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Mother battles lobbyist over new prescription drug law
Posted at: 02/05/2012 11:13 PM By: Eddie Garcia, KOB Eyewitness News 4 An Albuquerque mother is pushing a bill in the New Mexico Legislature to limit prescription pain medication, but she said...


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Albuquerque burrito bandits arrested over the weekend
Posted at: 02/05/2012 11:08 PM By: Shaun Griswold, KOB.com Two men spent their Super Bowl weekend in jail because of a dispute over a stolen burrito. The Albuquerque Police Department said...
Albuquerque company tracked Super Bowl ad popularity
Posted at: 02/05/2012 11:04 PM By: Marissa Torres, KOB Eyewitness News 4 For some people the Super Bowl is all about the commercials, and this year companies spent millions of dollars on 30...
Exclusive interview with UNM head football coach Bob Davie
Bob Davie holds the future of the UNM football program on his shoulders. KOB Eyewitness News 4 Sports Director J.P. Murietta sat down with Davie to talk about the new direction for the football...
Man dies after shots fired and crash in Las Cruces
The Associated PressLAS CRUCES - Las Cruces police say a man is dead after a rollover accident that may be connected to gunshots that were reported in the area just before the crash.The name of the...
TRAC technology donated to New Mexico school
Maj. Patrick Workman, right, a TRAC White Sands senior military analyst,signs over 26 tablet laptop computers to Wendi Hammond, left, principal ofSonoma Elementary School in the school's lobby...
International researcher studies health care issues at NMSU
Although the health care system in the U.S. may be imperfect, an international researcher is collaborating with colleagues at New Mexico State University to study what practices are successful in...
Urlacher Reflects On NFL Career, Loss Of Mother
This year has been a roller coaster for NFL superstar Brian Urlacher.On the field, the former Lovington Wildcat earned another Pro Bowl appearance, but he also suffered a scary knee injury in the...
Local Bakery Closes After 28 Years
TLC sold baked goods out of its store front and supplied grocery stores and restaurants around New Mexico for almost three decades.Now, the Albuquerque bakery has closed its doors.For 28 years,...
Group protests pastor's remarks on gays
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Protesters stood outside of an Albuquerque church Sunday, upset at the pastor for making remarks about gay people serving in public...
Accused mom drove drunk with kid in car
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Sheriff's deputies say a woman was driving drunk with her 2-year-old daughter in the back seat. Sheri Dobias, 29, bonded out of jail...
Featured Music of the Week: Albuquerque Youth Symphony
The Albuquerque Youth Symphony is the premier orchestra of the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program. Gabriel Gordon was hired to conduct our top orchestra following a national search in 2007....
Band of the Week: Asper Kourt
Don’t let their young age fool you, Asper Kourt turns out tunes and draws in fans with the experience of any seasoned indie act. Call us scene teens, but we’re just suckers for a garage...
Document states U.S. Air Force found three UFOs in New Mexico
This Monday, the FBI published a document that apparently proves the capture of UFOs in the famous Roswell, New Mexico. According to the document, dated March 29, 1950, an investigator for the U.S....
Rider Dies In Motorcycle Crash
A man riding a motorcycle in northeast Albuquerque died in a crash Saturday night after witnesses said he ran a red light and hit the rear end of a pickup truck.Police said that Brian MacGillivary,...
Ghost town to reopen, murder unsolved
STEINS, N.M. (AP) - Seven months after 68-year-old Larry Link was gunned down in the dusty expanse of the ghost town he owned and where he once hosted tourists, his murder remains unsolved....
Fire Official: 3 Dead In Home Explosion
Two children and another person were killed early Sunday afternoon in an explosion at the Washington state home of Josh Powell, whose wife went missing more than two years ago, a local fire official...
One dead in overnight double shooting
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Albuquerque police say they arrested a known gang member after a shooting that left a man dead and a woman wounded. Police spokesman Sgt. Ferris Simmons says officers responding to...
Police officer involved in car crash
Police say the officer was heading south on Louisiana Boulevard, through the intersection at Lomas Boulevard when a woman headed northbound crashed into...
Man dies in motorcycle crash
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Police are investigating a motorcycle crash that left one person dead Saturday. It happened Saturday evening at Grand and...
Archbishop criticizes health mandate
SANTA FE (KRQE) - A new federal health insurance mandate is making waves in Santa Fe especially with Archbishop Michael Sheehan. In a statement Sheehan criticizes the U.S. Department of Health and...
'Operation Hot Spot' nabs child abuser
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Federal, county and local law enforcement officers are cleaning up Albuquerque's crime one street at a time. Friday night they started with Central Ave. It's part of...
Red tape leaves dogs in the cold
Bernalillo County Animal Control says they went to the labs twice in one week, and after two failed attempts to lure the dogs out, they're planning to try again on February 6th, leaving the...
New Mexico Celebrates Pueblo Centennial
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is celebrating the centennial of New Mexico's statehood with an exhibit Saturday.IPCC Executive Director Ron Soliman said the exhibit showcases the 100 years of...
'2 + 2' Art Exhibition
Ann Sullivan-McKean is the Art Department Chair at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs.
Her works have been exhibited in solo and invitational shows as well as national and juried...
ABQ RIDE Achieves its Greatest Ever Ridership for a Calendar Year
More people took ABQ RIDE during calendar year 2011 than in any other year in Albuquerque’s public transportation history.  And for the first time ever, ridership from January through...
NMSU's Living Learning Communities integrate academics and social lives of students
By Tonya Suther/suther@nmu.edu LAS CRUCES - Parents might say that partying and school do not mix, but at New Mexico State University, a program that allows students to combine their social and...
Police Investigate Homicide In Albuquerque
Police were investigating a fatal shooting inside an apartment in northeast Albuquerque on Saturday.The incident happened near Lomas Boulevard and Pennsylvania Street.Authorities with the Albuquerque...
Parents accused of selling heroin while kids waited in a car
Posted at: 02/04/2012 8:34 PM By: Shaun Griswold, KOB.com Two people were arrested after the Albuquerque Police Department said the couple sold heroin while their kids waited in the car. APD...
San Ildefonso Pueblo Head Start kids play in bare bones playground
Posted at: 02/04/2012 8:03 PM | Updated at: 02/04/2012 9:36 PM By: Shaun Griswold, KOB.com A teacher at a San Ildefonso Pueblo school said students have a bare playground in a sad condition. ...
Alleged sex offender wanted in NJ arrested in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES - Authorities say an alleged sex offender wanted in New Jersey has been arrested in New Mexico. U.S. Border Patrol officials say 51-year-old Jose Francisco Jimenez will be extradited to...
Carnuel residents demand clean drinking water
Posted at: 02/04/2012 6:51 PM By: Eddie Garcia, KOB Eyewitness News 4 People in Carnuel, N.M. are protesting dangerous water in their community. They say the U.S. government isn't doing...
The Lion King tickets on sale for Popejoy performances
Posted at: 02/04/2012 6:48 PM By: Heather Mills, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Forget Super Bowl madness, people in Albuquerque went wild Saturday morning to get their hands on tickets for...
New Bill Increases Penalties For Child Abusers
New legislation debated Saturday in the state House of Representatives will make for more prison time for first-time and repeat child abusers.House Bill 183 would increase a first-time offense from a...