State of New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor Erin Taylor, Acting Cabinet Secretary Ben Shelton, Deputy Cabinet Secretary Toby Velásquez, State Parks Division Director FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Experience New Mexico After Dark During International Dark Sky Week State Parks offer stargazing, telescope viewings, and…
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COLFAX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Updated 4-10-2026 By Marty Mayfield MAXWELL, N.M., On April 9, 2026, at approximately 10:48 a.m., Colfax County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to 211 Parque Avenue in Maxwell, after receiving a report that a female had pointed a firearm at two Village of…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Oh, how easily we forget as once again the position of city manager of the City of Raton is the topic of conversation and controversy after the Raton City Commission hired former city commissioner Neil Segotta as Interim City Manager after City Manager Rick Mestas…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Emery Veilleux Communications Coordinator emery.veilleux@emnrd.nm.gov 505-699-1172 April 06, 2026 State forester enacts statewide fire restrictions Smoking, fireworks, campfires, open burning, gas flares are prohibited SANTA FE – Amid unseasonably hot weather and dry fuel conditions, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Forestry Division is enacting statewide fire…
The Raton Tiger baseball team got a good outing from pitcher Braylon Walton and a seven run outburst in the fifth inning to pull away from Tucumcari and take a 14 – 4, 6 inning District win at home on Saturday, April 4. Walton had early control issues walking three…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2026 From the office of the Eighth Judicial District Attorney, Marcus J. Montoya Raton, NM — On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Defendant, Dustin Lee Pettit, was found guilty by a jury of his peers in District Court of two counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration of…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton city commissioners gathered at City Hall for a special meeting covering the Kearny School project and other agreements. The first item on the agenda dealt with change orders for the Kearny School Project which includes the installation of insulation within the reconstructed exterior wall…
SPRINGER, N.M. – NMDOT is getting ready to replace a 53 year-old bridge which spans over I-25 at Exit 414 on the north end of Springer, with replacement set to begin Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The project will include reconstruction of the existing bridge 7299 along with improvements to ramp…
Colfax County Fire Marshall Nate Sandoval announced on March 25, 2026 that the Moreno Valley Fire District would be the fifth district in Colfax County to request a Fire Ban. Colfax County has eight fire districts total and now over half of them have requested to be added to the…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met on Tuesday March 24, 2026, with a wide range of items on their agenda including receiving guidelines for budget preparations, an MOU with Las Animas County and zoning matters passed on from the planning and zoning commission. Commissioners began the business…