Raton City Police responded to a report of person shot in the 1200 block of East 4th Street on Sunday, August 14th shortly before 11 pm. Upon arrival, officers found a male victim, identified as Charles Romero, Jr., age 20, suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper chest and face. Raton EMS responded and Romero was…
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by Liz Ampairee (The Mongol Derby 2016) ~ THREE riders cross the line together to win the 2016 Mongol Derby! At 9:51am local time, Marcia Hefker-Miles from Raton, New Mexico, Will Comiskey from Australia and Heidi Telstad from British Columbia crossed the finish line, arms together, to take…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton city commissioners heard from City Manager Scott Berry and others with regards to the Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan Tuesday evening at their regular meeting. Commissioners also heard from Dan Campbell and Fire Chief Jim Matthews concerning their funding needs in the future. Campbell…
Wednesday, August 10, a representative from the office of U.S. Senator Tom Udall will hold Udall Serving YoU Office Hours for Harding and Union county residents who need help with issues related to federal agencies. Office hours will be held in Roy from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the…
Raton-born Biochemist, Dr. Paul Modrich (Class of 1964), received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2015 for his work in DNA mismatch repair. To honor his achievement, the RHS Class of 1971 has asked for and received Dr. Modrich’s permission to establish a scholarship in his name. Starting in 2017…
By Bill Donati – Shawn Lerch, CEO of Miners Colfax Medical Center (MCMC) visited KRTN’s “This, That and The Other” program on Friday, August 5 and passed along the news that Dr. Lee Caruana will be closing his practice and will provide no medical services after September 1. Caruana has…
PRESS RELEASE Sergeant Elizabeth Armijo New Mexico State Police Public Information Officer elizabeth.armijo@state.nm.us Susana MartinezGovernorPete N. KassetasNMSP Chief of Police FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2016 State Police Agents Arrest Former Superintendent for Forging Qualifications Albuquerque, NM – Around 7:30 this evening, New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents arrested Charles Trujillo…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, July 26th and heard about an animal ordinance that was presented to the commission about 16 months ago that never got any farther than that. The Raton Humane Society, proponents of changes in the ordinance, are wanting to…
TRINIDAD – Sometimes a gun is just a gun, but customization and craftsmanship can elevate it to art status. Next month the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art, in cooperation with Trinidad State and its renowned gunsmithing program, will feature Art of the Gun, a gun show highlighting the craftsmanship…
By Bill Donati – While many hospitals pare down services, Miners Colfax Medical Center (MCMC) in Raton continues on a path to keep improving its equipment, staff and services offered. CEO Shawn Lerch visited KRTN’s “This, That and the Other” program on Friday, July 22 and had a long list of positives that MCMC has either installed or is…