Category Archives: KKOB Local News

SANTA FE, N.M. - Three people were arrested Thursday following a multi-agency law enforcement operation targeting suspected fentanyl trafficking at a Santa Fe hotel. According to the Santa Fe Police D...

SANTA FE, N.M. - Seventeen animal shelters across New Mexico will receive nearly $2 million in state funding for facility improvements aimed at enhancing the care and sheltering of dogs and cats. The ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico drivers are paying more at the pump as gas prices continue to rise across the state heading into the weekend. According to AAA New Mexico, the statewide average price fo...

Espaola, NM (KKOB) - An Espaola man who admitted to a violent 2022 crime spree has been sentenced in federal court. Ricky Martinez Jr. was ordered to serve 40 years in federal prison after pleading gu...

Las Cruces, NM (KKOB) - A pair of teens were arrested in Las Cruces in connection with a crime spree around the city that resulted in three stolen vehicles and burglaries of several cannabis shops. Tw...

RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. - Ruidoso Downs Racetrack has announced plans to temporarily close its casino and horse race simulcast operations after a state inspection found a damaged culvert at the facility's...

Las Cruces, NM (KKOB) - The sentencing dates for the four men found guilty in the 2025 Young Park mass shooting in Las Cruces have been set. The first sentence will happen later this month, as Thomas ...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Two Albuquerque men wanted in a lengthy investigation by New Mexico State Police for several crimes including drug distribution in the metro area, are in jail after their arre...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A vacancy now exists in the Sandoval County Assessor's Office following the resignation of Assessor Linda Gallegos. Gallegos came under public criticism after an investigatio...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- In 2022, South Carolina-based composer Nolan Stolz stopped in Albuquerque during one of his Route 66 road trips. He was so impressed that seven years later he has released a ...