Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Santa Fe County Spelling Bee Returns January 23 - Will It Bee Another 22-Round Showdown?
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - Word warriors are buzzing back to the stage for a spelling showdown that promises to bee unforgettable. Santa Fe's top spellers are gearing up for a battle of words that could l...
Jan 14, 2026
Man who was using AI to make child porn images, arrested
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Every day we seem to learn about yet another criminal way people are using AI. Now we have a local example, as an Albuquerque man is in jail for using AI to edit pictures of c...
Jan 14, 2026
BCSO deputy arrested for DWI in Colorado
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - A Bernalillo County Sherriff's deputy is on leave without pay for his arrest on DWI charges in November of last year in Colorado. Deputy Lorenzo Herrera who is assigned to the...
Jan 14, 2026
No Valentine's Day Mega Wedding at Metro Court This Year
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - If you were planning to say "I do" at Bernalillo County Metro Court's annual Valentine's Day mega marriage event, you'll need to make other plans. The courthouse says the tra...
Jan 14, 2026 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com
Meta expanding its Los Lunas footprint
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Meta has purchased a 474-acre parcel next to its existing data center in Los Lunas, closing the deal in late December. The acquisition was brokered by CBRE and connects to a ...
Jan 13, 2026
Rio Grande turtle threatened
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A conservation group is suing the Trump administration over endangered species protections for the Rio Grande cooter, a freshwater turtle found in the Pecos and Rio Grande wa...
Jan 13, 2026
Gonzales gets a life sentence
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A Taos man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2019 killings of two members of Taos Pueblo. Federal prosecutors say 39-year-old Joshua Gonzales was convicted of...
Jan 13, 2026
APD Releases Details on December Officer-Involved Shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Albuquerque police have released new details about a December shootout involving an auto theft suspect and an officer. Investigators say Officer Michael Golden was struck by gunfir...
Jan 13, 2026
Actor Timothy Busfield Surrenders on Child Sex Charges in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Actor and director Timothy Busfield, known for roles in Thirtysomething and The West Wing, surrendered to Albuquerque authorities Monday after an arrest warrant was issued last wee...
Jan 13, 2026
Taos man sentenced for 2019 double murder of Taos Pueblo men
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - A Taos man is sentenced to life in prison for the June 2019 killings of two members of the Taos Pueblo. In a press release from the U.S Attorney's Office for New Mexico, Joshu...
Jan 13, 2026
