The contest, themed “The Art of Conservation,” is open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade and invites ...

Registration is open for the 2026 Festival of the Cranes, with organizers offering dozens of free classes, photography ...

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Celebrate 130 years with green chile Bloody Marys, barbecue, mariachi and live music during New Mexico Tech’s 49ers weekend.

Meet Lucinda Whitehorse, the library coordinator preserving campus history and creating a welcoming space for all.

El Defensor Chieftain sent candidate questionnaires to Socorro County candidates for the upcoming General Election. Responses from candidates will run over the next several newspaper editions.

Gary Lynn Gonzales, age 71, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on September 21, 2026, in Windsor, Colorado. Gary was born in Pueblo, Colorado and grew up in Socorro, New Mexico, ...

The Magdalena girls’ varsity team lost a heartbreaker to the Des Moines Lady Demons at home on March 6. The Magdalena girls fought and the fans cheered their hearts out until the very last second.

Little Bolson tortoises no bigger than a pair of hands are slowly reclaiming a place in New Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert after disappearing from the region thousands of years ago. At the Sevilleta ...

A new kind of puzzle is coming to the Chieftain, thanks to Socorro resident and National Radio Astronomy Observatory astronomer Brian Svoboda, who is launching a semi‑regular chess problem column ...

On May 7, several county road departments met at the Socorro Sports Complex to test their heavy machinery prowess and compete for prizes. Children, including 7-year-old Alex Mooney got to experience ...

Kenneth Greenwood was recognized at the City of Socorro meeting last week for his 27 years working for the City of Socorro Police department. “Myself and Kenneth started pretty much around the same ...