Top Local Stories 2025
APD, Community Partners to Host Gun Buyback Event Saturday
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Albuquerque Police Department is partnering with New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence and other local organizations to host a gun buyback event later this week. The safe‑surrender event is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at APD...
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Third guilty verdict in Las Cruces Young Park mass shooting
Las Cruces, NM (KKOB) - A Las Cruces jury found 16-year old Josiah Ontiveros guilty of three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the 2025 Young Park shooting. He was also found guilty of the charge of depraved mind, which means he committed the murders of three ...
4h ago
2 men arrested in connection with Tuesday night shooting near Old Town
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Two men are jailed at the Metro Detention Center for a shooting death from Tuesday night near Old Town. APD homicide detectives arrested, 22-year old Xavier Torres and 19-year old John Gonzales for killing 20 year old Gabriel Montaño around ...
4h ago
Two Arrested in Silver City Shooting That Critically Injured Teen Girl
SILVER CITY, N.M. - Two men are now in custody in connection with a shooting that left a 17‑year‑old girl critically injured in Silver City last month. Police say the shooting happened March 29, when the teenage girl was riding as a passenger in a vehicle that came under...
6h ago
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Police Respond to Scene at Rehoboth Christian School Near Gallup
GALLUP, N.M. - Police are responding to an active scene Wednesday at Rehoboth Christian School near Gallup. According to Gallup Police Department Chief Erin Toadlena‑Pablo, all students and staff were safely evacuated from the school and are being reunited with their famil...
22h ago
New Mexico Offering $3 Million in Grants for Meat Processing Facilities
Las Cruces, N.M. - New Mexico meat processing businesses will be able to apply for a share of approximately $3 million in state grant funding beginning April 13, according to the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. The New Mexico Local Meat Processing Grant is funded throu...
22h ago
Why the Gathering of Nations Powwow Is Ending
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Organizers of the Gathering of Nations Powwow say the event is ending after its 2026 gathering due to long‑term planning and coordination challenges beyond their control, without pointing to a single specific cause. In an announcement made in Augu...
Apr 08, 2026
Justice Julie Vargas Sworn In as New Mexico Chief Justice
Santa Fe, N.M. - Justice Julie J. Vargas was sworn in Wednesday as Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. Justice Vargas was elected to the position by her colleagues on the court and will serve a two‑year term. She becomes the 44th person to lead the state's highe...
Apr 08, 2026
