Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Town of Estancia Conserving Water
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --According to our news partners at KOAT, the town of Estancia are asking residents and businesses to voluntarily conserve water after local storage tanks reached low levels. To...
May 15, 2026
State ad campaign pays off
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The New Mexico Tourism Department has reported that its tourism marketing campaign-"New Mexico True" is really paying off. The campaign has delivered its highest return on in...
May 14, 2026
Shooting Under Investigation in Northeast Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque Police are investigating a shooting that left one person critically injured in Northeast Albuquerque. Officers responded around noon to the area of Vermont Street...
May 14, 2026
New Mexico Supreme Court Clarifies Deadline Rules for Civil Lawsuits
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued a new ruling clarifying how deadline rules apply to civil lawsuits filed in the state. In a unanimous opinion, the court determined th...
May 14, 2026 SergPoznanskiy / Depositphotos.com
New Mexico Rests Case in Lawsuit Against Meta
The State of New Mexico has formally rested its case in the second phase of its high-profile lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. In this stage of the trial, state attor...
May 14, 2026
New Mexico Attorney General Pauses Enforcement of Immigrant Safety Act
New Mexico's Attorney General has agreed to temporarily halt enforcement of the state's newly passed Immigrant Safety Act as a federal legal challenge moves forward. The law, known as House Bill 9, is...
May 14, 2026
Family loses everything in mobile home fire in Doña Ana County Wednesday night
Doa Ana County, NM (KKOB) - A Doa Ana County family has lost everything after a fire destroyed their mobile home just outside of Las Cruces. Las Cruces firefighters assisted Doa Ana County with a resi...
May 14, 2026
Medical Aircraft Crash in Lincoln County Leaves Four Dead
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Authorities in Lincoln County have confirmed that all four people on board a missing medical aircraft have died after the plane crashed in the Capitan Mountains. According to...
May 14, 2026
New Mexico Goatheads Announce Inaugural Home Opener
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Professional hockey is set to arrive in central New Mexico this fall as the New Mexico Goatheads prepare for their first season. The team announced its inaugural home opener ...
May 14, 2026
6-mile fire in Socorro County 24% contained
Magdalena, NM(KKOB) - Fire suppression operations in Socorro County have led to a 24% containment of the 6-mile fire. So far the fire has burned just over 340 acres 12 miles SE of Magdalena. Crews ass...
May 14, 2026
