Drought, heat, pests and floods have cut New Mexico chile supplies by as much as 50%, putting growers under pressure.

Albuquerque-based Garrity Group found that only 19% of New Mexico residents trust state government officials, a record low ...

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

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

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

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, ...

Socorro County is under a flood watch as heavy rain and flash flooding threaten the area through Wednesday night, with the possibility of continued impacts through Saturday evening. Socorro County ...

James Norman Kern Fogarty was born in 1940 at the Miners Hospital in Grass Valley, California, to Norman and Grace Howe Fogarty. He spent the rest of his life proving that the best way to get where ...

The annual San Miguel Fiestas will return to Socorro Sept. 26-27 at Old San Miguel Mission, celebrating the parish’s patron saint and one of the city’s longstanding community traditions. The two-day ...