Top Local Stories 2025
2026 Balloon Fiesta tickets go on sale Friday
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Tickets for the 54th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta go on sale this Friday. Fiesta Executive Director Julie Morgas Baca says general admission is now 20-dollars. Other ticket options ncluding Park and Ride, and the Gondola and Chaser;s Clu...
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APD First Responders Sue
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of eight APD officers who are suing the federal government after responding to an F-35B crash in May of 2024. The lawsuit contends the officers were exposed to hazardous chemicals causing them ongoing medical issue...
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Arrested female wrong-way driver was driving with alcohol content 3 times legal limit
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - A 31 year old Santa Fe woman remains jailed without bond after she was arrested for driving the wrong way on I-25 near Santa Fe on Saturday around 7 a.m. Aleni Gonzalez Adame, was arrested after police had to use a PIT maneuver to sto...
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Man pleads guilty in attack on little girl in pizza parlor
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - A Man who slashed a little girl with a beer bottle at an Albuquerque pizza parlor near the University of New Mexico, will spend the next 12 years in prison. Nicholas San Souci pled guilty to one count of 1st degree child abuse and one count of 3rd de...
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Man found guilty in fatal pedestrian accident where he drove away from the scene
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - An Albuquerque jury convicted Nickolis Taber, also known as Andrew Taber, of Leaving the Scene of an Accident causing (Great Bodily Harm or Death) in relation to an accident that happened in April of last year. According to video evidence, on April ...
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Driver Acquitted
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Former Uber driver, Clayton Benedict was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Friday. After five hours of deliberation the jury returned the verdict that ended a five day trial in 2nd Judicial court. The case dates back to St. Patrick's ...
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New requirements for masa used in making tortillas
New Mexico ( KKOB) - Health experts are considering a national requirement to add folic acid to corn masa, the flour used to make tortillas and tamales. Folic acid, a key Vitamin B, has been required in enriched wheat products such as wheat and white breads, cereals and pas...
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Albuquerque adds 4 more speed cameras to citywide network
Albuquerque, NM(KKOB) - Four more speed cameras are not operating in Albuquerque. The Automated Speed Enforcement program continues to expand and now new speed cameras have been installed on: Broadway Blvd. SE (NM-47) between Iron Ave. and Coal Ave. (northbound) Unser Blvd. ...
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