Top Local Stories 2025
Major bills passed in 2026 legislative session
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 session with several major bills, and the governor is highlighting the results in her final year in office. The new $33.4 billion budget boosts funding for child care, health care, public safety, roads and education. Ke...
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Standardizing literacy instruction
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- New Mexico lawmakers have unanimously approved Senate Bill 37, a measure aimed at standardizing high-quality literacy instruction statewide. The governor has announced she will sign the bill into law. The act mandates evidence-based reading practice...
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Huerta arrested
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --17-year-old Eduardo Huerta was arrested today (THURS) for the murder in January of 17 year old Ethan Cruz, during an attempt to sell a firearm. The two teens communicated through a social media app, and Cruz arrived at an Allsups parking lot shortly ...
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AAA New Mexico Gas Prices Dip
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico drivers are enjoying a small but noticeable break at the pump this week. AAA New Mexico reports the statewide average for regular unleaded is now $2.60 a gallon, down 12 cents from last week and 38 cents from this time last year. Among major me...
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New Mexico Reopens Investigation Into Epstein's Former Zorro Ranch
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - The New Mexico Department of Justice is taking another look at Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch, reopening a criminal investigation that was closed nearly seven years ago. State officials say the decision follows new revelations from previously ...
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Governor Highlights Major Policy Wins as Final Legislative Session Wraps
SANTA FE, N.M. - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is marking the end of her final legislative session by celebrating a wide slate of bills approved by New Mexico lawmakers, including reforms in health care, child care, public safety, infrastructure and education. The 2026 ses...
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Jury Selection Begins for Second Suspect in Deadly Young Park Shooting
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Jury selection is set to begin this morning for Nathan Rivas, the second of four suspects to go to trial in connection with the deadly 2025 shooting at Young Park. Rivas is the brother of 21‑year‑old Tomas Rivas, who was found guilty on Monday of three...
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EMT Stabbed by Patient in Moving Ambulance
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - A New Mexico EMT was stabbed by a patient in the back of a moving ambulance Wednesday afternoon, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office. Gila Regional Medical Center EMS crews were called to the Mimbres area for a medical complaint involving...
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