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Rate increase approved

Rate increase approved

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Your electric bill is going up after the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission approved an increase request from PNM. The typical customer will see a $12.50 monthly increase over the next year, with half that going up in July and the other $6.23 bump next April. While the increase is significant,…

Grad night for UNM

Grad night for UNM

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — It’s graduation weekend at the University of New Mexico. Over 36-hundred will get degrees at the main and satellite campuses tonight and Saturday. Commencement ceremonies will be held at The Pit tonight at 6 for upper degrees, and undergraduates are set for 9 AM Saturday. Do keep in mind there’s an…

Trespassing charges thrown out

Trespassing charges thrown out

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A judge in Las Cruces has thrown out charges of trespassing on military territory for a couple dozen illegal immigrants, saying they could not have known about the law they were breaking. Federal Magistrate Gregory Wormuth made the ruling late Thursday, and is expected to extend it to the one-hundred or…

Sheriff Merrifield’s autopsy results

Sheriff Merrifield’s autopsy results

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The cause of death for Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield has been ruled accidental, according to an autopsy report obtained by our news partners at KOAT. The report cites toxic effects of fentanyl and ethanol as contributing factors. Merrifield was found dead in his patrol unit at home on April…

Measles in Sandoval County

Measles in Sandoval County

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Health officials have confirmed two measles cases in Sandoval County—an unvaccinated child under four and an adult with unknown vaccination status. The New Mexico Department of Health has identified several potential exposure sites, including a hospital in Rio Rancho, a Trader Joe’s in Albuquerque, and a restaurant in Cedar Crest.

Santos competency hearing

Santos competency hearing

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A competency hearing is scheduled this week for Kerri Santos, the mother charged in connection with the death of her three-year-old daughter. Santos brought the child to UNMH in January 2024, claiming she had fallen at a gas station. Doctors said the child was already deceased. Investigators later uncovered allegations of…