Top Local Stories 2025
Serna moving up
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The former top official of the NM Depart of Transportation, Ricky Serna will now head to his new job at the State Treasurer's office. Serna was recently appointed second in command to NM State Treasurer Laura Montoya. Serna will replace Janice Barel...
20m ago
Heyman case dismissed
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The lawsuit filed by former Albuquerque firefighter Aden Heyman has been dismissed. Heyman was fired when he was charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a party in 2023, but a jury acquitted him last year. His lawsuit said that after Heyman los...
23m ago
Whole Foods heading west
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Whole Foods is planning a new store on Albuquerque's Westside. A listing shared by commercial real estate firm SimonCRE shows the grocer will open at Cottonwood Corners, part of the center's ongoing redevelopment. The project includes multiple new t...
2h ago
Attempted bank robber armed with hatchet arrested in Deming
Deming, NM (KKOB) - A Las Cruces man is facing a federal charge after an attempted bank robbery in Deming. Investigators say 41-year-old Zachary Clay walked into the 1st New Mexico Bank around 9 a.m. Thursday wearing a red hoodie and a hatchet visible at his waist. Accordin...
5h ago
San Juan County drug operations result in several drug seizures and dismantling drug operations
Farmington, NM (KKOB) - In San Juan County, a regional drug task force says it has taken down 20 separate drug-trafficking operations. The Region II Narcotics Task Force reports seizing over 100-thousand fentanyl pills and 55 pounds of fentanyl powder. Agents also collected ...
5h ago
Meet and Greet Candidates for Governor
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A public meet and greet featuring candidates for Governor of NM will be held tomorrow (Wed) from 5pm to 7 at NewSpace Nexus, 2420 Alamo Ave SE. The gathering is hosted by the Hispano Chamber of Commerce and is designed to give voters an opportunity t...
6h ago
California Man Sentenced for Drunk Driving Crash in Tesuque
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A California man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed two young men north of Santa Fe in February of 2024. Scott Sullivan pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide late last year after the collision killed Landon...
7h ago
Missing Ret. Major General McCasland
Bernalillo County Deputies are seeking the public's help in finding missing retired major general William Neil McCasland who was last seen on Friday morning near Quail Run Court NE in Albuquerque. A silver alert was issued by BCSO due to McCasland's medical issues and concer...
8h ago
