Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Inc., a 501-C-3 Not-For-Profit New Mexico Corporation, announced that Monday, October 7th will be New Mexico Day at the Balloon Fiesta! New Mexico residents who show either a photo ID or a utility bill with a New Mexico address will receive free admission to Monday’s flying…… MORE
Homicide suspect in custody at Sandoval Regional Medical Center
Rio Rancho, NM (KKOB) — Wednesday at approximately 5:05 pm, a call for service came into the Rio Rancho Dispatch Center requesting officers due to a female being brought to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. The investigation revealed Pablo Padilla and Desirae Lussow, of Ribera, NM, were driving to Rio Rancho with…… MORE
APD arrests suspect for stealing $50,000 of copper wire
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD detectives arrested a suspect Tuesday who was wanted for stealing more than $50,000 worth of copper wire and causing damage to the city’s Transit Center. Detectives APD’s Organized Crime Unit tracked Brian Robinson to a location near Tennessee St. and Bell Ave., S.E. and conducted surveillance as he and a…… MORE
CAO and Superintendent provide update on Medina’s crash at ABQ City Council
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — At the Albuquerque City Council meeting Wednesday night, Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Samantha Sengel and Superintendent of Police Reform Eric Garcia provided an update on the investigation into the crash involving Chief Medina on Saturday, February 17, 2024 following gunfire. In most crashes involving APD officers, a supervisor goes to the…… MORE
APD arrests suspect in recent murder on West Side
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD detectives arrested Andrew Chavez Tuesday night and charged him with the March 24, 2024 shooting death of Armando Salazar on Albuquerque’s far West Side. Chavez, 28, is charged with an open count of murder for the shooting death of Salazar, 49, on the morning of March 24. Officers responded to…… MORE
APD relaunches Duke City Case Files
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Albuquerque Police Department has relaunched the Duke City Case Files, a video series created a few years ago in hopes to help garner tips in unsolved homicides. After the initial launch of the series in 2021, the Homicide Unit solved four of the seven cases featured. The first case to…… MORE
Two Sandia researchers elected to National Academy of Engineering
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Two Sandia National Laboratories researchers, Tina Nenoff and Babu Chalamala, have been elected as members of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering. They are among the 114 new members and 21 international members to be inducted as the class of 2024. Their election to the NAE, one of the highest honors…… MORE
NMED applies for $577 million in federal pollution reduction grants
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — Monday, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) submitted grant applications to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) totaling $577 million as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program. The two grant applications further New Mexico’s ambitious efforts to address climate change and air quality while expanding the economy and…… MORE
APD arrests third suspect for murder following auto burglary
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD detectives arrested the third suspect accused of participating, along with his daughter and her boyfriend, in the brutal murder of a woman who appeared to be burglarizing their car. Homicide detectives charged David Haro, 48, for the homicide on March 15 in which a woman was beaten, stabbed multiple times…… MORE
APD charges Gabriel Valenzuela-Greene Jr for third homicide
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD detectives charged Gabriel Valenzuela Greene, Jr., for the third murder in which he was suspected of fatally shooting Donte Barnes in the parking lot of a Twisters Restaurant on March 13, 2024. A Grand Jury indicted Greene Friday for the murder at Twisters, along with two others murders. Detectives arrested…… MORE
