Category Archives: KKOB Local News
School Bus Slides Off Road in Northeast Heights
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A school bus accident in Albuquerque's Northeast Heights ended without injuries Thursday morning after the vehicle slid off the roadway and came to rest on a steep embankment. Acco...
Jan 08, 2026 Photo Credit BCFR
BREAKING NEWS: Shelter-in-Place Issued in Santa Fe After Report of Armed Person
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Santa Fe Police issued a shelter-in-place Thursday afternoon for residents near St. Francis Drive between NM599 and Alamo Drive. Police are investigating reports of an armed ...
Jan 08, 2026
Happening Now: Santa Fe Police report possibe armed gunman in area of St. Francis Rd
Santa Fe police are reporting all lanes of St. Francis Dr. between NM599 & Alamo Dr. are closed due to police activity. People in the closure area need to shelter indoors. A large police presence ...
Jan 08, 2026
Second Winter Storm Targets New Mexico: More Snow, Rain, and Wind on the Way
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - As if one storm wasn't enough, New Mexico is bracing for round two. After yesterday's system soaked communities and dropped up to six inches of snow in the mountains, another...
Jan 08, 2026
New Mexico Distributes $820,000 to Keep Homeless Residents Warm
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - As temperatures drop across New Mexico, the state is stepping in to help those without shelter. More than $820,000 in emergency funding is going to shelters and service provi...
Jan 08, 2026
Gas Prices in New Mexico Edge Up Slightly
Albuquerque, NM - Drivers across New Mexico are paying a little more at the pump this week. According to AAA New Mexico's Weekend Gas Watch, the statewide average for regular unleaded is $2.64 per gal...
Jan 08, 2026
Taxing Issue
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Property tax issues in Valencia county continue to plague homeowners and several residents showed up to a Valencia county commission meeting Wednesday night to voice their con...
Jan 08, 2026
Serenade @ Park Central
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --Groundbreaking took place today (THUR) at the San Mateo Towers at San Mateo and Central. Serenade @ Park Central a 110-unit mixed income housing community with 41 units dedica...
Jan 08, 2026
Former Lincoln County Commissioner named to fill vacant Senate District 33 seat
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed former Lincoln County Commissioner Rex Wilson to represent Senate District 33, filling the seat left vacant by the resignation of Ni...
Jan 08, 2026
FBI looking for suspect in westside bank robbery
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) - New information today about a bank robbery that happened last year on December 29th in west Albuquerque. The FBI and Albuquerque Police Department are asking for the public's ...
Jan 08, 2026
