Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Bernalillo County Invites Neighborhood Associations to Apply for Grant Funding
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. - Bernalillo County is inviting recognized neighborhood associations to apply for funding through its Fiscal Year 2027 Neighborhood Grant Program. County officials say the prog...
Apr 30, 2026
New Mexico Marks Law Day, Highlighting the Role of the Rule of Law
SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico is recognizing Law Day on Friday, an annual observance focused on the importance of the rule of law and its role in American society. In a proclamation, New Mexico Supreme ...
Apr 30, 2026
La Luz Trail Named One of the Best Spring Hikes in the U.S.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A popular New Mexico hiking destination is earning national recognition just as spring hiking season begins. La Luz Trail in the Sandia Mountains has been ranked the 10th best spri...
Apr 30, 2026
English for truck drivers is essential
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Luz Rivera, director of El Paso Texas Trucking School, has responded to allegations from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that the school provided inadequate commercial drive...
Apr 29, 2026
Mummified remains identified
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Mummified human remains that were found in 2023 have finally been identified. They were discovered between two walls inside a building Highway 70 by construction workers in R...
Apr 29, 2026
UNM Names Finalists for Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The University of New Mexico has announced three finalists in its search for the next Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. The finalists were selected followi...
Apr 29, 2026
State suspending food inspections across New Mexico decision based on lack of funding
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - Food safety inspections across New Mexico have been suspended due to a lack of funding. The state Environment Department's Health Division says routine inspections of restaurants...
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Judge orders pause in state's universal child care program state has 30-days to respond
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - A state judge on Tuesday ordered Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's administration to pause New Mexico's free, universal childcare program or present an argument for why the program s...
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Mother arrested in Taos for death of 6-year old daughter- cocaine and fentanyl found in the home
Taos, NM (KKOB) - An investigation underway in Taos County for the death of a six-year-old girl who according to sheriff's investigators, died inside the home where various drugs were found throughout...
Apr 29, 2026
APD investigating fatal motorcycle crash
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - An investigation is now underway by Albuquerque Police into a fatal traffic accident that happend Tuesday night in Southeast Albuquerque, The accident involved a motorcycle an...
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