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Sasha Lenninger

Albuquerque

Anchor and Reporter at Hearst

News and Sports Reporter at Cronkite News: CN2Go

Emmy winning 🏆 Anchor & Reporter for KOAT. Links & RTs aren't endorsements. Opinions are my own.

Articles

  • 6 days ago | koat.com | Sasha Lenninger

    Hundreds of athletes are in Albuquerque to compete in the Special Olympics New Mexico State Summer Games."I am really excited. I already competed in three events this morning," said Tim Harris. "The long jump, the shotput and the 100."Tim is no stranger to the organization. Since the age of 13, he's competed in Special Olympics and now at 39, he hasn't eased up. But seeing him compete is something his parents didn't imagine could happen."When Tim was born, we weren't prepared for that.

  • 1 week ago | koat.com | Sasha Lenninger

    It's been about a month since Lorenzo Aguilar became the sheriff of Rio Arriba County. It's a place about 40,000 people call h0me."It's where I grew up. It's where my family is.

  • 2 weeks ago | koat.com | Sasha Lenninger

    It's a moment the Hare family never imagined, and it's a heavy heart they never wanted. Seeing their son's name on a memorial wall is something they never wanted."Everybody says it gets easier, and it really doesn't," said James Hare. His son, Justin Hare, died in the line of duty last year. Officer Hare served with the New Mexico State Police. It was on March 15, 2024, when he lost his life while responding to a call of a stranded motorist along Interstate 40.

  • 2 weeks ago | koat.com | Sasha Lenninger

    An alleged reckless driver has been released from jail following an arrest by Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen.Tuesday afternoon, Allen was at a gas station on Paradise Boulevard, and he claims the moment he pulled out, a driver started tailgating him."I was looking and observing, and then we kept going on Unser, " said Allen. "He kept tailgating, and he would back off.

  • 2 weeks ago | koat.com | Sasha Lenninger

    For more than 20 years, leotards and chalk have been part of Streisand Webb's life. She began tumbling when she was a little girl and then transitioned into coaching gymnasts.She now coaches at Precision Gymnastics Academy in Albuquerque. Little did she know, it's inside that gym where she would meet someone who she would need later down the road."It was in 2024 December. It was Christmas night when I got an inch or something and found a lump," said Web.

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Sasha Lenninger
Sasha Lenninger @SashaKOAT
18 Apr 25

RT @PNMtalk: Las Vegas PSPS Update: Crews are still recording extremely high winds in Las Vegas and will begin the PSPS restoration process…

Sasha Lenninger
Sasha Lenninger @SashaKOAT
14 Mar 25

RT @peytonspellacy: 🚨Calling all Lobo fans!🚨 KOAT wants to follow a die-hard fan through their game day experience at the Mountain West Tou…

Sasha Lenninger
Sasha Lenninger @SashaKOAT
3 Nov 24

RT @AdamLucioWX: 2.85” hail north of Eunice New Mexico! Likely bigger ones I just couldnt get to em before more fell @NWSMidland https://t.…