
Tessa Mentus
Evening Anchor and Managing Editor at KOB-TV (Albuquerque, NM)
#Emmy winning anchor/managing editor @KOB4; wife, mommy, football freak; #WestVirginia roots; @NewhouseSU @SyracuseU grad
Articles
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Feb 8, 2024 |
kob.com | Christina Rodriguez |Tessa Mentus
When it comes to the crime crisis in the Albuquerque metro, the ages of suspects and victims are getting younger and younger. SANTA FE, N.M. — When it comes to the crime crisis in the Albuquerque metro, the ages of suspects and victims are getting younger and younger. Teen violence needs to be addressed, but there is no legislation focused on that during this legislative session – nor is there a collaborative effort to reform the state’s long-troubled Children, Youth, and Families Department.
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Feb 8, 2024 |
kob.com | Mesha Begay |Tessa Mentus
If anything is going to change in the state, more often than not, the effort has to come out of the Roundhouse. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – If anything is going to change in the state, more often than not, the effort has to come out of the Roundhouse. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made it clear to lawmakers this year what she wanted to be handled this legislative session. But is she getting what she wants?
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Dec 6, 2023 |
kob.com | Mesha Begay |Tessa Mentus |Lauren Green
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — KOB 4 captured video of Bronco Mendenhall getting off a private plane at the Albuquerque Sunport Tuesday night with UNM Athletics Director Eddie Nunez. Mendenhall is reportedly the next head football coach for UNM. Multiple sources indicate a deal was finalized Tuesday evening, less than two weeks after UNM fired former football coach and Albuquerque native, Danny Gonzales. The Lobos finished this past season at 4 and 8.
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Jul 27, 2023 |
kob.com | Mesha Begay |Tessa Mentus
RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A mountain lion caused quite a frenzy in Rio Rancho Wednesday. Amy Spiros Diaz says she found the big cat on her back porch in Northern Meadows. A photo showed the mountain lion looking comfy and cozy. Conservation officers showed up, but the mountain lion took off. Someone’s security camera caught a glimpse of her later. Eventually, officers got her with a tranquilizer dart. The mountain lion will be relocated.
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