Category Archives: KKOB Local News
What to do with the Soldiers Memorial?
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The subject of ongoing debate, the Soldiers Memorial obelisk in Santa Fe, continues to stir up controversy. It was torn down by protesters in 2020 due to language offensive to...
Aug 14, 2026
Chaco water threatened
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Melissa Troutman, a climate and health advocate with WildEarth Guardians, spoke before legislators on the interim Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee in Los Alamos ...
Aug 14, 2026
Guilty on All Counts: Sheryl Williams Stapleton Convicted in Federal Corruption Trial
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A federal jury has found former New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton guilty on all 37 counts in a public corruption case centered on Albuquerque Public School...
Aug 14, 2026
New Mexico could benefit soon from Super "El Niño"
Miami, Fl (KKOB) - El Nio is strengthening, with a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event or Super El Nio during the fall and winter 2026-27 in the Northern Hemisphere and it could become the ...
Aug 14, 2026 Courtesy: National Weather Service
City of Albuquerque launches website promoting city-owned properties available for sale or lease
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - The City of Albuquerque has launched a new online portal that lists nearly 200 city-owned properties available for sale or lease, including vacant lots and other parcels that ...
Aug 14, 2026
U.S and Mexico hold large scale show of force exercise along the border
El Paso, TX (KKOB) - In July, the State Department added the cartel known as "La Linea", remnants of the old Juarez Cartel, to the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations that includes the Sinaloa and...
Aug 14, 2026
Pedestrian killed in traffic crash on South Broadway in Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies are on the scene of a fatal accident on South Broadway or Highway 47 where a pedestrian was killed. BCSO reports that Broadway is shutdown...
Aug 14, 2026 Courtesy: KOAT
Spiritual cleansing of Zorro Ranch
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The owners of Jeffrey Epstein's former New Mexico ranch say they took an unusual step after purchasing the property. According to Devin Huffines, the family arranged for an e...
Aug 13, 2026
Measles count is now 18
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A new measles case has been confirmed in Eddy County, pushing New Mexico's total number of cases this year to 18. According to the New Mexico Department of Health, the patien...
Aug 13, 2026 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Man bitten by bear in Cedar Crest and two other bears caught in Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Cedar Crest, NM (KKOB) - An East Mountain resident is recovering after being bit by a bear on Wednesday in the Cedar Crest area while he was walking his dog. The NM Department of Wildlife says the man...
Aug 13, 2026 Courtesy: City of Santa Fe
