(PRESS RELEASE) Bernalillo County, nm (KKOB) – The Office of Senior and Social Services continues the Bringing Generations Together Thru Genealogy program with “DNA in Genealogy: Testing, Tools and Techniques,” a six-part series of free online classes for Bernalillo County residents. The classes will be recorded so registrants not available to participate live can view…… MORE
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Cowboys for Trump leader seeks release from Washington jail
Santa Fe, NM (AP) –Defense attorneys for jailed Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin urged a federal judge Wednesday to release the New Mexico county commissioner and gun rights advocate as he awaits trial in Washington in connection with the siege on the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors want Griffin, a resident of Tularosa, held without…… MORE
60,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans approved first week
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) –On Jan. 19, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced that it has approved approximately 60,000 PPP loan applications submitted by nearly 3,000 lenders, for over $5 billion, between the program’s re-opening on Monday, Jan. 11, at 9 a.m. ET through to Sunday, Jan. 17. Last week, the PPP provided dedicated access to community…… MORE
FBI takes Couy Griffin into custody for alleged role in Capitol riots
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) –On the afternoon of January 17, 2021, the U.S. Capitol Police notified the FBI that they had detained Couy Griffin, 47, of Tularosa, N.M. Griffin was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Albuquerque FBI Division for his alleged role in the January 6 Capitol riots. The charge: Knowingly Entering or…… MORE
City Announces Completion of Beautification Project in Taylor Ranch
(PRESS RELEASE) Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Today, City Council President Cynthia D. Borrego joined City of Albuquerque’s Department of Municipal Development (DMD) Director Pat Montoya to announce the completion of new median landscaping on Taylor Ranch Rd. between Calle Norteña and Homestead. A longtime resident of Taylor Ranch, Ms. Carol Goodwin, contacted Council President…… MORE
Nick & Jimmy’s Announces the Return of Free Meals for First Responders
(PRESS RELEASE) Albuquerque, NM (KKOB)–As part of his on-going effort to help his fellow New Mexicans, a dedicated restauranteur is once again providing entire meals to local first responders. Nick Kapnison, proprietor of Nick & Jimmy’s Restaurant, is once again offering free to-go meals at his popular I-25 Corridor establishment. Employees of local police,…… MORE
Fighting the pandemic from the sewers: COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program shows early success
(PRESS RELEASE) Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — In early December, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) launched an innovative wastewater monitoring program to protect New Mexicans from COVID-19 at congregate settings in southern New Mexico. Just a few weeks later, the program prevented a COVID-19 outbreak at a southern New Mexico juvenile justice facility. NMED is applying cutting-edge science to protect…… MORE
Holiday air travel way down
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB)–The Albuquerque Sunport was a much quieter place over the holidays than it usually is. Spokesman Jonathan Small says between December 18th and January 1st, there were around 74,000 incoming and outgoing passengers. That’s down 70% from the previous holiday season. Small tells Newsradio KKOB that it’s hard to say what 2021 will…… MORE
Special Meeting of the Rio Rancho Governing Body on January 5
(PRESS RELEASE) RIO RANCHO, N.M. – The City of Rio Rancho’s Governing Body will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. to consider the approval of a variety of economic development incentives to support the expansion of Nature’s Toolbox (NTx) to Rio Rancho. This will be the second and…… MORE
Homicide unit beefed up
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB)–Interim APD Chief Harold Medina says the department is strengthening the homicide unit with the addition of two detectives, a second sergeant, and more experienced command staff to oversee investigations. The homicide unit now has 12 detective positions and two sergeants to provide oversight and help manage cases. Albuquerque is seeing rising homicide…… MORE
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