Bernalillo County, NM (KKOB) — Tuesday night, Bernalillo County commissioners voted to accept $974,000 in planning funds on behalf of the I-40 Trade Port Corridor from the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program awarded by the U.S Department of Transportation. The I-40 Trade Port Corridor is a coalition of Bernalillo County, Sandoval County and the Village…… MORE
Senate Republican Leader Greg Baca says Clean Fuel Standards bill is wrong for NM
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 41 Tuesday, Clean Transportation Fuel Standards, into law. The measure now gives expanded authority to the unelected Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) to impose a carbon credit system to reduce carbon emissions from transportation fuels. Senate Republican Leader, Senator Greg Baca (R-Belen), issued the following…… MORE
Elks National President Randy Shook to visit New Mexico Elks
Silver City, NM (KKOB) — From April 5-7, 2024, members of the New Mexico Elks Associationwill gather in Albuquerque at the Isleta Resort Convention Center fthe State Elks Association’s annual convention, during which ElksNational President, Randy Shook, will address more than 300delegates and their families, and the New Mexico Elks will celebratetheir many charitable and…… MORE
APD charges suspect for 2nd murder, six days after killing ex-girlfriend
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD Homicide detectives charged Alexander Ortiz with the Jan. 17, 2024, shooting death of Nicole Maldonado outside of the Adam Market on east Central Ave. The homicide occurred six days after Ortiz, 20, allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend, Alianna Farfan, at her Northeast Heights apartment. Detectives investigating the murder of Farfan gathered…… MORE
Shooting suspect from hiking trail incident turns himself in
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD detectives say 28-year old Paul Arthur Lopez is a suspect in Thursday’s shooting death of Marvin Riley at the trailhead of a popular hiking trail. Lopez turned himself into police Saturday evening. He declined to make a statement and is booked into the Metro Detention Center on his warrant. Witnesses…… MORE
APD Fatal Crash Unit investigating Friday night accident
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Albuquerque Police Department’s Fatal Crash Unit is investigating a crash that occurred on the evening of March 1, 2024. At around 9:30p.m., officers were called to the area of Montgomery Blvd. NE and Shenandoah Pl. NE for a fatal crash involving a vehicle and a motorcyclist. Through the investigation witnesses…… MORE
APD arrests three men following dangerous pursuit
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD detectives and SWAT officers arrested three men today following a vehicle pursuit in which a truck rammed a detective’s vehicle and was later disabled by officers in the area of Broadway and Southern. Auto Theft detectives initially spotted a stolen, white Chrysler 300 in the area of Gibson Blvd. and…… MORE
BernCo Fire and Rescue awarded International Accredited status
Bernalillo County, NM (KKOB) — BernCo Fire and Rescue (BCFR) has received internationally Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). It is one of more than 300 agencies to achieve this status with the CFAI and the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE), Inc. The department’s approval yesterday by the CPSE…… MORE
Superintendent Scott Elder’s statement on incident at Rio Grande High School
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — An Albuquerque Public Schools police officer has been placed on leave pending the outcome of an investigation focused on the officer’s handling of a student restraint incident. The incident occurred on Friday, Feb. 16, on the campus of Rio Grande High School. A student in the main courtyard of the campus…… MORE
BCSO deputy-involved shooting during auto theft operation
Bernalillo County, NM (KKOB) — Tuesday night, deputies from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Auto Theft Unit were actively conducting an operation in the area of Menaul and University. The operation escalated around 11 PM when deputies attempted to stop a vehicle in the parking lot of the Ramada Plaza, near the intersection of Menaul…… MORE
