Author Archives: Mike Gaba

Mexican gray Wolf close to downlisting
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --On Wednesday, the New Mexico Department of Wildlife announced that the annual population count revealed an 11.5% increase in Mexican wolves, from 286 in 2024 to 319 last year....
Mike Gaba Feb 27, 2026

Meta Adding New Feature
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Meta is adding a new feature on Instagram that will alert parents if their children repeatedly search for terms linked to suicide or self-harm. The company says this is part o...
Mike Gaba Feb 27, 2026

Gas Prices Edged Up This Week
The statewide gas price averaged $2.80 in NM for regular unleaded fuel this week. That's up 20 cents when compared to this day last week and 11 cents less when compared to a year ago. Drivers in Farmi...
Mike Gaba Feb 27, 2026

Convicted Felon Charged Again
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A road rage incident on Tuesday has led to an APD Impact Task Force investigation. The investigation has resulted in the seizure of several firearms and narcotics. Officers re...
Mike Gaba Feb 27, 2026

Prescribed Burn in Lincoln National Forest
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A prescribed burn is planned for the Lincoln National Forest beginning today through March 7th. If favorable weather continues the planned work includes a 460 acre pile burn i...
Mike Gaba Feb 27, 2026

Artificial Intelligence detects wildfires...and barbecues
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --"Grid Sentinel", went live in November. Created by engineer professors at NMSU, the new artificial intelligence system is designed to detect wildfires within seconds of igniti...
Mike Gaba Feb 26, 2026

Semi Driver Arrested
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --While BCSO deputies were investigating the crash that left a Bernalillo County Sheriff's sergeant dead on I-40 on Monday evening, a semi-truck driver was arrested for allegedl...
Mike Gaba Feb 26, 2026

Resolution Passes Bernalillo County Commission
A resolution passed by the Bernalillo County Commission on Wednesday now links Bernalillo County's economic development incentives to local job creation, small business investment and community benefi...
Mike Gaba Feb 26, 2026

Proposed Roundabout Coming to Edgewood Intersection
A roundabout is coming to the intersection of NM State Road 333 and NM State Road 217 just west of Edgewood. NMDOT conducted a detailed traffic and safety study in 2025 evaluating three potential impr...
Mike Gaba Feb 26, 2026

Chicken plucked
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The lesser-prairie chicken is getting plucked, off the endangered species list. Today (WEDS) the Trump administration announced they will be removing the bird of its endangere...
Mike Gaba Feb 25, 2026









