AMBER ALERT
SIERREA COUNTY – In cooperation with the Truth or Consequences Department, the New Mexico State Police is issuing the following Amber Alert on New Mexico based on the fact that…[Read more]
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Socorro 4th graders in show Friday
Fourth graders from Socorro and surrounding areas are putting their excess energy to good use Friday in “Reach Out! The Sweet Sounds of Motown.” This is the 17th year of…[Read more]
Hospital Mill Levy Passes
Socorro Unofficial results posted Tuesday night show 2,336 Socorro County residents are in favor of renewing the hospital mill levy out of a total of 2,574 ballots cast, according to…[Read more]
Alcohol suspected in fatal crash on I-25
Socorro County On Aug. 27, 2012 at 10:30 p.m., New Mexico State Police Officers responded to a three vehicle fatal crash on I-25 seven miles south of Socorro. Officers arrived…[Read more]
Politics passing through
Lieutenant governor listens in Socorro Lt. Gov. John Sanchez visited Socorro Thursday as part of a series of statewide mobile office days. “We are bringing state government to small communities,”…[Read more]
New Mexico Lottery sells Powerball ticket worth $1 million
Approximately $1.19 million in prize-winning tickets were sold by the New Mexico Lottery for Wecnesday night’s Powerballdrawing, including one ticket for $1 million, one ticket for $40,000 and three tickets…[Read more]
Fire crews off Holdup Fire
Holdup Canyon The Holdup Fire, detected Aug. 11 and located west of San Mateo Canyon approximately 45 miles southwest of Magdalena is now 50 percent contained. Currently the fire is…[Read more]
Lieutenant Gov. Sanchez in Socorro to answer questions Thursday
SANTA FE Lieutenant Gov. John Sanchez will be passing through town to visit with citizens during his series of statewide mobile office days. Over the next several months, Sanchez and…[Read more]
Lightning fire sparks up in Magdalena Ranger District
HOLDUP CANYON A lightning fire was spotted Friday evening about 45 miles southwest of Magdelena in the area of San Mateo Canyon. “There is no threat to any structures in…[Read more]
Health department confirms first human West Nile case in 2012
Santa Fe The New Mexico Department of Health announce a 63-year-old man from Bernalillo County has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus infection. He is in the hospital with the…[Read more]
Update: Duran’s defense calls expert to stand, tries to cast doubt on eyewitnesses’ memories
Patrick Duran’s defense attorney called an expert witness to the stand on the morning of Thursday, July 26, 2012. The expert, a retired head of the Criminal Justice Department at…[Read more]
Sun Country PGA 12 and Under Championship Final Results
New Mexico Tech Golf Course Boys 11-12 Flight Second Round: Aidan Thomas 40-43 — 83 Alex Delgadillo 48-38 — 86 Dylan Gonzales 43-45 — 88 Conner Allen 48-45 — 93…[Read more]
Update: State rests in Duran trial
The state rested its case against former Valencia County sheriff’s deputy Patrick Duran on Wednesday. Over the past couple of days, the state called several witnesses who helped form a…[Read more]
Update: Duran trial begins with opening argument
Both sides presented their opening arguments in the trial of former Valencia County Deputy Patrick Duran on Tuesday morning, July 24. The senior prosecuting attorney for the District Attorney’s Office,…[Read more]
Man is respectable, says attorney
SOCORRO A local man pleaded no contest to his fourth DWI conviction in a plea agreement with the state on July 12, 2012. That fourth offense stems from a traffic…[Read more]
Journey of the heart passes through Socorro
When Marine Lance Cpl. Ben Maenza came back from Afghanistan in October of 2010, he found himself alone in a hospital, clothes gone, legs removed. Then the Injured Marine Semper…[Read more]
Cross-Country ‘Ride for Heroes’ comes to Socorro Tuesday
A team of four recumbent trike riders are peddling from Florida to California between June 10 and Aug. 10, 2012, to raise money for, and awareness of the Injured Marine…[Read more]