Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Revised oil and gas rules

Revised oil and gas rules

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Bureau of Land Management announced revised rules for oil and gas leasing on federal land, including New Mexico. The rules and framework governing those leases haven’t been updated in decades. The revisions bring new financing regulations and the first royalty rate increase in more than 100 years. Department of the…MORE

Rio Rancho noise ordinance

Rio Rancho noise ordinance

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Rio Rancho City Council has signed off on changes to its noise ordinance. It replaces vague language with more specific limits like allowable decibel levels. At Thursday’s city council meeting, many spoke out including Rio Rancho Police Chief Stewart Steele, who said the old system made it hard to cite…MORE

AFRL’s Aloha Telescope celebrates 10-year anniversary

AFRL’s Aloha Telescope celebrates 10-year anniversary

Kirtland Air Force Base, NM (KKOB) — It’s been 10 years since the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, successfully launched the astronomy outreach program called Aloha Explorations at the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing site, or AMOS, in Maui, Hawaii. The STEM outreach project involving AFRL, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the…MORE

House and Senate Republicans stand against mandatory 5-day school week

House and Senate Republicans stand against mandatory 5-day school week

Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — House and Senate Republicans over the weekend voiced their continuing opposition to the Public Education Department’s (PED) recent rule change that will effectively eliminate the four-day school week option for districts across the state. This opposition was expressed in a letter to PED Cabinet Secretary Arsenio Romero that was signed…MORE

APD detectives arrest suspect for stabbing death

APD detectives arrest suspect for stabbing death

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD detectives arrested Juan Carlos Garcia for the April 7, 2024, stabbing death of Luis Romero after a confrontation over an alleged $300 debt. Detectives tracked down Garcia, 24, Sunday and arrested him on a warrant for open count of murder. Homicide detectives charged Garcia on April 9, and police have…MORE

Former police officer upset

Former police officer upset

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Former New Mexico State Police Chief Pete Kassetas, is upset. A little over a month after the Old Town bar Outpost 1706 was broken into costing Kassetas, the co-owner, around $3,000 in damages and stolen property, the suspect is free to roam the streets until trial. It’s a frustrating pattern for…MORE

Retaining Educators Takes Added Investment Now Act

Retaining Educators Takes Added Investment Now Act

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced he is backing a bill that, if passed, would provide tax incentives for educators in at-risk schools. Sen. Dick Durbin introduced the Retaining Educators Takes Added Investment Now Act, known as the RETAIN Act. If passed, the RETAIN Act would create a fully refundable tax credit…MORE

Getting specific about noise

Getting specific about noise

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Rio Rancho City Council has signed off on changes to its noise ordinance. It replaces vague language with more specific limits like allowable decibel levels. At Thursday city council meeting, many spoke out including Rio Rancho Police Chief Stewart Steele who said the old system made it hard to cite…MORE

U.S. Eagle Credit Union announces new South Valley branch

U.S. Eagle Credit Union announces new South Valley branch

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union, one of New Mexico’s leading credit unions with more than 93,000 members, announced Thursday the opening of its new Herrera Isleta Branch to provide banking and financial services to local businesses and members living in the South Valley and Mesa Del Sol communities. The Herrera Isleta…MORE

FBI alert: New Mexico high school students invited to Teen Academy

FBI alert: New Mexico high school students invited to Teen Academy

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — High school students interested in spending a day with the FBI in Albuquerque are encouraged to apply for the agency’s 2024 Teen Academy, which will be held July 17th – 19th. Applications will be accepted through May 24th, 2024. The FBI Teen Academy allows students who will be in high school…MORE

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