Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The NM Department of Transportation is looking for the public's feedback on a bridge replacement project along I-10 in the Mesilla Valley area of Dona Ana County. Residents ca...

The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed the state's first human case of plague in 2026. Health officials say a woman from Santa Fe County has died from the bacterial disease. The department ...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The Seven Cabins Fire has reached 94% containment and grown to over 31,000 acres. Favorable weather has helped containment but forest closures remain in effect across the Capi...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Arguments will be heard today in a lawsuit over NM's first-of-its kind universal free childcare program. Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez filed the sui...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The NM Higher Education Department has announced that applications are now open for NM veterinarians to apply for up to $80,000 in student loan repayment assistance the the st...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A major phase of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project will be getting over $75 million for a construction contract from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The contract covers c...

Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - Santa Fe fire crews working a fire this morning at the Hotel Santa Fe at 1501 Paseo de Peralta. Calls about a fire at the hotel came in just before 5:00 a.m. Thursday and upon ar...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Following a crash on a highway in Valencia County on May 31st, 58 year old Patricio Duran is now facing his 7th DWI charge. NMSP officers had responded to Highway 6 near mile...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- It will cost New Mexicans more to register their vehicles. In an effort to support more than $1 billion in transportation projects, drivers will soon pay about 25% more to re...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Developers have their eyes on a vacant office building within walking distance of Old Town and the Sawmill Market. While they envision filling the space with a chain hotel al...