State Police Arrest Celeste Salcido for Harboring Fugitives Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents arrested Celeste Salcido (45) of Albuquerque, minutes ago on charges of Harboring or Aiding a Felon (two counts) and Assisting Escape – aiding a prisoner to escape (two counts). Throughout their investigation into…
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UPDATE 3/16/16 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Northeast of Roy – HARDING COUNTY, N.M. —Northeastern NM and Harding County family and friends are remembering two New Mexico Department of Transportation workers who died in a tragic accident on State Road 120 on Monday, March 14. The crash happened in the…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Anthony Garcia (21) was found guilty of second degree murder by the jury in a three-day trial held in Judge Emilio Chavez court in Raton. Garcia was originally charged with first degree murder after shooting and killing Kevin Garcia (23) in north Raton on…
Colfax County Board of Commissioners has made a conditional offer of employment for the position of County Manager of Colfax County to Mary Lou Kern at a starting salary of $80,000 per year. Robin C. Blair, Colfax County Attorney, presented the offer to Mary Lou Kern on behalf of the…
PRISONERS ESCAPE-THE LATEST from AP 3-13-16 Police say a convict who escaped a prison transport van surrendered peacefully after being found in an Albuquerque apartment. Albuquerque police spokesman Simon Drobik says Lionel Clah walked out the front door Saturday and “literally just gave up” as officers were waiting for…
March 8, 2016 was the day for individuals to file their intentions to run for public office in their respective counties. Below are the listings for the four area counties of Colfax, Harding, Mora and Union. The listings are also posted on the Secretary of State web page at (Candidate Listings)…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners first meeting after the municipal election is for reorganization and reappointments to boards which the commission did without change. Commissioner Mantz will continue as Mayor and Commissioner Segotta will remain as Mayor Pro-Tem. Commissioner Chavez and Segotta exchanged their positions on…
Special to KRTN Multi-Media Raton Middle FCCLA Chpater attended the State FCCLA Leadership Conference, FCCLA An Open Door March 3rd-5th at the Pyramid Marriott in Albuquerque. Raton Middle FCCLA Chapter which consists of 6th graders from Russell Marcy Academy and 7th and 8th graders from Raton High School, was awarded…
The Colfax County Commission has selected five finalists for the job of Colfax County Manager and will conduct interviews for the position in a special session meeting scheduled for Wed., March 9. The interviews will be included as part of the Closed Session on the agenda for Limited Personnel Matters and…
Written by Andrew Oxford The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded a district attorney and a prosecutor-turned-judge for their misuse of subpoena power. The disciplinary cases against Eighth Judicial District Attorney Donald Gallegos of Taos and former prosecutor Emilio Chavez stem from 94 subpoenas he issued during 2012 and…