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
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
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
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
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Senate Bill 33, the Wildfire Prepared Act, establishing the New Mexico Wildfire Prepared Program is headed to the Governor’s desk. It develops property protection standards and certification guidelines to make communities safer from wildfires. The measure requires the state Fire Planning Task Force develop standards for defensible space and the five-foot…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Prosecutors said today they want to charge 16 year old William Garcia as an adult. He faces charges for a hit-and-run crash that killed Scott Habermehl as he was riding to work at Sandia National Labs. Garcia is accused of filming the video, allegedly showing him encouraging 13 year old driver…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Today, Gov. Lujan Grisham signed two bills that will provide significant tax relief and recreational opportunities for New Mexico veterans. House Bill 47 will raise the standard veteran property tax exemption from $4,000 to $10,000, with adjustments for inflation in subsequent years. While House Bill 161 provides veterans residing in New…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — New Mexico’s Native American community will be spotlighted with the release of new Forever stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. The “Powwows: Celebrating Native American Culture” stamps include the Women’s Traditional Dance, Crow Hop Dance, Men’s Hoop Dance, and Women’s Fancy Shawl Dance. A first-day-of-issue ceremony for the stamps, created by…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Trump administration is considering plans to have the U.S. military control a buffer zone along the southern border and temporarily hold migrants who enter the country illegally. The plans would establish a military-controlled, 60-foot-deep buffer zone along the southern border that could extend from west Texas near El Paso to…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Police detectives have arrested 15-year-old suspect, William Garcia, in connection with the homicide of 63-year-old Scott Habermehl, who was killed in a bicycling accident. Garcia is one of three individuals accused of the crime. Along with 13-year-old Johnathan Overbay, Garcia faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, leaving the scene…… MORE
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