Category Archives: KKOB Local News

ABQ BioPark offers Veterans Day deal

ABQ BioPark offers Veterans Day deal

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The ABQ BioPark is saluting military personnel this Veterans Day with $1 admission on Saturday, November 11. “The ABQ BioPark is pleased to offer this special discount to those who have served this country,” said Allyson Zahm, ABQ BioPark guest experience manager. “This Veterans Day, we express our gratitude to all…MORE

Santa Fe National Forest begins aerial seeding treatments in fire area

Santa Fe National Forest begins aerial seeding treatments in fire area

Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will begin aerial seeding treatments on National Forest System (NFS) lands on November 8, 2023. The project area consists of 11,759 acres on the Pecos/Las Vegas District of the Santa Fe National Forest and on the Camino Real District of the Carson National NF…MORE

NMSP Crime Suppression Unit with significant ABQ drug and firearms arrest

NMSP Crime Suppression Unit with significant ABQ drug and firearms arrest

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — During the first week of November, after a lengthy investigation, the New Mexico State Police Crime Suppression Unit along with the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau identified Rene Rolando Lobos, 32, of Albuquerque to be involved in trafficking large amounts of Fentanyl.  State Police agents located Lobos at the Sandia…MORE

NMSP in Gallup conduct operation to combat retail crime

NMSP in Gallup conduct operation to combat retail crime

Gallup, NM (KKOB) — November 3rd, New Mexico State Police officers in Gallup conducted an operation at the Wal-Mart aimed at preventing retail crime and holding those who are engaged in shoplifting and other retail crimes accountable.   During the operation, State Police officers identified eight individuals engaged in shoplifting.   Three of them were found to…MORE

APS Board invites community to weigh in on next superintendent

APS Board invites community to weigh in on next superintendent

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The search for a new Albuquerque Public Schools superintendent is in full swing, and APS wants to know what qualities community members would like to see in the district’s next leader. The person selected will replace Superintendent Scott Elder, who will be leaving APS when his contract expires on June 30,…MORE

Online Christmas tree permit sales begin Thursday

Online Christmas tree permit sales begin Thursday

Taos, NM (KKOB) — The Carson National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree permits online at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9. Permits will be sold through Recreation.gov and will cost $5 to $15, depending on the size of tree sought. Trees, except bristlecone pines, up to 20 feet may be cut with a permit. “As always,…MORE

Mariachis’s named 2023 Copa de la Diversion Campeons

Mariachis’s named 2023 Copa de la Diversion Campeons

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — At the annual Minor League Baseball Fall Meetings award ceremony, the Albuquerque Isotopes/Mariachis de Nuevo México were named the 2023 Copa de la Diversión Campeón, presented by Nationwide, the team’s third time winning the award. Albuquerque was previously named the Copa de la Diversión Campeón in 2018 and 2019, the first…MORE

Mayor, APD Chief highlight work of Crisis Intervention Unit

Mayor, APD Chief highlight work of Crisis Intervention Unit

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Mayor Tim Keller and APD Chief Harold Medina highlighted the work of APD’s Crisis Intervention Unit to address some of the toughest behavioral health cases on a daily basis. The team of specialized detectives focuses on proactive investigations and casework to assist individuals in the community who may be suffering from…MORE

Route 66 rides again!

Route 66 rides again!

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The City of Albuquerque’s Department of Arts & Culture was just named a recipient of the National Park Service (NPS) Route 66 Corridor Preservation cost-share grant awards.   According to their website, the NPS program “provides grant assistance for eligible historic preservation, research, oral history, interpretative, and educational projects related to…MORE

ENMU celebrates 55th annual Pops Concert

ENMU celebrates 55th annual Pops Concert

Portales, NM (KKOB) — The Eastern New Mexico University Friends of Music welcomes the ENMU community to the 55th annual Pops Concert on Saturday, November 11, at 7 p.m. at the ballroom in the University Campus Union Building. “The concert will feature the talents of the ENMU Swanee Singers performing music from Broadway classics, including…MORE

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