It’s a BIG weekend ahead on 770 KKOB. We will carry four Colorado Rockies games over this Memorial Day weekend. The first game is Saturday afternoon at two against the Giants. AND 770 KKOB will remember our veterans with a TRIBUTE from the Fisher House called, A Hero’s Best Medicine. It will air Saturday and…… MORE
Teen Accused in Stabbing Death of His Sister
AN ALBUQUERQUE TEEN IS DEAD … ALLEGEDLY KILLED BY HER BROTHER. APD OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS POLICE WERE SENT TO THE 10-THOUSAND BLOCK OF JOHNCOCK SOUTHWEST NEAR 98TH AND TOWER SHORTLY AFTER 2:00 AM. HE SAYS, ONCE THERE, THEY FOUND THE GIRL STABBED TO DEATH. DURAN SAYS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TWO HAD ARGUED,…… MORE
Teachers Protest Evaluations
A PROTEST BY SOME ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS WEDNESDAY OVER STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EVALUATIONS. ABOUT THREE DOZEN APS TEACHERS BURNED THEIR EVALUATIONS OUTSIDE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS ON UPTOWN AS BOARD MEMBERS MET INSIDE FOR THEIR WEEKLY MEETING. THE TEACHERS SAY THE STATE EVALUATIONS ARE UNFAIR, DESPITE SOME OF THEM BEING RATED “HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.” MUCH OF…… MORE
Rains Dampen NM Fire Season
IT’S SHAPING UP TO BE A VERY MILD FIRE SEASON IN NEW MEXICO. FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER BRENT WACHTER TELLS US THE FIRE DANGER IS LOW…AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE RECENT RAINS. HE SAYS IN THE PAST MONTH, WINDS HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY CALM, THE HUMIDITY HAS BEEN HIGH, AND THERE’S BEEN MUCH MORE CLOUD COVER…… MORE
NM I-25 Ramp Closed to Sunport Blvd.
IF YOUR MEMORIAL DAY PLANS INCLUDE A TRIP TO THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT … KEEP THIS IN MIND: THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT HAS CLOSED THE NORTHBOUND ON-RAMP TO I-25 FROM SUNPORT BLVD. SPOKESPERSON MELISSA DOSHER SAYS THEY’RE ADDING AN ACCELERATION LANE TO MAKE FOR A SAFER MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE. IT COULD STAY LIKE THIS FOR…… MORE
Board Delays Addressing APD Complaints
ALBUQUERQUE’S POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD WAS TO CONSIDER TWO DOZEN CITIZEN COMPLAINTS AT ITS MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT…BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE BOARD DECIDED TO GET ADVICE FROM ITS ATTORNEY BEFORE TAKING ANY POSITION. CO-VICE CHAIR BETH MOHR SAYS THE BOARD WILL WORK WITH THE ATTORNEY TO COME UP WITH RULES ON HOW TO LOOK INTO…… MORE
Abelino Lopez Back in the MDC
ABELINO LOPEZ IS BACK IN JAIL IN ALBUQUERQUE. KOB-TV REPORTS A JUDGE DETERMINED LOPEZ HAD VIOLATED THE CONDITIONS OF RELEASE FOR HIS ARREST ON CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE CHARGES. LOPEZ ADMITTED HE TOOK HIS 6-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ARIANNA FROM CHURCH EARLIER THIS MONTH AND HELPED HIDE HER BEFORE TURNING HER BACK OVER TO POLICE SUNDAY NIGHT. LOPEZ…… MORE
How Are NM’s Seniors Doing When it Comes to Their Health?
THE UNITED HEALTH FOUNDATION IS OUT WITH IT’S ANNUAL REPORT. NEW MEXICO’S RANKING HAS IMPROVED FROM 38 TO 33. IT SAYS THE STATE’S SENIORS HAVE A LOW OBESITY RATE, A LOW AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY-LIMITING ARTHRITIS PAIN AND GOOD ACCESS TO HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. ON THE FLIP SIDE, THE STUDY SAYS THERE IS A HIGH…… MORE
Man Robs Los Lunas Bank
THERE’S A HUNT UNDERWAY IN THE LOS LUNAS AREA FOR A BANK ROBBER. THE F-B-I SAYS A MAN ROBBED THE BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE ON MAIN STREET YESTERDAY(TUES). THEY’RE LOOKING FOR A HISPANIC MALE, 5-6 AND WEIGHING ABOUT 130 POUNDS. WITNESSES SAY THE MAN ENTERED THE BANK SHORTLY AFTER 2PM AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM A TELLER. HE STATED…… MORE
I-D On Man Killed By Ruidoso Cops Released
STATE POLICE ARE RELEASING THE NAME OF THE MAN SHOT TO DEATH IN RUIDOSO BY LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS. HE WAS 27 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY JONES, AND IT’S STILL UNKNOWN IF JONES WAS ARMED AT THE TIME HE WAS SHOT. JONES WAS KILLED WHEN RUIDOSO POLICE WERE SENT TO A HOME ON OTERO DRIVE AROUND 5:00…… MORE
