Top Local Stories 2025
UPDATE: APD Investigating Shooting That Critically Injured 15‑Year‑Old Girl
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque police continue to investigate a shooting that critically injured a teenage girl near Old Town over the weekend. According to the Albuquerque Police Department, officers responded to reports of a shooting shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday...
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Santa Fe airport receives funding for second phase of terminal expansion next town meeting April 15th
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - Santa Fe lawmakers declined to fund several major items on the city's capital outlay wish list this year, including wastewater upgrades and midtown redevelopment infrastructure. The city did secure funding for continued expansion at the Santa Fe Regiona...
4h ago
Rio Arriba County man arrested on DWI charges in fatal hit and run crash
Rio Arriba County (KKOB) - A Rio Arriba County man is jailed in connection with a fatal hit and run crash that happened Sunday morning inside the county. 34- year old Crescencio Castro Baldazo, was involved in a crash on state highway 550 in Rio Arriba County while driving ...
5h ago
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First meeting tonight to discuss renaming Avenida Cesar Chavez
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Albuquerque city leaders will hold their first public meeting on a proposal to rename streets that reference Cesar Chavez. The discussion follows a New York Times investigation in which multiple women accused the late labor and civil rights activist ...
5h ago
NM man arrested in Colorado for the murder of his brother in New Mexico
Lakewood, CO (KKOB)- A New Mexico man is in jail in Colorado for the murder of his brother that happend on Saturday March 28, in Sapello, New Mexico which is north of Las Vegas. 33-year old Jaime Gilbert Martinez was arrested in Lakewood, Colorado, thanks to cooperation betw...
6h ago
APD investigating stabbing murder in Northeast heights apartment
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Albuquerque police homicide detectives are investigating a stabbing death from overnight. APD reports the murder happened at the Manzano Mesa apartments, located at 700 Eubank Blvd., S.E. Officers were called to the apartment complex at 3 a.m. this ...
7h ago
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Preparing for the annual pilgrimage
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --150 barrels and about 250 safety signs, will be part of the the annual Good Friday pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayó. According to the New Mexico Department of Transportation, crews have already been preparing for weeks, and will begin 12...
22h ago
Cockfighting ring busted
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- More than 100 individuals who were in attendance at a Chaves County cockfight were detained and identified. Deputies say that during the course of obtaining the search warrants, approximately 20 individuals attempted to flee from the scene by runnin...
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