Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Seeking "globito" thief
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Albuquerque police have identified a suspect they say is responsible for stealing the "Patriot" globito from a Balloon fiesta warehouse on Thanksgiving. According to court doc...
Mike Gaba 9h ago

New city park on the horizon
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A new city park is coming to the Crestview Bluff neighborhood. The vacant lot near Old Coors and Gonzales roads was the subject of discussion by city leaders Thursday as part...
Mike Gaba 12h ago

Fatal stabbing sentence
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A Penasco man was sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for a deadly stabbing on Christmas in 2022. Court documents state that Byron Sanchez was involved in an altercation...
Mike Gaba 12h ago

Cheese of concern
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The Food and Drug Administration announced that more than a million bags of shredded cheese, potentially containing metal fragments, have been recalled from major retailers l...
Mike Gaba 12h ago

New Mexico Secretary of Energy resigns
Santa Fe, NM(KKOB)- New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department Secretary, Melanie A. Kenderdine, has resigned from her position effective immediately. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham...
Zoltan Csanyi 15h ago

Mom crashes car tries to escape, leaving child in vehicle
Albuquerque, NM(KKOB) - A 22-year old Albuquerque mother was in jail Friday morning after her arrest for allegedly driving drunk and crashing into a tree while her toddler was inside the car. Shayla P...
Zoltan Csanyi 15h ago

ABQ Ride Forward route changes will begin December 13
Albuquerque, NM(KKOB)- Changes are coming to nine of ABQ Ride's bus routes beginning December 13th. ABQ Ride Forward updates routes and service and for the first time in 25 years, riders will see an i...
Zoltan Csanyi 16h ago

Another CYFD payout
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The state will pay nearly $2 million to settle yet another claim that the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department failed to protect a child in New Mexico. Two-yea...
Mike Gaba Dec 04, 2025

A fish tale
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Promising numbers from the state's department of game and fish. Biologists have found that brown trout are above historic averages in Cimarron and Red River. Last fall, biolo...
Mike Gaba Dec 04, 2025

Guns quickly resold
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A new report released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shows that 78% of all gun crimes in the state are committed with firearms that were legally ...
Mike Gaba Dec 04, 2025








