Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Overnight hit and run

Overnight hit and run

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — There’s been an arrest in an overnight hit and run that left one woman dead. Albuquerque police have charged 38-year-old Jonathan Gallegos with leaving the scene of an accident, resulting in death. Gallegos also admitted to drinking before the crash. Investigators are waiting for the results of a blood test before…MORE

Concerns over pallet shelters

Concerns over pallet shelters

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Residents of Santa Fe’s First District showed up at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting to voice concerns over a homeless community that could be coming to Agua Fria Street. One woman says she’s pouring her life savings into her home, that’s just a block from the proposed micro-community site. The City…MORE

New culinary delights for the ballfield

New culinary delights for the ballfield

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Albuquerque Isotopes showed off this season’s new additions to ballpark food Tuesday. Chef Jim Griego says it’s a lot more than just peanuts and Cracker Jack. Ice cream nachos are new this season. And if you just have to have a hot dog, Chef Jim created a sandwich with thin-sliced…MORE

Magee arrested

Magee arrested

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A woman has been arrested for damaging 21 government vehicles in downtown Albuquerque. APD says 48-year-old Danielle Ruth Magee was smashing up police and city vehicles at the Prisoner Transport Center Monday with some sort of blunt object. Magee was also charged with damaging a police car last year, and 40…MORE

Wrong gear results in death

Wrong gear results in death

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The driver of a City of Santa Fe vehicle hit and killed a person sitting on a bench outside the Santa Fe Place Mall on Monday. The driver of the Honda Civic told police that they put the vehicle in drive, instead of reverse, and pressed the gas pedal, causing the…MORE

Hantavirus beyond just Deer Mice

Hantavirus beyond just Deer Mice

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — In light of the recent Hantavirus death of Betsy Harakawa New Mexicans have been warned to be on the lookout for deer mice which harbor the microbe and can spread it through their droppings. However, University of New Mexico researchers have found that more than 30 species of rodent and other…MORE

Mexican Gulf cartel member caught at border

Mexican Gulf cartel member caught at border

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Sunday evening U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a member of the Mexican Gulf cartel as well as being a member of the Paisas Mexican prison gang who was illegaly crossing the Rio Grande into South Texas. Agency officials said the individual had entered the United States illegally several times before and…MORE

Justifiable homicide

Justifiable homicide

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Albuquerque police says it appears the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy at a northeast apartment complex was justifiable homicide. Officers responded around 10:15 Friday night to the Sandia Vista Apartments on Northeast Tramway for a shooting. A resident told officers he warned a group of teens he was armed as…MORE

Judge Jessen to retire

Judge Jessen to retire

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Twelfth Judicial District Court Judge Ellen Jessen will be retiring from the bench on March 31st. She presided over more than 6,500 cases since taking the bench in July 2020. Before being appointed by Governor Lujan Grisham, Jessen served as a domestic relations hearing officer and an attorney.MORE

Another joins APD DWI scandal

Another joins APD DWI scandal

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Today former Albuquerque Police Department officer Nelson Ortiz joined former APD officers Honorio Alba Jr., Joshua Montaño, Neill Elsman, and Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jeff Hammerel in pleading guilty to the DWI scandal. Ortiz worked with paralegal Ricardo “Rick” Mendez and Defense Attorney Thomas Clear III to get DWI cases…MORE

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