Category Archives: KKOB Local News

BREAKING: Jury convicts shooter in Las Cruces Young Park mass shooting
Las Cruces, NM (KKOB)- A Las Cruces jury has found one of the four suspects of a mass shooting that killed three people and injured 15 others guilty of murder. Tomas Rivas was found guilty on all thre...
Zoltan Csanyi Feb 16, 2026

Roswell Officer Involved Shooting
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --An officer involved shooting in Roswell left a man dead in the early morning hours Saturday morning. Roswell Police officers were called to a domestic disturbance situation in...
Mike Gaba Feb 16, 2026

NMDOT Issues Travel Advisory
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --A travel advisory in southern NM has been issued by NMDOT for Tuesday through Friday due to expected high winds in the area. With the high winds blowing dust is expected to si...
Mike Gaba Feb 16, 2026

Fire Restrictions for Village of Ruidoso
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Level 1 fire restrictions have been imposed on the Village of Ruidoso as officials respond to elevated fire danger restrictions. A briefing held on Saturday highlighted Level ...
Mike Gaba Feb 16, 2026

NMHU Looking For $
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --NM Highlands University is hoping to upgrade its sports facilities at their Las Vegas campus by securing $80 million from the legislature in the final days of the session. NMH...
Mike Gaba Feb 16, 2026

Xcel Energy Warning Customers Possible Outage
Xcel Energy is warning customers that a Public Safety Power Shutoff may be necessary Tuesday beginning about 8am due to the expected high winds in the area. Unseasonably warm, dry conditions, low humi...
Mike Gaba Feb 16, 2026

Man arrested after barricading inside residence in Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) A 37-year old Santa Fe man was arrested after and hours long situation in Santa Fe which required the intervention of the police SWAT Team. This morning at approximately 5:40 am, t...
Zoltan Csanyi Feb 14, 2026

House passes HB 99 Medical Malpractice Bill now goes to Senate
Santa Fe, NM(KKOB) - The state's House of Representatives today passed the a bill that would hopefully contribute in reducing medical malpractice claims as well as help to stop the loss of physicians ...
Zoltan Csanyi Feb 14, 2026

Valenzuela-Greene Jr. gets 35 years
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Today Judge Brett Loveless sentenced 27-year-old Gabriel Valenzuela-Greene Jr. to 35 years in prison. In March 2024 Valenzuela-Greene Jr. shot two people who were doing drugs...
Mike Gaba Feb 13, 2026

Flight restrictions over southern New Mexico lifted by FAA
Santa Teresa, NM (KKOB) - A 2-thousand square mile air travel restriction imposed by the FAA on southern New Mexico including the Santa Teresa Airport was finally lifted Thursday night, according to o...
Zoltan Csanyi Feb 13, 2026








