Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Residents in Santa Fe will see their minimum wage salary go up starting March 1st. Santa Fe's living wage will increase to $15.40 beginning March 1st, an increase of 40 cents ...

Buena Vista, NM ( KKOB) - A 16-year old Buena Vista, NM male is in a juvenile detention center charged with second degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a man in Buena Vista which is ...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The City of Albuquerque says bus ridership is up. ABQ RIDE saw an increase of 360-thousand rides in 2025, a five-percent jump from the previous year. Total ridership across a...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A downtown landmark from the 1970s is being repurposed as the former Wells Fargo building becomes the Lomas Tower. The project will turn the structure into affordable apartme...

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The Spaceport America Board has a new face, compliments of Governor Lujan Grisham. The Spaceport continues to serve as a hub for companies like Virgin Galactic, Up Aerospace,...

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Sandia National Laboratories will conduct a controlled explosives test on Thursday, Feb. 26, at its test site on the south end of Kirtland Air Force Base. The testing window ...

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Actor Robert Carradine, known for his roles in Revenge of the Nerds, The Long Riders, and Disney's Lizzie McGuire series, has died at the age of 71, his family announced. Car...

Northbound Coors Bypass is expected to remain closed for several days between Coors Boulevard and Seven Bar Loop as crews work to repair a large water main that ruptured early Tuesday morning. The bre...

The man claiming to be an Uber driver will remain behind bars while awaiting trial. Ruben Dario Gonzalez is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl in Rio Rancho. The girl was...

A trial date of March 24th has been set for Isaiah Brown of Bloomfield after a judge denied a change of venue and an evidence suppression motion. Isaiah Brown was charged with two counts of first degr...