Top Local Stories 2025
High School Grads increasing
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- New Mexico's high school graduation rate climbed to 80.6% in 2025, the state's best performance in more than ten years. The increase of 2.4 percentage points places New Mexico 36th out of 39 states reporting data.Rates rose for most student groups, ...
4h ago
Heinrich cannot support Pearce
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich says he cannot "in good faith" support Steve Pearce's nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Heinrich, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said Pearce's past call...
4h ago
Infrastructure careers goals met
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- New Mexico has exceeded its climate and infrastructure workforce goals, training 2,809 workers for related careers. The milestone surpasses the target outlined in the governor's workforce executive order, which called for 2,000 trained workers by th...
4h ago
Person Found Dead on I‑40
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - New Mexico State Police are investigating a fatal incident that occurred early Monday morning on I‑40 eastbound. According to NMSP, troopers were dispatched at 4:56 a.m. to mile marker 164 for reports of a person struck by a vehicle. The individua...
5h ago
NM Congressional delegation and state's Republican Party react to U.S and Israel attacks on Iran
Albuquerque, NM(KKOB)- Most Republicans on Capitol Hill seem to be in favor of the armed U.S actions against Iran, including the Republican Party of NM. Meanwhile, the vast majority of Democrats in the House and the Senate are demanding a vote to stop the President's orders ...
Mar 01, 2026
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One man killed and a woman hospitalized in shooting east of Las Cruces
Las Cruces, NM(KKOB) - One man is dead, a woman is in the hospital and two others are in custody after a friendly social gathering turned violent at a home on the 8900 block of Ivory Wing Ln which is off U.S Highway 70 just east of Las Cruces. The Doña Ana Sheriff's O...
Mar 01, 2026
2 dead in overnight shooting in Austin, now being investigated as possible act of terrorism
Austin, TX (ABC News)- The FBI has announced that the FBI's Joint terrorism Task Force is joining the investigation into the shooting at a bar in Austin that left 3 people dead including the gunman, and several wounded as a potential act of terrorism. Alex Doran, acting spec...
Mar 01, 2026
Mexican gray Wolf close to downlisting
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --On Wednesday, the New Mexico Department of Wildlife announced that the annual population count revealed an 11.5% increase in Mexican wolves, from 286 in 2024 to 319 last year. In 1976, the Mexican gray wolf was listed as endangered and a binational c...
Feb 28, 2026
