Today is Juneteenth, marking that day in 1865 when the U.S. Army sailed into Galveston Bay, Texas, to enforce the ...

Hi, my name is Aaliyah, and I’m currently going to 10th grade. I’m excited to be part of this program because it gives me the ...

The Casterlines plan to live either in Socorro or Albuquerque, depending on employment opportunities. They have a nine-year-old son, Andrew. Casterline’s last duty station was with the Airborne Early ...

The spirit of the old west is alive and well in Magdalena as the town prepares for its annual Frontier Festival and the much-anticipated inaugural Magdalena Burro Stampede, set to ...

Fire crews continued their battle against the Buck Fire on Monday evening, focusing efforts along the Shaw Canyon access road ...

Ten years ago, a nurse practitioner in Alamo sought to commission someone to paint an EMS badge. Ricky Padilla volunteered ...

On June 12 the Socorro Public Library was anything but quiet as over 50 children and adults gathered for a captivating ...

A motion to move public input from the end of the agenda up before action items failed in a three to one split vote at the ...

A new face can be seen at El Defensor Chieftain’s office and around town. Regina Barnett of Array has joined EDC as a fellow ...

The Socorro County Commissioners appointed County Manager Andy Lotrich to proceed with meeting with City of Socorro officials ...

Audiences followed Jim Hawkins and his friends as they sailed a dangerous sea of adventure with Long John Silver and his ...

Judy Pearl Robinson, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2025, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on September 10, 1948. When ...