Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Vote postponed again
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- They say they need more time. This from the Rio Rancho Governing Body who have postponed a vote on a developer's plan to transform the old Rio Rancho Golf course golf course ...
Mike Gaba Aug 18, 2025

Gathering of Nations to Hold Final Event in 2026 Amid Venue Redevelopment Plans
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - After more than four decades, the Gathering of Nations Powwow-one of the largest Indigenous cultural events in North America-will come to an end in 2026. Organizers announced the d...
Natassja Leyba Aug 18, 2025

Man Found Dead in Vehicle Prompts BCSO Investigation in Los Ranchos
LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office investigation temporarily shut down Chavez Road NW at Rio Grande Boulevard NW on Sunday afternoon. Deputies responded to the are...
Natassja Leyba Aug 18, 2025

BCSO Seeking Public's Help in Locating Suspect in Aggravated Battery and Arson Case
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating Richard Paul Seago Jr., who is wanted on charges of Aggravated Battery and Arson following a viol...
Natassja Leyba Aug 18, 2025 Richard Paul Seago Jr.

APD Arrests Top Burglary Offender on 45 Felony Charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Albuquerque police have arrested Cody Montoya, 41, who was wanted on 45 felony charges tied to a series of burglary cases across the city. Montoya was listed on APD's Top 10 Burgla...
Natassja Leyba Aug 18, 2025 Cody Montoya

APD Investigating Downtown Albuquerque Shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday evening near 5th and Central, close to the KiMo Theatre. According to APD, two people suffered gu...
Natassja Leyba Aug 18, 2025

Child Support Awareness Month festivities
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- August is Child Support Awareness Month - and the state's Child support division will celebrate this Saturday with face painting, food trucks, free school supplies and games....
Mike Gaba Aug 17, 2025

Gurule captured
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Two people were apprehended in Grants yesterday after fleeing from a traffic stop. Grants police say officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle with only one o...
Mike Gaba Aug 15, 2025

High Levels of E. coli Detected in Rio Grande Near Isleta Pueblo
ISLETA PUEBLO, New Mexico - High levels of E. coli have been detected in the Rio Grande near Isleta Pueblo, prompting local officials to issue a warning to the community. According to an executive ord...
Natassja Leyba Aug 15, 2025

Crews Recover Body of Hiker After Fatal Fall in Sandia Mountains
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A hiker has died after falling from Sandia Crest while hiking with family, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the man, believed to be in his 50s, was...
Natassja Leyba Aug 15, 2025