Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Arroyo Rescue Monday Night
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --One person was rescued from an arroyo Monday night near Four Hills and Rachel Road. AFR crews found one person stuck under a bridge in about four feet of water in an area know...
Francina Walker 16h ago Photo Credit AFR

Armed Man Seen At Ventana Ranch Monday
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is investigating reports of a heavily armed man walking in the area of Ventana Ranch on Monday. The man was seen wearing all black cloth...
Francina Walker 16h ago

Apartment Fire Monday Night
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A fire at an apartment building on Monday night has sent one person to the hospital. AFR responded to the fire just after 6pm last night on San Pablo Street near Domingo Road ...
Francina Walker 16h ago

Security Incidents at Rio Rancho Schools
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Two separate security incidents were reported Monday morning at two different Rio Rancho Public Schools. RR police reported that a man with a gun threatened someone at Shining...
Francina Walker 17h ago

Stapleton Trial Continues in Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --As the trial continues against former House Majority leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton, a key government witness testified Monday that Stapleton approved invoices that allowed ...
Francina Walker 17h ago

Taylor Farms JalapeƱo Recall Expands as Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Hundreds Nationwide
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A nationwide recall involving jalapeo-containing food products is raising concerns as federal health officials investigate a salmonella outbreak linked to peppers distributed acros...
Natassja Leyba Aug 10, 2026

New Mexico Issues Smoke Advisory as Wildfires Continue Burning Across State
SANTA FE, N.M. - The New Mexico Department of Health has issued a smoke advisory for communities affected by wildfire activity across the state, including areas impacted by the Frijoles Fire burning i...
Natassja Leyba Aug 10, 2026 U.S. Forest Service photo

62,000 children served by New Mexico's Child Support Services
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A new report shows New Mexico's Child Support Services program collected and distributed nearly $119 million during the last fiscal year. The program served more than 62,600 ...
Mike Gaba Aug 10, 2026

More teens on the road
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- According to Federal Highway Administration licensing data, New Mexico saw a bigger growth in teen drivers than any other state from 2014 to 2024, a period in which the numbe...
Mike Gaba Aug 10, 2026

New Mexico seeking to add more geothermal
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- New Mexico is one of seven states with an active geothermal plant - the Lightning Dock plant in Hidalgo County. And geothermal developer XGS Energy is partnering with Meta to...
Mike Gaba Aug 10, 2026








