Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Cuellar receives life sentence

Cuellar receives life sentence

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — An Albuquerque man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for murdering his wife in 2021. Lee Cuellar was convicted in October of first-degree murder for strangling Rosalejandra Cisneros in their southwest Albuquerque home. Cuellar, a former ROTC instructor and 22-year Army veteran, reportedly told police he killed his wife because…MORE

Rozie loses calf

Rozie loses calf

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Rozie the Asian elephant at the ABQ BioPark is stable and recovering after giving birth to a stillborn calf early this morning. The pachyderm had reached 18 months gestation in mid-October, prompting staff to watch her around the clock. At around 9 p.m. Monday, they reported she went into a 3.5…MORE

Merger put on hold

Merger put on hold

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Today federal Judge Adrienne Nelson temporarily halted a proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons. In 2022 the two stores proposed what would be the largest grocery store merger in U.S. history. Federal regulators have argued that combining the two chains would be bad for consumers and workers by eliminating…MORE

More money to spend, thanks to oil and gas

More money to spend, thanks to oil and gas

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A new estimate on state revenues shows lawmakers will have $170-million more to spend in the upcoming legislative session than previously believed. The projection has nearly $830-million in what’s considered “new money” above current spending levels. The better-than-forecast income is due mostly to the ongoing increase in oil and gas revenues.MORE

Frogs and Cajuns

Frogs and Cajuns

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The executive director of the New Mexico Bowl says the cards just fell their way to get the TCU Horned Frogs against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns to come to play in Albuquerque. Jeff Sembieda notes both teams are first-timers for the New Mexico Bowl. The game is Saturday, December 28th at…MORE

Suspicious death

Suspicious death

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Detectives with the Albuquerque Police Department are investigating a suspicious death after a woman was found deceased on Coal Avenue SW. Around 8:30 a.m., APD officers were dispatched to conduct a welfare check at a residence in the 1200 block of Coal Avenue SW after a neighbor had not been seen…MORE

Acee charged

Acee charged

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A second suspect is now charged in the August shooting south of downtown Albuquerque that killed a 13-year-old boy. 21-year-old Thomas Acee is accused of firing the gun that struck a car at 4th and Atlantic Southwest, killing Michael Tubb and wounding a teenaged girl. Acee is facing an open count…MORE

Mobile ID’s available

Mobile ID’s available

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — New Mexico is the 12th state to offer the option to link your driver’s license to your smartphone. The newer mobile IDs on Apple and Android phones starting means you can use your phone’s ID at some businesses or even get through the airport. The digital IDs are already being used…MORE

Another accidental release

Another accidental release

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Metropolitan Detention Center is investigating yet another accidental inmate release. This time, a man who was just tried for murder was set free, although he was not convicted in a recent trial. He was supposed to be sent to California to face charges there. The inmate – whose name was…MORE

500 fentanyl pills

500 fentanyl pills

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 47-year-old Dennis Abeyta and 38-year-old Ricky Ballejos in the parking lot of the Motel 6 at 1000 Avenida Cesar Chavez. BCSO reports Abeyta had an active felony warrant. Ballejos was identified as a convicted felon and was found with two firearms in his vehicle. A search…MORE

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