Category Archives: KKOB Local News
New Mexico Unveils Ambitious Three-Year Broadband Plan to Close Digital Divide
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - High-speed internet could soon reach every corner of New Mexico. The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) has released its Three-Year Statewide Broadband Plan, a roadmap...
Jan 06, 2026
Waterline Replacement Closes Part of Carlisle Boulevard Through February
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Drivers in southeast Albuquerque should expect delays as crews work to replace a 90-year-old steel waterline along Carlisle Boulevard. The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utili...
Jan 06, 2026
Controlled Explosives Test Planned at Sandia Labs Wednesday
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Sandia National Laboratories will conduct a controlled explosives test Wednesday, January 7, at its Thunder Range site on the south end of Kirtland Air Force Base. The test is sche...
Jan 06, 2026
Snow Expected as Winter Storm Moves Into Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque is preparing for its first significant winter storm of the season. A cold front will move in Wednesday night, bringing rain that's expected to turn into snow by T...
Jan 06, 2026
New Mexico Celebrates 114 Years of Statehood
ALBUQUERQUE - Today marks 114 years since New Mexico officially joined the Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912, when President William Howard Taft signed the statehood proclamation. The region ...
Jan 06, 2026
New Mexico Steps In After ACA Tax Credits Expire
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - New Mexico is using state funds to prevent steep health insurance premium hikes after Congress allowed enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits to expire on Dec. 31, 2025....
Jan 06, 2026
APS Expands Clear Backpack Policy to Five Middle Schools
ALBUQUERQUE - Albuquerque Public Schools has expanded its clear backpack policy to five additional middle schools starting today. Wilson, Kennedy, Hayes, Washington, and Cleveland Middle Schools now r...
Jan 06, 2026
Possible Measles Exposure Reported in Albuquerque Linked to Traveler
SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is reporting a possible measles exposure in Albuquerque after a traveler from South Carolina, later diagnosed with measles, spent the night in th...
Jan 06, 2026
Pile Burning Planned on Santa Fe National Forest as Winter Conditions Improve
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Santa Fe National Forest fire managers are preparing for prescribed pile burns this week as snow and precipitation forecast for January 8 may create favorable conditions. The...
Jan 05, 2026
Blake Road at Belmont Drive Closed for Safety During Yearlong Improvement Project
Bernalillo County, N.M. - Bernalillo County has closed the intersection of Blake Road and Belmont Drive SW as part of the yearlong Blake Road Improvement Project, a corridor redesign aimed at reducing...
Jan 05, 2026
