Category Archives: KKOB Local News
New Mexico Unemployment Falls to 4.2% as Health Care and Construction Drive Job Growth
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - New Mexico's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in November 2025, down from 4.4 percent a year earlier. In contrast, the national unemployment rate ...
Jan 07, 2026
New Mexico Lawmakers Push Bills to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Artificial intelligence is now a present reality, and New Mexico lawmakers are taking steps to regulate its use. Representative Christine Chandler has introduced House Bill 2...
Jan 07, 2026
Chrissy Baines Named Albuquerque Isotopes General Manager, Making History
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - The Albuquerque Isotopes have announced Chrissy Baines as their new general manager, marking a historic milestone. Baines becomes the first female GM in Albuquerque professio...
Jan 07, 2026
New Mexico Keeps Full Childhood Vaccine Recommendations Despite Federal Rollback
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - The New Mexico Department of Health will maintain its full childhood vaccination recommendations, even as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reduces the number ...
Jan 07, 2026
Winter Storm Safety Guide for New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - As a winter storm heads into New Mexico, here's how to prepare and stay safe on the road, at home, and with your pets. Driving Safety Vehicle inspection: Keep your gas tank f...
Jan 07, 2026
Police charge man suspected in Ruidoso jewelry store burglary during wildfires
Ruidoso, NM (KKOB) - A Ruidoso Downs man who is currently in jail, has now been charged with a jewelry store burglary in Ruidoso during the 2024 wildfires. New Mexico State Police, were investigating ...
Jan 07, 2026
AFR fire crews battle early morning warehouse fire
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB)- A large warehouse fire near I-40 and 6th Street kept roads closed and firefighters busy for hours this morning. Albuquerque Fire Rescue says crews arrived around 3:30 a.m. to f...
Jan 07, 2026
Literacy Center Coming to Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --New Mexico's first Literacy Center is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2026. The $30 million dollar project is geared toward boosting literacy for people of all ages in...
Jan 07, 2026 phodopus / Depositphotos.com
Another republican enters the race for Governor
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Another candidate for new mexico governor has thown his hat in the ring. Republican Jim Ellison, a former commissioner of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, Ellison...
Jan 06, 2026
Bad "kissing"
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The University of Texas at El Paso researchers discovered "unusually" high levels of the Chagas disease parasite found in bugs near homes and natural areas along the U.S.-Mex...
Jan 06, 2026
