Category Archives: KKOB Local News

New Mexico Attorney General Pauses Enforcement of Immigrant Safety Act
New Mexico's Attorney General has agreed to temporarily halt enforcement of the state's newly passed Immigrant Safety Act as a federal legal challenge moves forward. The law, known as House Bill 9, is...
Natassja Leyba May 14, 2026

Family loses everything in mobile home fire in Doña Ana County Wednesday night
Doa Ana County, NM (KKOB) - A Doa Ana County family has lost everything after a fire destroyed their mobile home just outside of Las Cruces. Las Cruces firefighters assisted Doa Ana County with a resi...
Zoltan Csanyi May 14, 2026

Medical Aircraft Crash in Lincoln County Leaves Four Dead
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Authorities in Lincoln County have confirmed that all four people on board a missing medical aircraft have died after the plane crashed in the Capitan Mountains. According to...
Natassja Leyba May 14, 2026

New Mexico Goatheads Announce Inaugural Home Opener
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Professional hockey is set to arrive in central New Mexico this fall as the New Mexico Goatheads prepare for their first season. The team announced its inaugural home opener ...
Natassja Leyba May 14, 2026

6-mile fire in Socorro County 24% contained
Magdalena, NM(KKOB) - Fire suppression operations in Socorro County have led to a 24% containment of the 6-mile fire. So far the fire has burned just over 340 acres 12 miles SE of Magdalena. Crews ass...
Zoltan Csanyi May 14, 2026

Two separate fatal motorcycle crashes in one day in Albuquerque under APD investigation
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Two separate motorcycle crashes are under investigation by APD. The latest happened Wednesday night around 7:30 p.m. where a motorcycle crashed into a wall at Westside Blvd. a...
Zoltan Csanyi May 14, 2026 photographee.eu / Depositphotos.com

APD investigating Wednesday night shooting death near UNM
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Albuquerque police homicide detective are investigating a shooting which resulted in one man killed Wednesday night near UNM in Southeast Albuquerque. Officers responded to re...
Zoltan Csanyi May 14, 2026 microgen / Depositphotos.com

Bernalillo County DA's office reviewing findings of investigation in fatal crash of BCSO sergeant Michael Schlattman
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Findings from an investigation into a crash that left Bernalillo County Sergeant Michael Schlattman dead in February have been released. Miguel Orlando Perez was traveling at ...
Zoltan Csanyi May 14, 2026
Multiple Deadly Crashes Under Investigation Across Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico - Albuquerque Police are investigating a series of deadly crashes that occurred over a two-day period across the city. The incidents began Tuesday night, when a woman riding an...
Natassja Leyba May 14, 2026

Motorcyclist Killed in West Side Crash, APD Investigating
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened Tuesday evening on the city's West Side. Officers responded around 7:30 p.m. to the intersection o...
Natassja Leyba May 14, 2026









