Raton News

Starting Wednesday, New Mexico veterans disabled in combat will be eligible for a deeply discounted fishing and small-game hunting license.

One item of interest covered by the board was an update by Lamar Light and Power Superintendent Rick Rigel concerning the ongoing negotiations between the city of Raton, New Mexico and the Arkansas River Power Authority .

Starting July 1, service-connected disabled veterans who are New Mexico residents will be eligible to buy an annual combination fishing and small-game hunting license for $10. The license normally costs $33. The special license was approved by the 2009 New Mexico Legislature and signed by Gov.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, will be on hand today for the groundbreaking ceremonies of the race track and casino in Raton.

Under a proposed rate reorganization, the financial burden for construction and operation of a regional wastewater treatment plant would be more evenly divided between residential and non-residential customers.

Law enforcement sources confirm that billionaire financier R. Allen Stanford is now in custody.

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the operator of New Mexico's newest private prison on behalf of seven inmates.

A former tribal councilman from South Dakota will serve eight months in federal prison for a New Mexico drug charge.

Eight months after DayJet Corp. threw in the towel and filed for Chapter 7 liquidation, remnants of the company are still being sold or haggled over in court, a reminder of how a promising idea didn't take off.

The horse track and casino proposed for Raton won its delayed gambling license Tuesday after a controversial and politically connected business figure took himself out of the project.

A sculpture honoring Harry Kinney, a two-time mayor and long time public servant, was unveiled in Albuquerque's Civic Plaza on Sunday.

I have never gotten a dull answer. When I called this week, he said something about New Mexico.

Two airports in northern New Mexico stand to benefit from funds being awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The Interior Department has awarded $3.8 million to the state Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to reclaim abandoned mines near Raton, Socorro, Deming, Lordsburg and Hillsboro.

Another day, another announcement about federal stimulus money flowing into New Mexico.

State and local officials dedicated the first transportation project funded with stimulus money this week.

Chrysler is cutting ties with four dealerships around the state-part of the nearly 800 dealerships that are receiving similar notification across the country.

Don Brewer isn't planning to just roll over and stop selling Jeeps. Clovis' Brewer Jeep is one of 789 Chrysler dealerships nationwide targeted for closure by the soon-to-be bankrupt corporation.

Chrysler LLC on Thursday announced it's cutting 789 dealerships across the country, including four in New Mexico and one in Durango, Colo.

A legislative committee leader called Tuesday for Gov. Bill Richardson to replace some officials in charge of state investments and members of oversight boards for New Mexico's permanent and pension funds.