a man with gunshot wounds who was t...
Sep 04, 2026
Albuquerque getting brighter
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Thursday saw city officials breaking ground on the first of eight new solar projects for the Duke City. The first one is at the Eastside Animal Shelter. Other sites for solar projects will include the Albuquerque International Sunport, Highland Hig...
Sep 04, 2026
NM AG supports emergency petitions to halt permits for Project Jupiter
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez says state agencies sidestepped legally required procedures to accommodate Project Jupiter, the data center being built in Santa Teresa. Torrez says he supports two emergency petitions now before the State Supreme...
Sep 04, 2026
