Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to producing and distributing child sexual abuse material involving his own child. A judge on Thursday sentenced Tim...
Aug 28, 2026 Timothy Houle, 34
Arrest Made in Deadly Eddy County Shooting Investigation
EDDY COUNTY, N.M. - The Eddy County Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this year near the Pecos River. According to investigators, deputi...
Aug 28, 2026
NM Attorney General sues U.S. DOJ over documents related to DEA investigations
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - New Mexico's Attorney General has sued the U.S. Attorney's Office to uncover records on "fentanyl walking," a controversial DEA tactic where agents monitored rather than seized m...
Aug 28, 2026
Firefighters Continue Suppression Efforts on Three Manzano Mountains Wildfires
MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. - Firefighters remain actively engaged on three wildfires burning in the Manzano Mountains within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. The Whiskey Fire, Bla...
Aug 28, 2026
Sandia Science & Technology Park Continues Growth, Adds Jobs and New Companies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Sandia Science & Technology Park continues to expand its role as a major economic driver in central New Mexico, with a new report showing billions of dollars in economic ac...
Aug 28, 2026
Frijoles Fire Reaches 59% Containment as Crews Continue Perimeter Work
CUNDIYO, N.M. - Firefighters continue making progress on the Frijoles Fire, which has burned 15,333 acres east of Cundiyo and is now 59% contained. The lightning-caused wildfire, which started on Aug....
Aug 28, 2026
Head-on DWI related crash in west Albuquerque sends two people to the hospital
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - One man is in jail and two others are in the hospital in serious condition after a head-on DWI related crash that happened Thursday night on southbound Coors Blvd and Roberson...
Aug 28, 2026 ANDRANIK2017 / Depositphotos.com
Homicide investigation underway in the Albuquerque foothills area
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - A murder investigation is underway Friday in Northeast Albuquerque as APD homicide detectives were called to reports of a deadly shooting that occurred late last night an apar...
Aug 28, 2026 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
APS Won't Drop AI Reading Program Despite Parent Concerns
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Albuquerque Public Schools says it will continue using the artificial intelligence reading program Amira, while implementing additional privacy measures in response to concerns rai...
Aug 27, 2026
Las Cruces Brothers Sentenced in Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Case
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Two Las Cruces brothers have been sentenced to federal prison after authorities seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, firearms and cash during multiple searches tied to a drug ...
Aug 27, 2026
