Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — There’s a new direct destination for the Albuquerque Sunport, starting tomorrow. Southwest Airlines begin flights to and from Nashville International, as they announced last year. One-way fares begin at $184, according to the airline. Southwest accounts for half of all the Sunport’s flights. Nashville is now the airline’s 17th direct flight…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — A suspected drug dealer was arrested at an Albuquerque motel, and found with 13-hundred fentanyl pills. APD says Leticia Ramirez was operating out of the Court John Motel on 4th Street Northwest, and had $15-hundred in cash and a gun when she was picked up. She had been under surveillance since…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The most updated draft of UNM’s manual has done away with affirmative action and made some changes to UNM’s sexual assault policy. A spokesperson for the school said they had to make the changes based on the “technical requirements the school must follow with respect to its employment practices” on the…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Tuesday, New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau responded to a shooting at 5 Prairie Hill Road in Las Vegas. Officers found 20-year-old Trevor Szalai deceased at the scene after being shot. 21-year-old Cody Ramone, was found trying to provide aid. He was arrested on charges of second-degree murder. Investigators determined a…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Police say it was likely road rage that led to a fight and deadly shooting in the Walmart parking lot near Coors and I-40 Wednesday evening. APD’s Gilbert Gallegos says one man was killed and 3 others hurt when they were pinned against a truck by a car. One of the…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — 34 year old Devin Wade Wyaco, is facing anywhere from 10 years to life in prison. This after pleading guilty to federal gun charges in connection with the shooting of a cyclist in the outer boundaries of the Zuni Pueblo. The victim was riding a bicycle when Wyaco shot him in…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Rio Rancho High School junior varsity baseball players reportedly urinated in an opponent’s water jug last week. Police have launched an investigation after the incident against La Cueva High. Some of the Bears players drank from the jug, prompting health concerns. Rio Rancho Public Schools say they’ve investigated the report and…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The City of Albuquerque is paying $2.5-million to a man wounded by a police officer as he held a knife to his own neck. The City was facing a lawsuit from Max Mitnick over the June 2020 shooting, and an internal investigation found Officer Jose Ruiz lacked command and control, which…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The start of April means water restrictions are back in place in Bernalillo County. The Water Authority reminds homeowners you can’t use sprinklers or spray irrigation between the hours of 11 AM and 7 PM due to excessive evaporation, meaning it wastes water. Fines can be assessed for violations. On the…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — There will be no release of video or images of the bodies of actor Gene Hackman or his wife, after a judge agreed Monday to some measure of privacy. The elderly couple died of natural causes in their Santa Fe home in February, but national tabloid media has been hounding officials…… MORE
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