Category Archives: KKOB Local News

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

Seeking help for Rosanna Breuninger investigation

Seeking help for Rosanna Breuninger investigation

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Crime Stoppers asking for the publics help in finding the driver of a silver car that police believe took 40 year old Rosanna Breuninger from a crash scene to her home. Detectives report on July 22nd, shortly after midnight Breuninger was hit by a vehicle and killed while riding her bicycle…MORE

AAA New Mexico: record-breaking travel volumes expected

AAA New Mexico: record-breaking travel volumes expected

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — AAA New Mexico projects 3.7 million Mountain Region residents will travel will travel 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day weekend, setting a record for the holiday. That is a five percent increase from last year and a three percent jump from the previous record in 2019. On a…MORE

Bernalillo County new body camera technology

Bernalillo County new body camera technology

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Bernalillo County commissioners approved more than $4 million for a new contract for body camera technology provided by Axon Enterprises, which has fulfilled contracts for APD and NMSP. Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen says the Axon technology will provide for live two-way streaming, automatic license plate readers, and tasers. In addition…MORE

ABQ FBI recognize NM Crusaders for Justice

ABQ FBI recognize NM Crusaders for Justice

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — New Mexico Crusaders for Justice have received the 2022 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for supporting families dealing with a loved one taken through gun violence. Raul Bujanda, special agent in charge of the Albuquerque FBI Division, announced the award during a certificate presentation at the local field office on Thursday,…MORE

Governor signs bill to bolster state’s financial stability

Governor signs bill to bolster state’s financial stability

Santa FE, NM (KKOB) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed Senate Bill 26, reinvesting some of the state’s oil and gas windfall in the Severance Tax Permanent Fund and lessening any impacts to the general fund from future volatility in the industry. “This is yet another huge investment in New Mexico’s future,” said…MORE

New Mexicans now have access to affordable small loans

New Mexicans now have access to affordable small loans

Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and U.S. Bank, which together represent approximately one in four bank branches in New Mexico, are now offering affordable small loans to their customers in New Mexico and across the country. As of January 1, 2023, a state law limits annual interest rates on small…MORE

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