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City benefits from COG

The Socorro City Council approved its continued membership in the South Central Council of Governments for fiscal year 2013-2014 during its regular meeting May 6.

Fire at Tech injures three

A small crew of people offloading energetic materials from a flatbed truck to a New Mexico Tech test site got the surprise of their lives when some of the material caught fire Monday.

The Blotter (5/16/2013)

Socorro County Sheriff’s Department
March 31
• A deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop after midnight on Highway 304, but the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle instead maintained a high rate of speed and kept crossing the line on the roadway. When it finally did stop, the driver, a Belen man, got out and started running. The deputy caught the man and arrested him. The man was taken to Socorro General Hospital for bloodwork. He was medically cleared then booked into jail.

Socorro CAP cadet headed for Air Force Academy

Hanson

Hanson Oxford, a cadet in the Socorro Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, has received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and will begin his training there in June. Oxford, the son of William and Christina Oxford, graduates from Socorro High School on Friday.

Alamo rollover leaves two dead

Alamo The FBI is investigating a one-vehicle rollover accident by Alamo that left two people dead last week.   Magdalena Marshal Larry Cearly reported the accident happened about 4:30 a.m….[Read more]

Driver leaves his seat

A semi tractor trailer crash took out electricity and telephone service in San Acacia on April 19 because the driver wasn't driving, Socorro County Sheriff's Department deputies reported.

Area housing authority may expand

Mary Ann Chavez-Lopez spoke to the Socorro County Commission about expanding El Camino Real Housing Authority's area during the commission's regular meeting April 23. Following her presentation, the commission directed county staff to write a resolution to expand the housing authority.

Cases-Weaver takes national competition

Alez Cases-Weaver

Alex Cases-Weaver had always used his father, Darryl Cases's, tools and equipment since he was young. He continued to use tooling when he was employed at the machine shop at New Mexico Tech's EMRTC.

Rabies came from Arizona

The rabid fox that attacked a dog this spring near Magdalena was carrying a variant of the disease that spread from Arizona, according to the New Mexico Department of Health, which strongly urges residents to get their pets and valuable livestock vaccinated.