Top Local Stories 2026
Boost for rural health care
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A $13.5 million National Institutes of Health award has been received by the University of New Mexico's Clinical & Translational Science Center. The university says that the funds allows the center to expand its Primary Care - Building Research...
Oct 23, 2026
Sword death gets sentence
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Kiara McCullen of Santa Fe has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a bizarre murder. She said that it was her boyfriend Isaac Apodaca, who convinced her to swing the sword that killed 21 year old Grace Jennings, in October of 2022. According t...
Oct 23, 2026
Traffic Signal Upgrades Planned at Two South Valley Intersections
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. - Motorists in the South Valley can expect temporary traffic changes next week as Bernalillo County begins traffic signal upgrades at two intersections along Isleta Boulevard. The first phase of work is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 26, at Barcelona Road...
Oct 23, 2026
New Evacuations Ordered in San Juan County as Floodwaters Continue to Rise; Pagosa Springs Declares Disaster Emergency
SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. - Emergency officials have expanded evacuation orders in parts of San Juan County as flooding along the San Juan and Animas rivers continues to worsen. Residents in Wildhorse Valley, Lee Acres, areas of Bloomfield near South Church and Calle Del Rio, Co...
Oct 23, 2026
Evacuations Ordered Along San Juan, Animas Rivers as Floodwaters Rise
SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. - Emergency officials have ordered evacuations for some residents in northwestern New Mexico as rising river levels increase flooding concerns across the region. According to the San Juan County Office of Emergency Management, residents living along the...
Oct 23, 2026
Protesters March to APD Headquarters Demanding Accountability
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Dozens of protesters marched through downtown Albuquerque Thursday evening, calling for greater police accountability and reforms to the way law enforcement responds to mental health crises. The demonstration began at Robinson Park before participants mar...
Oct 23, 2026
Lockdown at Santa Fe Voting Center
SANTA FE, N.M. - A temporary lockdown at a Santa Fe early voting location Thursday was prompted by police activity surrounding a suspicious package investigation at City Hall. According to Santa Fe County officials, the county clerk's office and early voting location at 240 ...
Oct 23, 2026
Rio Rancho Police Investigating Death of 23-Year-Old as Homicide
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - Rio Rancho police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man as a homicide after he was found unresponsive outside a medical office Thursday morning. According to police, officers were dispatched around 9:52 a.m. to Presbyterian Family Medicine at 41...
Oct 23, 2026
