Top Local Stories 2025
Mom pleads guilty in shooting death of 2-year old son
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Court documents show a plea agreement has been reached in the shooting death of a 2-year-old child. Thirty-six-year-old Amillia Garcia pleaded guilty to child abandonment resulting in death and tampering with evidence. She faces up to 10 years in pri...
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SCOTUS to hear arguments over asylum claims by immigrants at border ports of entry
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could reshape asylum access at the U.S.-Mexico border. The dispute centers on whether asylum seekers can apply for protection at official ports of entry. The Trump administration has been seeing broad authority...
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New Fire Training Academy Coming
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A new fire training academy and memorial will soon be coming to Santa Fe. The NM State Fire Marshal's office will break ground on the facility this month. The training academy will accommodate firefighter recruits from across the state. The current a...
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Otero County responds to Attorney General rule invalidating emergency meeting for ICE contract
Alamogordo, NM (KKOB)- Otero County has formally responded to the New Mexico Attorney General regarding an emergency meeting held to approve a contract extension with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In a letter sent Monday, County Attorney R.B. Nichols said the meeting ...
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Phase one of multi-million dollar fairgrounds improvement and renovation project moves forward
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB)- Phase One of the renovation and other improvements to the 236 acre state fairgrounds was approved by the District Board led by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Mayor Tim Keller. On a 6 to 1 vote, with county commissioner Adriann Barboa voting against, ...
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Son Charged in Mother's Death
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Authorities have identified the person who killed a Santa Fe woman in her home over the weekend. The woman's son, Deven Roybal faces a charge of first degree murder in the death of his mother, Jennifer Vigil. Santa Fe County sheriff's deputies foun...
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NM Names New Chief Investment Officer
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --New Mexico has a new chief investment officer and she's returning home to New Mexico. The New Mexico State Investment Council reports that Kristin Varela, a Pecos High School graduate with nearly two decades of experience in financial markets and pu...
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APD investigating body found inside North Valley home as a homicide
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB)- Albuquerque Police homicide detectives are investigating a homicide in the city's North Valley. Officers were dispatched to a home around 5:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of La Poblana Rd NW, near 12th street after someone called 911 to report a person was...
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