Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Gas prices still close to $4 a gallon in New Mexico but have dropped past 2 weeks
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Gas prices around New Mexico have dropped a little compared to last week according to Triple-A. The statewide average is $3.74 which is 19 cents less compared to last week but...
Apr 23, 2026 lightpoet / Depositphotos.com
15 severely neglected dogs rescued from southern New Mexico home
Chaparral, NM (KKOB) - Doa Ana County Animal Control rescued 15 dogs from a home in Chaparral after discovering the animals in severe neglected conditions. Officers, assisted by the Doa Ana County She...
Apr 23, 2026
Middle school teacher/coach arrested for inappropriate relationship with 14 year old student in Las Cruces
Las Cruces, NM (KKOB) - A Las Cruces middle school teacher is in jail without bond, on charges related to having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year old girl. 43-year old Wyatt Cornelius who ...
Apr 23, 2026
Man convicted of child abuse of little girl since she was 5-years old
Albuquerque, NM(KKOB)- An Albuquerque man is facing more than 70 years in prison after being convicted Wednesday afternoon of sexual abusing a girl who was 5-years old when the abuse began. 29-year ol...
Apr 23, 2026
Third arrest made in shooting death of innocent bystander in South Valley
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Three people are now in custody following a deadly road-rage shooting in Albuquerque's South Valley. A third suspect, 29-year-old Antonio Tapia, was arrested by Albuquerque po...
Apr 23, 2026
Santa Fe police arrest wrong way driver near I-25
Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe police say a traffic stop led to a dangerous chase on Interstate 25 and a fiery crash. Santa Fe police arrested a 39-year-old man after a chase on the wrong side of Interstate 2...
Apr 23, 2026
Mine rescue
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - The Las Cruces Fire Department and NM State Police came to the aid of a person who fell into an abandoned mine shaft in the Organ Mountains on Monday. Las Cruces FD and NMSP r...
Apr 22, 2026
Casino robbery case still unsolved
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Federal and tribal authorities are still searching for a suspect involved in a robbery at Sandia Resort and Casino. The FBI says the incident happened the evening of July fir...
Apr 22, 2026
Oil theft gang faces sentencing
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --More than a dozen suspects,ranging in age from 25 to 68, from Texas and Lovington, are accused and charged federally of stealing Permian Basin oil and selling it. The oil was ...
Apr 22, 2026
Innocent Bystander Dies in Southwest Albuquerque Shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office says the innocent bystander critically injured in a roadrage shooting earlier this month has died, and two suspects are now in custody. Offic...
Apr 22, 2026
