Top Local Stories 2025
Gas prices still close to $4 a gallon in New Mexico but have dropped past 2 weeks
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Gas prices around New Mexico have dropped a little compared to last week according to Triple-A. The statewide average is $3.74 which is 19 cents less compared to last week but 89 cents more compared to the same time last year. When we look around the...
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15 severely neglected dogs rescued from southern New Mexico home
Chaparral, NM (KKOB) - Doña Ana County Animal Control rescued 15 dogs from a home in Chaparral after discovering the animals in severe neglected conditions. Officers, assisted by the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office, executed a search warrant Tuesday around no...
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Middle school teacher/coach arrested for inappropriate relationship with 14 year old student in Las Cruces
Las Cruces, NM (KKOB) - A Las Cruces middle school teacher is in jail without bond, on charges related to having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year old girl. 43-year old Wyatt Cornelius who was a teacher at Camino Real Middle School, is charged with third and fourt...
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Man convicted of child abuse of little girl since she was 5-years old
Albuquerque, NM(KKOB)- An Albuquerque man is facing more than 70 years in prison after being convicted Wednesday afternoon of sexual abusing a girl who was 5-years old when the abuse began. 29-year old Michael Ontiveros was found guilty of four counts of sexual abuse charge...
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Third arrest made in shooting death of innocent bystander in South Valley
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Three people are now in custody following a deadly road-rage shooting in Albuquerque's South Valley. A third suspect, 29-year-old Antonio Tapia, was arrested by Albuquerque police after fleeing a traffic stop Wednesday. Rory Horowitz and Ellyssa Sal...
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Santa Fe police arrest wrong way driver near I-25
Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe police say a traffic stop led to a dangerous chase on Interstate 25 and a fiery crash. Santa Fe police arrested a 39-year-old man after a chase on the wrong side of Interstate 25 that ended in a crash and vehicle fire south of the city. Police say offi...
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Mine rescue
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - The Las Cruces Fire Department and NM State Police came to the aid of a person who fell into an abandoned mine shaft in the Organ Mountains on Monday. Las Cruces FD and NMSP received a call about someone falling into the mine shaft. They say the pers...
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Casino robbery case still unsolved
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Federal and tribal authorities are still searching for a suspect involved in a robbery at Sandia Resort and Casino. The FBI says the incident happened the evening of July first, 2022, when a man approached a cashier and demanded money, claiming he h...
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