By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media After an investigation into suspicious activity around the Raton High School Raton Police arrested Cecilio T. Vasquez (43) on February 11th and have charged him with Criminal Sexual Penetration of a child (13-18) a 4th degree felony and Contributing to the delinquency of a minor…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media West bound traffic came to a standstill on US 64/87 Saturday afternoon about 2:25 p.m. after a Subaru car ran into the left back corner of a semi truck trailer traveling west bound. According to State Police the semi was traveling west on US 64/87…
2/17/2026 🚨 Strong Public Safety Advisory From the Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning and High Wind Warnings impacting Colfax County and surrounding areas this week. 🔥 Critical Fire Weather Conditions • Red Flag Warning: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire Fighters, Colfax County Rapid Response were dispatched to 805 North 4th Street for a camper fire at about 7:07 a.m. Firefighters found the camper trailer fully engulfed and were able to get the fire under control however the camper was considered a total…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media As a result of welding operations on the Richey Ranch southwest of Raton Thursday afternoon February 12, Raton Fire and Emergency Services along with Colfax County District 8 were called out for a hay stack fire at 1:32 p.m. Upon arrival they found a hay…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission met in a regular meeting Tuesday February 10, 2026, after a special meeting in Santa Fe where the commission met with the Picuris Pueblo Tribe concerning the proposed Casino. They began this meeting with the certification of the Santa Fe meeting,…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Maxwell Volunteer Fire along with French Tract Volunteer Fire and Colfax County Sheriff’s office responded to a house fire in Maxwell at 409 Tinaja Avenue on January 30, 2026, about 8:50 p.m. The first units arriving on the scene found a house with active fire…
Raton Police Department Press Release Early Morning Search Warrant Leads to Major Narcotics Seizure On the morning of February 6, 2026, officers of the Raton Police Department executed a search warrant at 1032 North 1st Street following an investigation that began with a routine traffic stop. During that traffic stop,…
Public Service Announcement From Chief John D. Garcia The Raton Police Department would like to inform the citizens of Raton and the surrounding communities that we have seen an increase in the circulation of counterfeit currency being passed throughout the area. In discussions with management at InBank, the most commonly…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening January 27, 2026, for their first regular meeting of the new year to cover zoning issues, Lodger’s Tax requests and financial issues. Kenneth Erickson, as a resident of Capulin, is asking about the120 acres of property the city owns…