Category Archives: KKOB Local News

NM AG supports emergency petitions to halt permits for Project Jupiter
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez says state agencies sidestepped legally required procedures to accommodate Project Jupiter, the data center being built in Santa Teresa. T...
Zoltan Csanyi Sep 04, 2026

Man arrested for taking down Flock cameras has lengthy criminal history
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - More details are released over the dismantling of Flock cameras by a man earlier this week who was then arrested when he said he was returning them to the Bernalillo County Sh...
Zoltan Csanyi Sep 04, 2026

Sewage leak notification was behind schedule
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- On August 24th at 7 a.m. 18,900 gallons of raw sewage leaked into the Animas River. While the city of Aztec responded by 8:30 a.m., they didn't notify downstream water users ...
Mike Gaba Sep 04, 2026

Green Data is reined in, again
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- On Thursday New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard put a halt to Green Data CEO Jason Bak's plans to build a data center on Spaceport property. This...
Mike Gaba Sep 04, 2026

FEMA Approves More Than $840,000 for New Mexico Recovery and Mitigation Projects
SANTA FE, N.M. - FEMA has approved more than $840,000 in disaster recovery and hazard mitigation funding for projects in Las Vegas and Ruidoso. The funding is part of a broader package of federal assi...
Natassja Leyba Sep 03, 2026

El Paso Police Halt Use of State-Funded Flock Cameras
EL PASO, Texas - The El Paso Police Department has stopped using state-funded Flock Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras following a state order ending grant funding for the technology. Distr...
Natassja Leyba Sep 03, 2026

Life Plus 26 Years for New Mexico Crime Spree Killer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A federal judge has sentenced Zachary Babitz to life in prison plus 26 years after he admitted to a violent, multi-city crime spree that included robberies, carjackings, and a fata...
Natassja Leyba Sep 03, 2026
Mexico Seizes More Than 200 Weapons Allegedly Bound for Cartels
MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities say they have arrested three people and seized a large cache of weapons that officials believe was smuggled from Texas and destined for drug cartels. The operation in...
Natassja Leyba Sep 03, 2026

New Mexico Health Officials Warn About Growing Threat of Powdered Fentanyl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico health officials are urging residents to be aware of the increasing dangers associated with powdered fentanyl, which experts say is contributing to accidental overdoses ...
Natassja Leyba Sep 03, 2026
Mother Changes Plea in Case Involving Son and Deadly Shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque woman accused of telling her teenage son to shoot a man during a confrontation outside an apartment complex has entered a no-contest plea. Munah Green pleaded no con...
Natassja Leyba Sep 03, 2026








