Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Serenade @ Park Central
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Groundbreaking took place today (THUR) at the San Mateo Towers at San Mateo and Central. Serenade @ Park Central a 110-unit mixed income housing community with 41 units dedica...
Jan 08, 2026
Former Lincoln County Commissioner named to fill vacant Senate District 33 seat
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed former Lincoln County Commissioner Rex Wilson to represent Senate District 33, filling the seat left vacant by the resignation of Ni...
Jan 08, 2026
FBI looking for suspect in westside bank robbery
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - New information today about a bank robbery that happened last year on December 29th in west Albuquerque. The FBI and Albuquerque Police Department are asking for the public's ...
Jan 08, 2026
8 arrested in Valencia County drug trafficking operation
Belen, NM (KKOB) - A joint law enforcement operation in Valencia County has resulted with the arrest of 8 people in Belen in connection with a drug trafficking operation. The Valencia County Sheriff's...
Jan 08, 2026
HAPPENING NOW: Westbound I-40 closed near Tijeras due to pedestrian fatality
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB)- Westbound Interstate 40 near mile marker 176 in the Tijeras area is shutdown due to a pedestrian fatality. According to BCSO, deputies were sent to that location in reference t...
Jan 08, 2026
Pueblo funding
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Over $616,00 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been awarded to two New Mexico tribes. The monies for the Pueblo of Tesuque and the Pueblo of Taos co...
Jan 07, 2026
State Police Seek Help in Fatal Hit-and-Run Near Farmington
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - New Mexico State Police are asking for the public's help in a fatal hit-and-run investigation near Farmington. On January 2, 2026, around 1:47 a.m., officers responded to a c...
Jan 07, 2026
First Female GM to Head Isotopes
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The Albuquerque Isotopes announced today (Wed) a new General Manager and the first female to head a professional baseball organization in Albuquerque. Chrissy Baines assumes t...
Jan 07, 2026
Isotopes GM Stepping Down
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --It's a new year and a new general manager for the Albuquerque Isotopes. John Traub announced today that he is stepping down from the day to day operations of the Isotopes and ...
Jan 07, 2026
Sandia Researchers Show Brain-Inspired Computers Can Solve Complex Math
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Sandia National Laboratories scientists have demonstrated that neuromorphic computers-systems designed to mimic the human brain-can do far more than recognize patterns. A new...
Jan 07, 2026
