Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - A former Lotaburger employee has pled guilty to a fatal shooting that happened in the restaurant's parking lot on Rio Grande Blvd near I-40 in 2025. 21-year old Christian Elyc...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Federal wildland fire officials have identified the support crew member on the Frijoles Fire who died after a medical emergency. The crew member, 62-year old Randy Lupe was fr...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The trial for a man who stabbed a hotel guest in December of 2025 was halted this week. Lorenzo Valdez stopped the trial proceedings and pleaded guilty to aggravated battery a...

Washington, DC (KKOB)- According to new information nearly 50,000 people were arrested across the U.S by Immigration and Customs Enforcement just in the month of July, which is the highest single mont...

SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. - Firefighters battling the Frijoles Fire in northern New Mexico have increased containment to 52%, marking continued progress on the lightning-caused wildfire that has burned 15...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - - "We want our residents to know that a change in odor doesn't mean the water's unsafe, it's really an aesthetic", that from City of Las Vegas Water Utility Director Travis Ma...

SANTA TERESA, N.M. - The permitting process for Project Jupiter has encountered another obstacle after the hearing officer overseeing the project's air permit proceedings recused himself following all...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A sinkhole caused by a collapsed sewer pipe is slowing traffic along a busy stretch of northeast Albuquerque. The hole opened Sunday night on Menaul Boulevard near Vassar Dri...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Ten years after the killing of 10-year-old Victoria Martens shocked Albuquerque and drew national attention, investigators and prosecutors say critical questions in the case remain...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Project Jupiter on hold. The New Mexico Supreme Court granted a temporary stay as they consider a petition filed by Santa Fe-based New Energy Economy, a clean energy advocacy...