Top Local Stories 2025
LOBO Crossing Coming to South Campus
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A major retail hub is finally coming to UNM's south campus. The transaction of the sale of property owned by UNM to Arizona based developer SimonCRE closed Tuesday. The list of tenants expected to come to the Lobo Crossing Shopping Center include Sie...
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Governor Hands Out Raises
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Pay raises are coming to more than 20 employees as Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is in her final months as NM's governor. The Albuquerque Journal is reporting that pay raises range from 1% to 16% and will come to some state workers in July. In a s...
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Silver City Man Sentenced
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A Silver City man was sentenced today (Tue) to 38 years behind bars after he was convicted of second-degree murder. The case goes back to 2023 when Jaime Rodriguez got into an argument with three children on ATV's for kicking up dust. Rodriguez began...
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City Proposes ACS Chief
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Albuquerque's City Council adopted a proposition last night that will be sent to voters to decide in this November general election. The proposition aims to amend the City's charter to require an appointment and confirmation of the Director of Albuqu...
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Edgewood Special Meeting Tonight
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A special meeting will be held tonight for Edgewood residents due to the current fire and emergency services set to end for the community. Beginning July 1st Santa Fe County will no longer serve the town of Edgewood. Tonight's meeting will cover what...
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Man Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --An Albuquerque Jury has convicted a man of sexually abusing a minor for years. Late yesterday Gerardo Lazcano-Ramirez was convicted of four counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration (First-degree for a child under 13), Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor,...
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Alcohol-Related Deaths in New Mexico Dropped 23 Percent
SANTA FE, N.M. - Alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico declined by 23 percent between 2021 and 2024, according to data released Tuesday by the New Mexico Department of Health. The figures were announced as the state marks Alcohol Awareness Month in April. Health officials say...
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Deliberations happening this afternoon in trial of Las Cruces Young Park shooting suspect Josiah Ontiveros
Las Cruces, NM (KKOB) - Jurors are expected to begin deliberations Tuesday afternoon in the trial of Josiah Ontiveros, the youngest of four suspects arrested for the mass shooting at Young Park in Las Cruces in March of 2025. Closing arguments were held Tuesday morning in th...
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