Category Archives: KKOB Local News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque mother is facing a child abuse charge after her 1-year-old baby was hospitalized for a suspected opioid overdose earlier this week. According to court documents, pol...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque mother was arrested Wednesday and charged in connection with the death of her 18-month-old daughter, who police say died from injuries caused by abuse. Officers resp...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Last month, Jack Ming of Rio Rancho pleaded guilty to embezzlement. A facilities manager at Labatt Food Service in Albuquerque, Ming admitted to ordering double the amount of ...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly setting his father's house on fire and stealing an emergency vehicle in Rio Arriba County. Deputies say Faustin Martinez Jr. ...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The Los Lunas Fire Department has a newly installed vending machine that offers free Narcan and gun locks to the community. Fire Chief John Gabaldon says that although they ho...

SANTA FE, N.M. - Twelve Siberian Elm trees have been removed from Fort Marcy Park in preparation for the 101st Burning of Zozobra. According to the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, the trees made up about 3%...

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A silent prayer was held Wednesday morning in Hiroshima to mark 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city during World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Shig...

CHINLE, Ariz. - Four people were killed Tuesday afternoon when a small medical transport plane crashed near Chinle Airport in northeastern Arizona. According to the Navajo Police Department, the aircr...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday accuses New Mexico's child welfare agency of failing to protect 5-year-old Xaquie Bynum. She died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a shac...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A woman has been arrested for the murder of an Albuquerque man in 2023. Marisa Chavez was arrested by Kansas City International Airport police on Saturday on a warrant. She w...