Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Summer lunch program kicks off Monday in Bernalillo County

Summer lunch program kicks off Monday in Bernalillo County

Bernalillo County, NM (KKOB) — Bernalillo County’s Summer Lunch Program is back and ready to serve thousands of free meals to kids this summer. The program kicks off Monday, June 3 in the unincorporated areas of the county, outside the city limits. Meals will be served at community centers, parks, apartment complexes, and mobile home…MORE

APD launching rehire program for retired officers

APD launching rehire program for retired officers

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Albuquerque Police Department will be launching the return-to-work program for retired law enforcement officers beginning July 1, 2024. Earlier this year, Senate Bill 87 passed allowing retired law enforcement officers to return to work in law enforcement without affecting their pension. APD is encouraging retired law enforcement officers to return…MORE

IPCC gets National Endowment for the Arts $23k grant

IPCC gets National Endowment for the Arts $23k grant

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is pleased to announce it has beenapproved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projectsaward of $23,000. This grant will support the position of our Museum CollectionRegistration Specialist and allow the Cultural Center to continue the core functions andactivities of…MORE

BernCo manager search committee meeting

BernCo manager search committee meeting

Bernalillo County, NM (KKOB) — SPECIAL BERNALILLO COUNTY MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA Monday, June 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Bernalillo County @ Alvarado Square Sixth Floor, Legal Conference Room 415 Silver Ave. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 This meeting will be hybrid. You may attend virtually via Microsoft Teams, Meeting ID: 217 534 589 721 Passcode:…MORE

Renovations to serve pets

Renovations to serve pets

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and the Animal Welfare Department have the essential completion of the first phase of renovations coming to the Westside Animal Shelter. Officials say the renovations have doubled the outdoor play space for dogs by reconfiguring dog runs from six to eight as well as adding two new…MORE

Tan Pants Bandit strikes again! Have you seen him?

Tan Pants Bandit strikes again! Have you seen him?

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Albuquerque FBI along with the Rio Rancho Police Department and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the Tan Pants Bandit, who robbed the Bank of Albuquerque, located at 6600 4th St NW, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, at approximately 4:55p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Suspect’s description: The suspect…MORE

APD arrests drunk driver who injured two Police Service Aides

APD arrests drunk driver who injured two Police Service Aides

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD officers arrested Nathaniel Lucero for drunk driving after he crashed into a police vehicle and injured two Police Service Aides who were at the scene of another crash. Officers were at the scene of the first crash on I-25 southbound just north of the Lead/Coal exit around 9:30 p.m. on…MORE

THE ATOMIC ROCKETEER premiers at the Flickinger Center

THE ATOMIC ROCKETEER premiers at the Flickinger Center

Alamogordo, NM (KKOB) — The Atomic Rocketeer is a 2024 documentary from Larry L. Sheffield that tells the complete story of Wernher Von Braun, the German scientist and his band of German Rocketeers that was acquired by the Americans days after the fall of Germany. The film tells the untold story about Von Braun’s efforts…MORE

Three special meetings for new BernCo Manager

Three special meetings for new BernCo Manager

Bernalillo County, NM (KKOB) – The County Manager Search Committee will hold three special hybrid meetings this week about the search for the county’s next chief executive. Each meeting will have time allotted for public comment to gather input from county residents, county employees, and other interested parties. There is also the possibility of a…MORE

AFRL, NASA propel universities as 2nd year of Mission Concept Program takes off

AFRL, NASA propel universities as 2nd year of Mission Concept Program takes off

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA are collaborating with eight American universities for the second year of the Mission Concept Program, which runs May 13 to July 19, 2024. In its first year, the program assisted eight universities from across the U.S. in gaining skills focused on early…MORE

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