Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Japan Marks 80 Years Since Hiroshima Bombing with Silent Prayer
HIROSHIMA, Japan - A silent prayer was held Wednesday morning in Hiroshima to mark 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city during World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Shig...
Natassja Leyba Aug 06, 2025

Four Dead After Medical Plane Crash Near Chinle Airport
CHINLE, Ariz. - Four people were killed Tuesday afternoon when a small medical transport plane crashed near Chinle Airport in northeastern Arizona. According to the Navajo Police Department, the aircr...
Natassja Leyba Aug 06, 2025

Medical plane crash
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The crash of a medical transport plane today near the Arizona and New Mexico border has resulted in the death of all four passengers that were aboard the aircraft. The plane w...
Mike Gaba Aug 05, 2025

More scrutiny for CYFD
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday accuses New Mexico's child welfare agency of failing to protect 5-year-old Xaquie Bynum. She died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a shac...
Mike Gaba Aug 05, 2025

Chavez nabbed at Kansas City airport
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A woman has been arrested for the murder of an Albuquerque man in 2023. Marisa Chavez was arrested by Kansas City International Airport police on Saturday on a warrant. She w...
Mike Gaba Aug 05, 2025

Trujillo aiming for a more rehabilitative model
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --New Mexico state Sen. Linda Trujillo wants to adopt a more rehabilitative model for incarcerating and treating young people who are accused of crimes. Currently, New Mexico ho...
Mike Gaba Aug 05, 2025

Clovis Father Accused in Infant's Death Released on Bond
CLOVIS, N.M. - Chilling testimony was heard Monday during a court hearing for a Clovis man charged in the death of his 5-month-old son. A witness told the court she saw Jared White strangling the baby...
Natassja Leyba Aug 05, 2025

Guliford is a repeat robber
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- An Albuquerque man is facing charges after U.S. attorneys say he was involved in five bank robberies in the past year and a half. Daniel Guliford was linked to the robberies ...
Mike Gaba Aug 04, 2025

Albuquerque City Council to Review Animal Ordinance Amendment
Monday marks the first day back for Albuquerque city councilors, and on the agenda is a proposed amendment to the city's H.E.A.R.T. Ordinance - short for Humane and Ethical Animal Rules and Treatment....
Natassja Leyba Aug 04, 2025

Santa Fe Police Arrest Three in Weekend Burglary Cases
Santa Fe police responded to a series of burglary calls over the weekend, resulting in three arrests. On Saturday morning, officers arrested Monica Diaz at a Speedway station after responding to a rep...
Natassja Leyba Aug 04, 2025