WATER CONSUMPTION IS WAY UP THIS SUMMER IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. WATER CONSERVATION OFFICER KATHERINE YUHAS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE METRO HASN’T GOTTEN MUCH RAIN. AND THERE’S ANOTHER REASON FOR THE UPTICK IN WATER USAGE . THE HIGH HEAT ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO HIGHER USAGE. YUHAS SAYS THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DAYS IN…… MORE
New Rules for Big Rigs
MANY TRUCKING COMPANIES ALREADY DO IT…BUT THE FEDERAL GOVT WANTS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL NEWLY MADE BIG RIGS HAVE ELECTRONIC SPEED LIMITERS INSTALLED. JOHNNY JOHNSON, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE NEW MEXICO TRUCKING ASSOCIATION, SAYS HE AGREES WITH THE MOVE…BUT THE CAP SHOULDN’T BE SET TOO LOW. HE SAYS WHENEVER YOUR RESTRICT THE…… MORE
Pets of the Week | Sep 3
We had a very successful adoption event last weekend and the KKOB featured dog Lena was adopted! We still have lots of great pets needing homes. A long weekend is a perfect time to bring a new family member home… extra time to acclimate to home and family & work on training. You’ll need to…… MORE
Use a Designated Driver this Weekend
THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND CAN BE A DANGEROUS ONE FOR MOTORISTS. NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TOM CHURCH SAYS IT SEEMS THERE ARE MORE ACCIDENTS OVER THIS THREE DAY PERIOD. STATE POLICE AND OTHER AGENCIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S “DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER”…… MORE
No “Code of Silence” Evidence in Former Cops’ Trial
WHEN FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ GO ON TRIAL LATER THIS MONTH, THE PROSECUTION WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE OF THE ALLEGED POLICE “CODE OF SILENCE.” PEREZ AND SANDY ARE ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN HOMELESS CAMPER JAMES BOYD IN THE SANDIA FOOTHILLS IN MARCH 2014. …… MORE
Clovis Police Cuff Cop Shooter
A MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND WOUNDING A CLOVIS POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN ARRESTED. 34 YEAR OLD ANTHONY BACA IS BEING HELD ON 120-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT OFFICER CHRIS CARON ON MONDAY NIGHT WHEN CARON STOPPED HIM FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION WHILE HE WAS ON A BICYCLE. THE OFFICER…… MORE
APD Officer Justified in Shooting Suspect
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS APD OFFICER LOU GOLSON WAS JUSTIFIED WHEN HE FIRED SHOTS AT A SUSPECT IN JANUARY OF 2015. OF COURSE, GOLSON HAD ALREADY BEEN SHOT SEVERAL TIMES BY CHRISTOPHER COOK FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP. IN A LETTER TO POLICE CHIEF GORDEN EDEN, D-A KARI BRANDENBURG SAYS…… MORE
Cop Impersonator Cuts a Deal
A MAN WHO WAS ON NEW MEXICO’S MOST WANTED LIST MAKES A PLEA DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS, AND WILL SERVE AT LEAST TEN YEARS IN PRISON. SHANE GARCIA WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE AND AN ACCOMPLICE WERE CAUGHT ON VIDEO BREAKING INTO A HOME, CLAIMING TO BE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS SERVING A WARRANT. …… MORE
Scammers Pose as PNM; Target NM Businesses
SCAMMERS ARE BACK … AND THEY’RE NOW TARGETING NEW MEXICO BUSINESSES. JAMES HALLINAN WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS THIS TIME THEY CLAIM TO BE WITH PNM. THEY THREATEN TO TURN OFF THE COMPANY’S POWER IF THEY DON’T SEND MONEY. HALLINAN SAYS THAT’S SOMETHING THAT CAN ESPECIALLY UNDO HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.. …… MORE
NM Confirms Third Human Plague Case This Year
AN ALBUQUERQUE AREA MAN IS RECOVERING AFTER CONTRACTING THE PLAGUE. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS IT’S BELIEVED THAT THE MAN GOT SICK AFTER BEING BITTEN BY A PRAIRIE DOG IN SANTA FE COUNTY. IT’S THE THIRD CASE OF HUMAN PLAGUE IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR. TO AVOID THE PLAGUE, HEALTH…… MORE
