Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) — No matter how many times you’ve heard about Balloon Fiesta, nothing really compares to being out on the field. News Radio KKOB’s Haylee Gonzales stepped out this weekend to get a feel for the atmosphere during mass ascension.… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Balloon Fiesta this year has at least 21 foreign countries represented with pilots and crews of many different nationalities participating. One of these is the Lithuanian contingent, making their first appearance in ABQ. NewsRadio KKOB spoke with the members… The crew member on the left is from Lithuania, the crew member in…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Friday the City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department officially re-opened newly resurfaced tennis courts at Wellesley Park. The two courts were resurfaced as part of a $51,740.47 project, which was funded through a combination of state capital outlay funds and City funds. The new Wellesley courts in Nob Hill are now…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A New Mexico dad helped detain a criminal at the State Fair over the weekend. Police say it all started when Mario Maestas tried to steal a purse and wallet from a family waiting in line for food on Saturday. According to a criminal complaint, Maestas hurt the people he tried…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Animal Welfare Department (AWD) and Albuquerque Kennel Kompadres are partnering with Best Friends Animal Society’s National Adoption Weekend, Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18, at the Eastside and Westside shelters, and the Everyday Adoption Center located in the Eubank PetSmart. The adoption fee is waived for all pets. Each…… MORE
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — People have a constitutional right to walk or wade on the streambed of water flowing over privately owned land in New Mexico when they fish or engage in other recreation, the state Supreme Court ruled in an opinion issued today. “We hold that the public has the right to recreate…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Sunday, at approximately 5:00 am the on-call motor team was called out to fatal pedestrian crash located at Central Ave NW and Rio Grande Blvd NW. Through the on-scene investigation it was learned a male pedestrian was walking Eastbound on the North side of Central approaching Rio Grande Blvd. A black…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — In order to help reduce impaired driving-related fatalities in the state New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during July. Authorities believe that these checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Sandia computational scientist and applied mathematician Ray Tuminaro has been named a 2022 Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics for “contributions in iterative linear-solver algorithms and software that address scientific computing applications on large-scale parallel systems.” Sandia National Laboratories computational scientist and mathematician Ray Tuminaro has been named a 2022 Fellow fellow…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The internationally acclaimed Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition, opens Friday, June 10 at the Expo New Mexico Creative Arts Center in Albuquerque, N.M. Presented by the SEE© Global Entertainment family and Fever, the exhibition is a presentation of museum-quality, near-life-size reproductions of one of the world’s greatest artistic achievements. “This exhibition gives visitors a chance…… MORE
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