Category Archives: The Good News File

The Good News File: Project Grub

The Good News File: Project Grub

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) – When kids at Albuquerque’s La Cueva High School came back to class after COVID they, like students across the state, had access to the government-implemented free lunch program. However, in a school with less financial need than others, many healthier options included in the lunches, like oranges, broccoli, and carrots, were…MORE

The Good News File: Gorillas on the line

The Good News File: Gorillas on the line

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) — In 2023, the number of global smartphone users is estimated at 6.8 billion people. Many have been using cellular devices for over a decade, leaving billions more retired iPhones, flip phones, and droids to collect dust in closets around the world. But the ABQ BioPark says there is something even more…MORE

The Good News File: Grow your lettuce and eat it too

The Good News File: Grow your lettuce and eat it too

Tijeras, N.M. (KKOB) — Roosevelt Middle Schoolers are celebrating the fifth anniversary of a special project teaching them the ways of futuristic farming. It’s all thanks to science teacher Steve Mcguinness and his Smart Farm. The journey began in 2017 when Mcguinness was teaching at Manzano High School in Albuquerque. He asked his class a…MORE

The Good News File: Access Granted

The Good News File: Access Granted

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) — As we age, many of us need help from mobility aids like wheelchairs and walkers. This fact of life leaves hundreds of New Mexicans with a significant problem, lack of easy access to their homes. In this week’s Good News File, we learn about one nonprofit working towards a solution. Greg…MORE

The Good News File: New kicks, sharp minds

The Good News File: New kicks, sharp minds

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) – This fall, Julia Fitzsimmons, a Community School Coordinator at Lowell Elementary school, noticed that one of her students was not playing with the rest of the kids at recess. “He was having a hard time with his shoes, they were worn out to the point that he was limping from the…MORE

The Good News File: A sweet donation

The Good News File: A sweet donation

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) – This Thanksgiving, 82 Albuquerque families will gather with loved ones, creating memories around holiday treats they may not have had access to without a generous new initiative. Early next week, pies, cakes, and festive yule logs will be carefully crafted by 47 local bakers, then donated to Albuquerque’s first-ever Thanksgiving Match-Up.…MORE

The Good News File: Wings for LIFE

The Good News File: Wings for LIFE

Albuquerque, N.M. (KKOB) — For the last 27 years, Ann Edenfieldsweet has devoted her life to helping families of incarcerated people – and those behind bars themselves – live a better life. “Our mission is transforming lives to break that generational cycle of incarceration,” she said. Edenfieldsweet founded the nonprofit Wings for Life International after…MORE

The Good News File: A labor of love

The Good News File: A labor of love

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — For many, summertime in Albuquerque means time spent by the Bosque: kayaking, floating, or simply enjoying the river’s edge. But imagine sitting the on banks of a dry river bed. Cottonwoods blowing in the hot breeze, with no water to help local families cool off. Now, picture the death of those cottonwoods…MORE

The Good News File: Coffee, Music, & Community

The Good News File: Coffee, Music, & Community

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – Many of us orchestrate our mornings to the tune of caffeine, but this spring, a local cafe is orchestrating its employees around music. Every other month independent coffee shop, Rust is Gold, off Eubank and Comanche, allows one of their baristas to craft a drink for which a portion of the…MORE

The Good News File: People need smiles

The Good News File: People need smiles

(Albuquerque, N.M.) – KKOB Jesus Padilla is a high school senior in Albuquerque. He’s the kind of student whose smile brightens the whole room. But it’s more than just his charm that got him recognized as Rio Grande High School’s 2022 Selfless Senior. Jesus has a deeply compassionate heart and a drive to make the…MORE

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