A two-year-old Dona Ana County boy, Ethan Jacquez, is back with his parental grandparent after being taken from their home near Las Cruces Monday afternoon, allegedly by his 23-year-old father. An Amber Alert was issued and the boy was returned unharmed Monday night. Now the feds are helping Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Deputies locate his…… MORE
Albuquerque Church Gutted by Fire
A small downtown Albuquerque church is engulfed in flames Monday night and the fire has left the city’s African American community stunned. The Joy Light Church of God in Christ located on Santa Fe Avenue near Broadway and Cesar Chavez has a long civil rights history of significance, dating back to the 1950’s. Firefighters managed…… MORE
Group Opposes Re-instating NM Food Tax
State lawmakers will face a huge money issue when they convene in Santa Fe later this month. And one possible solution may be an attempt to reinstate the Food Tax. Bad idea, says Fred Nathan with Think New Mexico. He says every time New Mexico has a budget crunch, there’s an effort to re-impose the…… MORE
NM Legislature to Get Another Marijuana Measure
There will be another attempt to legalize recreational marijuana when state lawmakers meet in Santa Fe next month. Representative Bill McCamley’s proposal has failed in the last two sessions. He tells News Radio KKOB most New Mexicans favor legalization and it’s inevitable that it will happen one day. He says the question is whether the…… MORE
Public Swearing-in for New Bernalillo County DA
The private ceremony was Sunday. Now, the public swearing-in ceremony for Bernalillo County’s new District Attorney is being held Tuesday. Raul Torrez ran unopposed for the DA’s job- replacing Kari Brandenburg, who held the position for 16 years. Torrez comes to the DA’s office with experience as a former assistant US Attorney, Assistance Attorney General,…… MORE
Hiker Rescued in Sandias
No serious injuries for a hiker who had to be rescued after getting trapped near Sandia Crest. It happened Monday afternoon. The man got trapped in a ravine but was brought out by rescuers, the taken to the hospital. Rescuers had to deal with cold temps and snow from recent storms.… MORE
Sandia Ski Area Fully Open
There’s snow in the Sandia Mountains…enough to benefit Sandia Ski Area. Six inches have fallen there in the past three days. It led to Lift 1, which takes you to the top, being opened for the first time this season. Brian Coon with Sandia Ski tells KOB- TV the recent snow has enabled them to…… MORE
Tree Recycling Free Through Mid January
The City of Albuquerque Solid Waste Department, Parks and Rec and PNM are teaming up to provide free tree recycling. The trees will be ground into mulch, mulch you’ll be able to pick up for use around your home. There’s a limit of five trees per resident. When it comes to the lights, don’t put…… MORE
Tripp Out as Speaker
Not only will Don Tripp of Socorro lose his House Speaker position when state lawmakers convene next month, he won’t be in the legislature at all. Tripp tells News Radio KKOB he’ll resign his seat after passing the gavel over to the new Democratic House Speaker on day-one of the session. Tripp was Speaker the…… MORE
Deadly Stabbing in Duke City
Albuquerque Police are investigating an apparent homicide. Officers were sent to the area of Lomas and Broadway around 6 Wednesday morning after getting reports of a body in the roadway. Initially, it was thought the person had been shot, but further investigation determined the victim was stabbed to death. Police had the area closed-off and…… MORE
