Top Local Stories 2025
Mine rescue
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - The Las Cruces Fire Department and NM State Police came to the aid of a person who fell into an abandoned mine shaft in the Organ Mountains on Monday. Las Cruces FD and NMSP received a call about someone falling into the mine shaft. They say the pers...
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Casino robbery case still unsolved
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Federal and tribal authorities are still searching for a suspect involved in a robbery at Sandia Resort and Casino. The FBI says the incident happened the evening of July first, 2022, when a man approached a cashier and demanded money, claiming he h...
10h ago
Oil theft gang faces sentencing
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --More than a dozen suspects,ranging in age from 25 to 68, from Texas and Lovington, are accused and charged federally of stealing Permian Basin oil and selling it. The oil was found to be sold to others at prices below West Texas Intermediate pricing,...
10h ago
Innocent Bystander Dies in Southwest Albuquerque Shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office says the innocent bystander critically injured in a road‑rage shooting earlier this month has died, and two suspects are now in custody. Officials confirmed that 21‑year‑old Roberto Carlos Pineda Arriaza died l...
15h ago
Latest on NMSP Shooting
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --NM State Police released the name of the individual involved in Tuesday's shooting in the community of Manzano where a man shot at a Torrance County deputy. The man, identified as Edward Lopez was actively shooting on a property when a relative call...
16h ago
U.S DOJ wants New Mexico to turn over unredacted state voter rolls
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - New Mexico is among more than 25 states being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over access to voter registration records. The DOJ is demanding unredacted voter rolls that would include the last four digits of Social Security numbers, dates of birt...
16h ago
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New Council on Energy Created
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --An executive order was signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham today establishing the New Mexico Energy Affordability and Grid Reliability Council. The council is aimed at addressing the rising cost of electricity in a rapidly changing energy land...
17h ago
Edgewood and Santa Fe County agree on extension of fire and EMS services
Edgewood, NM (KKOB) - A preliminary agreement has been reached between the town of Edgewood and Santa Fe County to continue providing fire and emergency medical services. The proposed joint powers agreement would cost about two-point-27 million dollars, paid monthly over 18...
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