Category Archives: KKOB Local News
New Mexico Woman Charged and Released in Fatal DWI Crash That Killed Two Children
VADO, New Mexico - A 33-year-old woman from Mesilla Park is facing multiple felony charges after a deadly crash in Vado that claimed the lives of two children, including her own daughter. According to...
Aug 13, 2025 Mesilla Park
Two Children Face Tragic Outcomes After CYFD Trial Home Visits
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Two children recently returned to their families under New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) trial home visit program have faced devastating outcomes within j...
Aug 13, 2025
Man Found Dead After Overnight Shooting in Northeast Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that occurred overnight in the northeast part of the city. Officers responded to the 6000 block of Barnhart Dri...
Aug 13, 2025
AFR Responds to Early Morning Fire Near San Mateo and Zuni
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews were called out early Tuesday morning to a fire near San Mateo Boulevard and Zuni Road. When firefighters arrived, they found flames from an outside f...
Aug 12, 2025 Photo Credit AFR
Santa Ana Pueblo Reopens Decades-Old Theft Case to Recover Sacred Artifacts
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. - Nearly 40 years after a series of burglaries stripped Santa Ana Pueblo of sacred and ceremonial items, tribal preservation experts are working to recover what was lost. The th...
Aug 12, 2025
Three Charged in Las Vegas, NM Murder Case Involving Burned Vehicle
LAS VEGAS, N.M. - Three people are facing charges in connection to the killing of a man whose body was found in a burned vehicle in rural San Miguel County. According to New Mexico State Police, human...
Aug 12, 2025
Bernalillo County Clerk Thanks Poll Workers, Encourages New Recruits
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. - On National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, Bernalillo County Clerk Michelle S. Kavanaugh is expressing appreciation for the poll officials who help ensure smooth and secure ele...
Aug 12, 2025
Wheeler Peak and Williams Lake Area to Temporarily Close for Traditional Purposes
TAOS, N.M. - The Carson National Forest will temporarily close access to the Wheeler Peak and Williams Lake area from August 21 through August 28, citing support for local community and traditional pu...
Aug 12, 2025
APD Investigates Death in Southeast Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a death that occurred early Tuesday morning in the city's southeast area. Officers were dispatched around 5 a.m. to the 12000 blo...
Aug 12, 2025
Driver Arrested After Fatal Crash in Vado, NM
VADO, N.M. - A Mesilla Park woman is facing multiple felony charges following a deadly crash in Vado on Sunday evening. New Mexico State Police say 33-year-old Christina Escobedo Arriaga was driving a...
Aug 11, 2025 Christina Escobedo Arriaga, 33, of Mesilla Park, New Mexico
