Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Secondary wall in works for border section
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — 36 miles of new walls are planned along the Southwest border, including a secondary barrier in one of the busiest corridors for migrant smuggling. Border Patrol official...
Newsmax – Newsfront – 96.3 KKOB Jun 06, 2025
Charged for murder of homeless man
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD detectives have charged 18 year old Joshua Curtis, and 17 year old Adrian Brown, with the murder of 23 year old Christopher Sturluson. Sturluson was homeless and liv...
Newsmax – Newsfront – 96.3 KKOB Jun 05, 2025
Second Albuquerque Starbucks unionizes
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — This week workers at the Starbucks store at Coors Bypass and Seven Bar Loop, became the second in New Mexico, and the 600th in the U.S., to unionize since December 2021....
Newsmax – Newsfront – 96.3 KKOB Jun 05, 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...
Cumulus Media Nov 21, 2023

Nonprofit expands downtown space with grant award
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC) has been selected as a recipient of the Downtown Storefront Activation Grant Program, receiving a $75,000 grant from the Metropolitan...
Cumulus Media Nov 21, 2023

USDA confirms highly pathogenic avian influenza in chicken flock
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)...
Cumulus Media Nov 21, 2023

Senate Republicans issue statement on passage of EV mandate
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — Late Friday afternoon, the unelected members of the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) passed a controversial rule requiring the forced transition of new vehic...
Cumulus Media Nov 20, 2023

APD posts weekly homicide update
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD posted its weekly homicide update, which reflects a 21% decrease in the number of homicide victims for 2023, as compared to the same time period in 2022.APD has inve...
Cumulus Media Nov 20, 2023

Community volunteers can make the difference
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Health, Housing & Homelessness Department and the Office of Civic Engagement are launching new opportunities for the community to get involved with the City's ef...
Cumulus Media Nov 20, 2023

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NM to open a South Valley center
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico is proud to announce that we will be opening a Blue Door Neighborhood Center in Albuquerque's South Valley. The Center will offe...
Cumulus Media Nov 17, 2023