Top Local Stories 2025

Medical plane crash
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --The crash of a medical transport plane today near the Arizona and New Mexico border has resulted in the death of all four passengers that were aboard the aircraft. The plane was on the way to pick up a patient from a nearby hospital when the crash ha...
6h ago

More scrutiny for CYFD
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday accuses New Mexico's child welfare agency of failing to protect 5-year-old Xaquie Bynum. She died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a shack with no heat or running water in March 2024. The lawsuit claims CYFD ign...
7h ago

Chavez nabbed at Kansas City airport
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- A woman has been arrested for the murder of an Albuquerque man in 2023. Marisa Chavez was arrested by Kansas City International Airport police on Saturday on a warrant. She was booked and remains in the Platte County Detention Center. According to N...
7h ago

Trujillo aiming for a more rehabilitative model
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) --New Mexico state Sen. Linda Trujillo wants to adopt a more rehabilitative model for incarcerating and treating young people who are accused of crimes. Currently, New Mexico holds those awaiting trial in four county-run youth detention centers in Albu...
7h ago

Clovis Father Accused in Infant's Death Released on Bond
CLOVIS, N.M. - Chilling testimony was heard Monday during a court hearing for a Clovis man charged in the death of his 5-month-old son. A witness told the court she saw Jared White strangling the baby, identified as Jojo. White was arrested in July after the child was found ...
16h ago

Bedbugs close shelter
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Due to a "severe bedbug infestation", the Santa Fe homeless shelter at 2801 Cerrillos, which formerly housed Pete's Place, will be closed as the facility is thoroughly fumigated. Shelter guests are being housed at an emergency overnight sh...
Aug 04, 2025

Guliford is a repeat robber
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- An Albuquerque man is facing charges after U.S. attorneys say he was involved in five bank robberies in the past year and a half. Daniel Guliford was linked to the robberies at Albuquerque and Rio Rancho banks from Jan of 2024 to July 24th of this y...
Aug 04, 2025

Albuquerque City Council to Review Animal Ordinance Amendment
Monday marks the first day back for Albuquerque city councilors, and on the agenda is a proposed amendment to the city's H.E.A.R.T. Ordinance - short for Humane and Ethical Animal Rules and Treatment. The ordinance regulates the sale of animals and aims to address overpopula...
Aug 04, 2025
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