Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration, Local Government Division has announced they will provide $10,000 grants to local governments for surrender safety devices that allow infants to be safely and legally surrendered. Under the New Mexico “Safe Haven for Infants Act”, a surrender safety device, or “Baby Box” is…… MORE
Lincoln County, NM (KKOB) — October 5, at about 8:51 a.m. the New Mexico State Police, was dispatched to a single vehicle rollover involving a school bus on U.S. Highway 70 near milepost 238 northeast of Tularosa. The initial investigation indicates that a Roswell Independent School District bus that was transporting 8th graders from Mountain View…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Citing the disturbing rise of syphilis cases in newborns, the New Mexico Department of Health has ordered an increase in syphilis testing of all pregnant women. New Mexico has seen a sharp increase in the number of congenital syphilis cases since 2017, and ranked first in the U.S. for rate of…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Today, Maria de Lourdes Ramos de Ruiz, a former Albuquerque spa owner who conducted dangerous, unlicensed medical procedures on members of the general public, was sentenced to three-and-one-half years in prison on five felony counts of practicing medicine without a license, to be followed by four years probation and 800 hours…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Sandia National Laboratories research and development manager Bishnu Khanal was recently honored with the Most Promising Asian American Engineer of the Year award for his work in next-generation optical lithography process development for numerous technologies, along with his deep-reaching community service. Bishnu Khanal, working on an ion trapping system to trap…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate Alexis Martinez Johnson has been recognized by the National Republican Congressional Committee, by making the GOP’s “Young Guns” list. To be a part of the “Young Guns” program, a candidate has to reach certain fundraising levels and demonstrate excellent messaging and communications. The honor means Martinez Johnson…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — On Wednesday, at 10:30 a.m., City Leaders including Sustainability Officer Kelsey Rader, Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn, Prosperity Works Founder Emeritus and Clean Energy Leader Ona Porter, and community partners will showcase Albuquerque’s Energy Efficiency updates and proclaim “Energy Efficiency Day”. The event will be held at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center,…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Metropolitan Detention Center officers Jonathan Sandoval and Keith Brandon were determined to be not guilty today of voluntary manslaughter charges in the 2019 death of inmate Vincente Villela. While the state argued it was a case of excessive use of force , the defense presented a toxicology report that found high…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Luna Fire in 2020 burned 10,142-acres in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. An investigation conducted by the US Forest Service has determined that the cause of the fire was an improperly built and/or extinguished campfire in a general forest area about one mile from the east end of the Rita…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) and the Albuquerque VA Regional Office (VARO) will host a PACT Act town hall meeting in Albuquerque on October 6. The meeting will be from 10 a.m.-noon at the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Bank of America Auditorium, located at 1701 4th Street SW,…… MORE
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