Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A new hotel is under construction near the Albuquerque International Sunport. It's New Mexico's first Aloft Hotel, a Marriott brand. The structure will be located off Sunport ...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Santa Fe Opera goers from outside Santa Fe will have a new perk this year. The Opera and Rio Metro Regional Transit District announced the expansion of the Rail Runner train d...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Over $2.3 million in federal funding for wastewater improvements was given to the City of Santa Fe. The city celebrated the announcement Wednesday morning. The funding, secure...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A former pizza chain worker was sentenced today for violently attacking several people and destroying part of the store. A jury found 31 year old Robert Guzman guilty last yea...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Route 66's centennial birthday will be commemorated with a set of eight stamps this year. The U.S. Postal Service will unveil the stamps at the National Postal forum in Phoeni...

Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed into law a bill that requires student drivers to take at least three hours of training on "vulnerable road users," which include bicyclists...

Albuquerque, NM- (KKOB) - The man found guilty of killing an Uber Eats driver in December of 2024 will serve the rest of his life in prison. Francisco Garcia-Franco, was sentenced late Tuesday for the...

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - New Mexico State Police are asking for the public's help as they investigate a deadly shooting that happened on Highway 14 last summer. According to investigators, officers w...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Albuquerque Police say a suspect is in now in custody involved in a road rage shooting that injured two people near Coors Blvd last week. Raul Ruiz Licon is suspected of shoot...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Two Lobo men's basketball players received awards today. The Mountain West announced that Freshman Jake Hall was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year and was also a first-...