Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Shocking Discovery in Luna County: Couple Arrested After Child Found Living in a Shed
Authorities in Luna County say they've arrested a couple after finding a young child living alone in a shed - with no running water, no electricity, and surrounded by animal feces. The Luna County She...
Jun 30, 2025
Wanted Albuquerque teacher arrested
News Radio KKOB: A longtime Albuquerque educator is at the center of a disturbing criminal investigation that has shocked the local community. Kelly McEachran, a 66-year-old fifth-grade teacher at Hop...
Jun 27, 2025
Hope Christian Elementary's Abuse Reporting Practices Questioned
News Radio KKOB - Albuquerque A longtime teacher at Hope Christian Elementary School is facing serious criminal charges after being accused of sexually abusing a student. Albuquerque Police say 66-yea...
Jun 26, 2025
Suspect Arrested in Los Lunas Fires
LOS LUNAS, N.M. - A major break in the investigation into the devastating fires in Los Lunas: police have arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for setting the blazes that destroyed multiple h...
Jun 26, 2025
Teen sentenced after 'Knockouts' shooting
KKOB News Update: A teenager has been sentenced in connection with a deadly shooting at a downtown Albuquerque nightclub. 17-year-old Louis Mugishawimana will serve 15 years behind bars after pleading...
Jun 25, 2025
State Awards Contract to Reimagine Fairgrounds
KKOB News Update: Big changes could be coming to the New Mexico State Fairgrounds. The state has awarded a contract to Stantec Consulting Services, an Albuquerque-based firm, to develop a comprehensiv...
Jun 25, 2025
APD Charges Local Teacher for Criminal Sexual Penetration of a Minor
A teacher at Hope Christian School in Albuquerque is facing serious charges after being accused of sexually abusing a student. Albuquerque Police say 66-year-old Kelly McEachren has been charged follo...
Jun 24, 2025
Thousands Rally in Santa Fe Against Proposed Public Land Sales
SANTA FE, N.M. - Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the El Dorado Hotel in Santa Fe on Monday to protest a controversial proposal to sell off millions of acres of public land across the West....
Jun 24, 2025
Belen preps for flooding
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The city of Belen has a history of monsoonal flooding. This year Belen Mayor Robert Noblin and City Manager Roseann Peralta say that this year they're working with the Middle...
Jun 23, 2025
The AMAFCA Tumbleweed Snowman is about to appear
Tumbleweed SnowmanAlbuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority Tumbleweed Snowman appears on the north side of Interstate 40 at the AMAFCA offices every y...
Nov 21, 2023
