Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Today the state Department of Health reported that New Mexico’s suicide rates for women and Indigenous people dropped steeply in 2023. The data reflecting a 42% decline for New Mexico women who died by suicide, from 116 in 2022 to 67 in 2023. Rates for Indigenous People declined for both males…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — An officer-involved shooting in Rio Rancho Saturday, after a domestic violence incident, according to police. Audelio Lopez, of Española, is in custody following an officer-involved shooting over the weekend. Police say they responded to a domestic violence call and found Lopez fleeing the scene. When an officer located him nearby, Lopez…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — There could be bi-partisan support to delay an electric vehicle mandate when the legislature convenes next week. Carlos Garcia of the Garcia Auto Group says there’s no way that 43-percent of vehicle sales in New Mexico will be EV’s by 2026. He tells KKOB’s Morning Show with Bob Clark car manufacturers…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Actor Alec Baldwin filed suit Thursday against the Santa Fe prosecutor who sought to blame him for the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the movie “Rust.” The suit claims Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey tried to make him the scapegoat for the death of Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A man is dead after struggling with Albuquerque police. Officers arrived at an apartment complex on Indian School Road around 7 PM Thursday after getting a call from someone saying he has schizophrenia, and said people were shooting at him. Police intervened as the man argued with others in the parking…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Monday, a Mexican judge in Juarez ordered two Venezuelan men identified only as David J.V. and Carlos Arichuna be held for trial for inflicting injuries leading to the death of a public servant. The two allegedly stoned a Mexican immigration agent to death with rocks after the agent caught up to…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A suspect has been arrested for a double-homicide last June in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights. 19-year-old Nathaniel Laws is charged in the shootings of 20-year-old Abdullah Abbas and his 18-year-old girlfriend Kylee Silva. The killings are believed to have to been a drug and gun deal gone wrong. Investigators say they found…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The New Mexico Health Care Authority has received federal approval to increase Medicaid rates for services provided to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The rate increases, scheduled to kick in this month, apply to three programs, including the Developmental Disabilities Waiver, Mi Via Waiver and the Medically Fragile Waiver. New…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Border Patrol agents in El Paso re-arrested convicted rapist Mario Roberto Ochoa Zapata last week. He was among four people arrested trying to enter the country illegally. The Border Patrol Chief said the Honduran national was an “aggravated felon” who was convicted of second-degree rape in 2011 out of Tulsa, Oklahoma.…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — An investigation by the City of Albuquerque’s Inspector General finds federal money intended for Child Stabilization grants was diverted to bonuses for 27 City employees. Council President Dan Lewis says he’s turning the matter over to the US Attorney today. The I-G found almost $28-thousand was diverted from the federal COVID…… MORE
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