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Fire at the 505

Fire at the 505

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Albuquerque Fire Rescue was dispatched to the Union 505 Apartments at 801 Locust, late last night for reports of a structure fire. When Engine 4 arrived, they reported a 2-story multifamily dwelling with a working blaze. The fire was brought under control, damage to the structure was limited to the room…

Pedestrian death in southeast Albuquerque

Pedestrian death in southeast Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A crash resulted in the death of a pedestrian Thursday on Trumbull and San Pablo St., in southeast Albuquerque. According to police, investigators determined two pedestrians were walking in the roadway on Trumbull near Grove around 9:40 p.m. According to witnesses, a dark colored vehicle, was traveling Westbound on Trumbull at…

U.S. Cotton closing Rio Rancho location

U.S. Cotton closing Rio Rancho location

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — In an announcement Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Cotton stated its Rio Rancho location will be ceasing production next year. The company attributing rising raw material costs and increased competition necessitating the consolidation of facilities. Rio Rancho production will be discontinued in phases, with complete shut down expected in the third quarter of…

Rates going up

Rates going up

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The last time PNM filed for a rate increase was 2022, but that respite could be over. According to a PNM spokesperson, the company filed a 2025 rate request with the New Mexico Public Regulations Commission. The utility says the proposed rate change will be applied over two phases in mid-2025,…

Blimp for Santa Teresa

Blimp for Santa Teresa

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A new high-tech surveillance blimp has arrived at the U.S. Border Patrol’s Santa Teresa Station in southern New Mexico. Known as the Tethered Aerostat Radar System, the 180- to 208-foot-long blimps, can detect low-flying aircraft approaching the border and identify other types of traffic in rugged terrain – for up to…

Suicide rates high in New Mexico

Suicide rates high in New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Suicide continues to be a serious and persistent public health threat in New Mexico. In 2022, the most recent data available, New Mexico had the fourth highest suicide rate in the United States. In the same year New Mexico’s age adjusted suicide rate was 74% higher than the U.S. as a…