Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Police Activity Closes Portion of Menaul Boulevard in Northeast Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A portion of Menaul Boulevard in northeast Albuquerque is closed due to an active police situation. Eastbound lanes near Princeton Drive have been blocked off as officers respond t...
Aug 20, 2025
Governor responds to striking down of seven day waiting period
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Deeply disappointing, plainly wrong and likely to cost lives in New Mexico. That was part of the response from Gov. Lujan Grisham today in response to a Tenth Circuit Court of...
Aug 19, 2025
Dispute leads to shooting downtown
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Albuquerque police responded to two shootings downtown on Sunday. In one case, Silvan Monarco allegedly shot his girlfriend and her relative near the Kimo Theater during a di...
Aug 19, 2025
Foster mother charged with child abuse
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Police have charged an Albuquerque foster mother with child abuse after a 4-year-old was found with injuries behind both ears. The child, in state custody, was examined at UN...
Aug 19, 2025
Repaving Project Set for 4th Street in Albuquerque's North Valley
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A section of 4th Street NW in Albuquerque's North Valley will undergo repaving starting August 25, according to Bernalillo County officials. Crews will begin removing old asphalt a...
Aug 19, 2025
APD Investigating Deadly Hit-and-Run Crash Involving Motorcycle
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Albuquerque Police Department's Fatal Crash Unit is investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a woman riding as a passenger on a motorcycle. The inciden...
Aug 19, 2025
Teen Murder Suspect Ordered to Stay in Jail Until Trial
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A judge has ruled that 19-year-old Alexis Monrroy will remain in custody while awaiting trial on multiple charges, including murder and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. ...
Aug 19, 2025
Two Georgia Men Charged with Murder in Tres Piedras
TRES PIEDRAS, N.M. - Two men from Georgia are facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of their roommate in northern New Mexico. Rainor Joiner, 23, and David Degroat, 22, were a...
Aug 19, 2025 David Degroat, 22, and Rainor Joiner, 23
Staffing and technology pay off
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Santa Fe Police Department's use of technology and increased staffing paid off this weekend with the arrest of a 24 year old man with multiple warrants. Santa Fe police repor...
Aug 18, 2025
Ellison is official
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- From "Interim" to 'Acting". U.S. Attorney for New Mexico Ryan Ellison announced the extension Friday, coinciding with the legal end of his 120-day interim status. The extensi...
Aug 18, 2025
