Alika Medina

2 weeks ago | kob.com | Alika Medina

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Camp Enchantment offers a time for children and counselors to step away from their everyday battles. Hayley Valencia, a counselor at Camp Enchantment, says she has never been to camp or even cared about it. But she says Camp Enchantment is different, not just by what they do, but by how they are able to connect. “I mean, a kid the other day, oh, he’s actually a counselor now, he basically said camp is like heaven, and I can’t explain it anything better,” said Valencia.

2 weeks ago | kob.com | Alika Medina

A University of New Mexico student is heading to Oxford with a fully funded postgraduate award. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A University of New Mexico student is heading to Oxford with a fully funded postgraduate award. Abrianna Morales is one of 32 U.S. students chosen for the Rhodes Scholarship. She graduated from the UNM in May 2023, majoring in psychology and criminology. Now, she’s headed to Oxford as the first UNM student in 24 years to get this award.

3 weeks ago | kob.com | Alika Medina

Dozens of people waited outside as an Albuquerque man walked into the ICE facility, not knowing if he was going to come back out. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dozens of people waited and protested to support an Albuquerque man as he entered the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility for a regular check-in, but didn’t know if he was going to walk back out. Antonio Rios was released, but his future in the U.S. is still uncertain.

3 weeks ago | kob.com | Alika Medina

New Mexico mourns for an officer lost in the line of duty. Bloomfield police say a man shot Officer Timothy Ontiveros multiple times during a traffic stop on Memorial Day. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexicans are mourning for an officer lost in the line of duty. Bloomfield police say a man shot Officer Timothy Ontiveros multiple times during a traffic stop on Memorial Day. After a weeklong fight, Ontiveros lost that battle Sunday. Ontiveros had been with the Bloomfield Police Department for six months.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Alika Medina

Share ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hundreds of people gathered at the reopening of Wells Park on Saturday. The expansion project doubled the size of the park. With a new playground, shading, over 150 trees, and new pickleball court. It’s a day one parent tells us she’s been waiting a while for. “Oh we’ve been driving by this park, literally for months, and my kids have done nothing but be excited about coming here,” Amarryn Huelsmann said. “And it’s been on our calendar ready to go.