Author Archives: Mike Gaba

Bad air
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The American Lung Association has released the new State of the Air report, including rankings for the Albuquerque/Santa Fe/Los Alamos metro area and the Las Cruces/El Paso m...
Mike Gaba Apr 27, 2026

Air races set to go!
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The National Championship Air Races will run from Wednesday, Sept. 16th to Sunday, Sept. 20th at the Roswell Air Center. Effective today, (Thurs) tickets are available for the...
Mike Gaba Apr 23, 2026

Dog abuse case in southern New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Animal control officers in Doa Ana County removed 15 dogs from a Chaparral home after discovering severe neglect. Authorities say a search of the property revealed 21 dogs, m...
Mike Gaba Apr 23, 2026

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 r...
Mike Gaba Apr 22, 2026

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 fir...
Mike Gaba Apr 22, 2026

Oil theft gang faces sentencing
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --More than a dozen suspects,ranging in age from 25 to 68, from Texas and Lovington, are accused and charged federally of stealing Permian Basin oil and selling it. The oil was ...
Mike Gaba Apr 22, 2026

Jupiter changes name
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Pueblo of Acoma Gov. Charles Riley published a commentary in the Albuquerque Journal recently that called the Jupiter data center in southern New Mexico developers for using ...
Mike Gaba Apr 21, 2026

Addressing vacant properties
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- After closing earlier this year, the former Smith's Food and Drug store on Cerrillos Road is now listed for sale or lease. The store sits in the College Plaza shopping center...
Mike Gaba Apr 21, 2026

Public use of rivers and streams
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB)-- A federal appeals court has sided with New Mexico in a legal fight over public water access. The Tenth Circuit rejected an appeal from private landowners and upheld a ruling s...
Mike Gaba Apr 21, 2026

Albuquerque loses its top ranking
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The numbers going down in Albuquerque. Seven fewer people were fatally struck by drivers on the Duke City streets last year - the second straight annual decrease in pedestria...
Mike Gaba Apr 20, 2026









