770 KKOB is celebrating another ratings period as the top rated station in Albuquerque. That doesn’t happen without all of you. Thanks so much for being loyal and engaged in the things we talk about every day. Funny story, Brandon Vogt filled in for me earlier this week and I got an e-mail from a…… MORE
Standing Pat
I wanted to introduce you to our newest member to our broadcast team. His name is Kyle Tomasi. He’s doing afternoon traffic Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons on the big stick. Kyle is a longtime resident of Albuquerque and will graduate this fall from UNM. This is his first radio job and he’s learning the…… MORE
Heavy Rain, Possible Flash Floods Still in NM Forecast
CONDITIONS ARE STILL RIPE FOR FLASH FLOODING. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 O’CLOCK FRIDAY MORNING. AND THAT MEANS STAYING AWAY FROM ARROYOS AND NOT DRIVING THROUGH ANY STANDING WATER IN STREETS. GUYER SAYS ANYONE IN…… MORE
Changes Possible at the AFD
AFTER LAST MONTH’S DISPATCH FIASCO OVER THE SHOOTING OF AN ALBUQUERQUE TEEN … CHANGES COULD BE MADE TO HOW DISPATCHERS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT HANDLE 911 CALLS. FIRE CHIEF DAVID DOWNEY TELLS KOB-TV HE WAS STUNNED THAT DISPATCHER MATT SANCHEZ HUNG UP ON THE FEMALE THAT MADE THE CALL AFTER 17 YEAR…… MORE
Carjacking Suspects Cuffed After Standoff
TWO PEOPLE ARE IN CUSTODY AFTER AN 8 HOUR SWAT SITUATION IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE WEDNESDAY. BUT IT ENDED WITHOUT A POLICE SHOOTING. APD’S TANNER TIXIER TELLS US THE TWO CARJACKING SUSPECTS ARE 36 YEAR OLD MARTIN DURAN AND 28 YEAR OLD ALISHA LOPEZ … WHO FLED OFFICERS. HE SAYS THEY FINALLY…… MORE
Woman Sentenced in Benefits Fraud Case
AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN FACES UP TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CLAIMING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FOOD STAMP AND MEDICAID BENEFITS TO WHICH SHE WAS NOT ENTITLED. A DISTRICT COURT JURY THIS WEEK FOUND 33 YEAR OLD JEANNIE RASBAND GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS. PROSECUTORS SAY RASBAND CLAIMED THE BENEFITS EVEN THOUGH…… MORE
A Boost in Bookings for the ACVB
THE ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU IS NOT TAKING ALL THE CREDIT FOR INCREASES IN BOOKINGS IN AREA HOTELS AND THE CONVENTION CENTER IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. PRESIDENT AND C-E-O DALE LOCKETT TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL IT’S A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY THAT LED TO A 48 PERCENT INCREASE IN HOTEL…… MORE
NM’s A-Bomb Park Finally on Track
THREE TO FIVE YEARS IS HOW LONG HEATHER MCLENAHAN WITH THE LOS ALAMOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY SAYS IT’LL TAKE FOR A NATIONAL PARK COMMEMORATING THE MANHATTAN PROJECT TO OPEN. WE LEARNED THIS WEEK THE FACILITY WILL BE JOINTLY MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. MCLENAHAN SAYS THE…… MORE
Dispatcher in Teen Shooting Call Resigns
THE DISPATCHER WHO HUNG UP ON A FEMALE CALLING FOR PARAMEDICS WHEN 17 YEAR OLD JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER WAS SHOT AT A TEEN PARTY IN ALBUQUERQUE IS NO LONGER WORKING FOR THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. MATTHEW SANCHEZ MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES FOR TELLING THE AUDIBLY UPSET CALLER TO DEAL WITH IT HERSELF. AUDIO OF THE…… MORE
Councilor Wants to Revisit Teen Curfew
WITH ALL THE TEEN VIOLENCE BEING REPORTED IN ALBUQUERQUE, CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ WANTS TO REVISIT THE IDEA OF A TEEN CURFEW. IT FOLLOWS MONDAY’S 3:00 AM SHOOTING DEATH OF A 14 YEAR OLD AT PAT HURLEY PARK … AND THE ARREST OF 16 AND 17 YEAR OLD BOYS AFTER A SERIES OF…… MORE
