Category Archives: KKOB Local News
Teen gets 22 year sentence for killing 16-year old and dumping body in desert
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - Another teenager involved in the killing of 16-year-old Jesus Quintana Cota has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. Prosecutors say Dominik Marques is one of three teens acc...
Jan 20, 2026
Survey: 65% of doctors in NM are thinking of leaving the state to practice elsewhere
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - 65% of doctors in New Mexico who answered a recent survey, are considering leaving the state to practice medicine elsewhere and of those, 83% said the reason has to do with the p...
Jan 20, 2026 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
No more office overnights for the kids
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Today Governor Lujan Grisham signed an executive order banning the practice of children in state custody sleeping overnight in government offices, which has occurred when no a...
Jan 19, 2026
New Mexico trees are stressed
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- New Mexico forestry officials say tree die-offs surged last year, driven by warm weather, drought, and native insects. The state estimates 209,000 acres of trees died, compar...
Jan 19, 2026
How Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy Continues to Shape New Mexico's Black and Hispanic Communities
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Martin Luther King Jr.'s influence reaches well beyond the places he marched. In New Mexico-a state where Black, Hispanic, Native, and immigrant communities share deep, inter...
Jan 19, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and How New Mexico Celebrates
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed each year on the third Monday in January to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader whose work...
Jan 19, 2026
Timothy Busfield Expected Back in Court Tuesday
Albuquerque, N.M. - Actor and director Timothy Busfield is scheduled to return to court tomorrow as a judge considers whether he will remain in custody while facing child sex abuse charges. Busfield w...
Jan 19, 2026
New Mexico's 2026 Legislative Session Begins Tomorrow
Santa Fe, N.M. - New Mexico lawmakers will convene at the Roundhouse tomorrow as the state's 2026 legislative session officially begins at noon on January 20. The 30day session will focus largely on b...
Jan 19, 2026
Child Sex Abuse Case Gets Conviction
Albuquerque, N.M. - A New Mexico man has been convicted of multiple felony sex crimes involving minors following a New Mexico State Police investigation and a weeklong jury trial. The case began in Fe...
Jan 19, 2026
How Bark Beetles Are Driving New Mexico's Rapid Tree Die-Off
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico is seeing a dramatic surge in tree mortality, and state forestry officials say native bark beetles are at the center of the problem. According to forest health surveys, ...
Jan 19, 2026
