Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Lightning-Caused Wildfires Reported Across Cibola National Forest Following Thunderstorms
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Firefighters are actively responding to several small wildfires ignited by lightning strikes following thunderstorms that moved across portions of the Cibola National Forest and Na...
Jul 29, 2026
EPA Awards More Than $2.1 Million to Pueblo of Isleta, Pueblo de Cochiti for Recycling Projects
NEW MEXICO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded more than $2.1 million to two New Mexico pueblos to expand recycling and waste management programs aimed at reducing landfill use and ...
Jul 29, 2026
Lincoln National Forest Launching Multi-Year Reforestation Effort Following Recent Wildfires
RUIDOSO, N.M. - The Lincoln National Forest is preparing to begin a five-year reforestation project aimed at restoring thousands of acres impacted by the Blue 2 Fire and South Fork Fire. Forest offici...
Jul 29, 2026
New Mexico Extends Deadline for $47 Million Rural Health Grant Program
SANTA FE, N.M. - Rural health care providers and organizations across New Mexico have been given additional time to apply for a share of $47 million in funding aimed at expanding access to health care...
Jul 29, 2026
3 people arrested during Project Jupiter information meeting in Las Cruces
Las Cruces, NM (KKOB) - A public meeting over a Project Jupiter update in Las Cruces, got rowdy Wednesday as three people were arrested and a scuffle broke out between security staff, sheriff's deputi...
Jul 29, 2026
Dozens of people provide public comment on sale of PNM to Blackstone
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Nearly seven hours of public comment took place at the UNM Student Union over the proposed purchase of TXNM Energy, the parent company of PNM, which is also New Mexico's large...
Jul 29, 2026
Robbery suspect arrested after hours long SWAT negotiation in Southwest Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - An Albuquerque man is in jail this morning after his arrest for an armed robbery that happened at a Dollar General on the 4200 block of Central Ave SW who later barricaded him...
Jul 29, 2026
Man arrested in stabbing death of his upstairs neighbor over dripping water to remain in jail
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - The man arrested in a deadly stabbing of his upstairs neighbor over water dripping down to his patio, will remain in jail through the judicial process. Michael Cain is charged...
Jul 29, 2026
Green Chile is in our future
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Stephanie Walker, with New Mexico State University's Extension Plant Sciences Department says, that despite drought, disease and labor challenges, this year's chile crop is l...
Jul 28, 2026
Kids increasingly turning to artificial intelligence
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A new study is shedding light on how children are interacting with artificial intelligence. The survey, conducted by Thorn, found that AI chatbots have become a common tool f...
Jul 28, 2026
