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by Eric Mullens   TRINIDAD — A Loveland man has been identified as the pilot killed when a single-engine plane crashed into an open field near the Las Animas County Fairgrounds in Trinidad around 1 pm Thursday, April 30. Gregory Arlen Frank, 53, was the only one aboard the plane…

by Kimberly AdamsTRINIDAD — It is Round II for Spot 420 owner Robert Lucero as he made another go at winning over the good graces of the Trinidad City Council in hopes for their approval of his marijuana business license application package after they denied his initial application attempt two…

by Eric MullensWALSENBURG —  It was an historic, if low key moment, when the Walsenburg City Council, sitting as the city’s marijuana licensing authority, voted 6-1 to approve and grant a recreational marijuana retail and cultivation license to Bud Hut following a public hearing Tuesday night. City attorney Dan Hyatt…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media   45 years ago Raton High art teacher Marv Newton began a student art show that has continued to today. Kathy Vertovec took over the program 19 years ago from Newton and will now hand over the torch to another art teacher. Vertovec told the…

Santa Fe County– On May 7, 2015 thirty-four New Mexico State Police recruits earned their badges at a badge ceremony.  This traditional ceremony started at the Law Enforcement Academy in the early morning hours and ended with current members of the New Mexico State Police welcoming them into the family.   On…

Colfax County – On Sunday, May 3, 2015 around 10:00 a.m., the New Mexico State Police responded to the scene of a single vehicle rollover crash.  This crash occurred at mile marker 10 on New Mexico State Road 58, east of Cimarron, New Mexico.   The initial investigation revealed a 2002 Ford was…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media   While layoffs by Pioneer Natural Resources were expected due to the continued low oil and gas prices the shear number of layoffs came as a surprise to many. Rumors had circulated among employees that there would be about 30 layoffs. Like many companies in…

Dallas, Texas, May 4, 2015 — Pioneer Natural Resources Company Pioneer Natural Resources Company announced today it will close the Company’s Denver office as well as make workforce reductions at its Trinidad field office, as a result of continued weakness in natural gas prices and the recent collapse of crude…

TRINIDAD — A Trinidad police officer, responding to a call of an unauthorized person at a vacant trailer at the Almar Trailer park, shot and killed a man found there who pointed a gun at the officer. The officer, who has not been named, entered the trailer after the park…