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Zach Rael

Albuquerque

Anchor and Reporter at KOB-TV (Albuquerque, NM)

Dad. Husband. KOCO 5 Anchor/Reporter in OKC. Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winning journalist. NMSU alum 🌶 Opinions are my own. [email protected]

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  • Video shows timeline of hit-and-run involving off-duty Albuquerque police officers

    1 day ago | kob.com | Zach Rael

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Newly-released footage shows the moments leading up to and following a hit-and-run crash involving two off-duty Albuquerque police officers that left a man critically injured. The videos, obtained by KOB 4, include hours of footage from street cameras, body-worn cameras and private security systems.

  • 60 years and still going: Walgreens' current longest-tenured employee calls Albuquerque home

    1 week ago | kob.com | Zach Rael

    For many people, staying with one employer for even a decade is a notable accomplishment. But for Martha Morgan, it's been six decades -- all spent with Walgreens, and all right here in Albuquerque. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For many people, staying with one employer for even a decade is a notable accomplishment. But for Martha Morgan, it’s been six decades — all spent with Walgreens, and all right here in Albuquerque.

  • State auditor: $2.7M missing in Mora County, $40M now in jeopardy

    2 weeks ago | kob.com | Zach Rael

    MORA COUNTY, N.M. — New Mexico State Auditor Joseph Maestas has launched a special audit into Mora County after his office received multiple whistleblower complaints and a tip from the county’s independent accounting firm alleging that $2.7 million in public funds are unaccounted for. “We need to get to the bottom of it,” Maestas said.

  • National Guard getting ready for deployment to Albuquerque

    1 month ago | kob.com | Zach Rael

    New Mexico National Guard troops are set to deploy to Albuquerque on Memorial Day weekend. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico National Guard troops are set to deploy to Albuquerque on Memorial Day weekend. Operation Zia Shield involves 71 volunteer National Guard soldiers—53 of whom are from the Albuquerque metro area—who will help the Albuquerque Police Department secure crime scenes, operate drones, and provide emergency medical aid like administering Narcan.

  • East Mountain neighborhood concerned about fire risks

    1 month ago | kob.com | Mesha Begay |Zach Rael

    Mark Emery has lived in the Sandia Knolls neighborhood off Frost Road near Highway 14 in the East Mountains for nearly 30 years. In all that time, he says now is the driest he's ever seen it. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mark Emery has lived in the Sandia Knolls neighborhood off Frost Road near Highway 14 in the East Mountains for nearly 30 years. In all that time, he says now is the driest he’s ever seen it. “It’s been drier and drier every year.

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Zach Rael @ZachRaelNews
10 May 25

RT @Eddie_Rado: I’m here for the series but I like winning by 43 more.

Zach Rael
Zach Rael @ZachRaelNews
10 May 25

RT @JoeBinder: Pope Leo XIV made the broadcast while at Game 1 of the 2005 World Series https://t.co/VGSqkRFsSB

Zach Rael
Zach Rael @ZachRaelNews
8 May 25

POPE LEO XIV: I spoke with Archbishop John Wester of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe about the significance of newly elected Pope Leo XIV. Tonight on KOB 4, hear Wester’s hope for what Pope Leo will mean for the Church, Catholics in New Mexico and around the world. https://t.co/4zyRWzTGNH