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Messier 87 Shows Off for Hundreds of Earth-bound Astronomers

When the giant radio galaxy Messier 87 unleashed a torrent of gamma radiation and radio flux, an international collaboration of 390 scientists happened to be watching.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

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San Pedro hit by flooding

A pair of summer storms collided over southern Socorro County on Sunday, and dumped heavy rains that caused significant flash flooding.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

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Bust yields drugs, guns

A pair of brothers face charges of trafficking heroin following a June 17 bust in Luis Lopez.

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Gamez sentenced to 6 years

Nineteen-year-old Rafael Gamez stared straight ahead as District Judge Edmund "Ted" Kase III accepted a plea agreement and sentenced the Socorro teenager to six years in prison for his role in the beating and stabbing death of Garrett Joe.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

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Council considers curfew for children

Along with the tell-tale signs of the season that are cropping up, so, too, are complaints from some citizens who are concerned with the number of teens hanging out late at night.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

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New Mexico Tech tests the waters of geothermal heat

The university has introduced plans for a geothermal plant and graduate engineering program.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

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Deputies continue search for missing woman

Two months after beginning their search for a missing Polvadera woman, Socorro County Sheriff's deputies are ready to start over.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

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McLain's work among exhibition's elite

By profession, Jim McLain works as a facility manager at New Mexico Tech. But on his own time, the Socorro native has carved himself a niche in the world of woodturning.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

PGA News

Host PGA Professionals made recovery from near-tragedy to teamwork

The two PGA Professionals serve about a mile apart as hosts at their respective courses for this month's 42nd PGA Professional National Championship.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

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Upper crustal structure of the Rio Grande rift near Socorro, New...

HighWire Abstract The existence of impulsive S to S-wave reflections off an extensive sillshaped magma body on many local microearthquake seismograms near Socorro, New Mexico, allowed a straight-forward least-squares inversion to determine an S-wave velocity crustal model.

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Socorro sends National Guard unit off to Iraq

Hundreds of Socorro-area residents turned out to honor members of the New Mexico National Guard Wednesday as the unit prepares for its August deployment to Iraq.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

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Community plans big send-off for Iraq-bound National Guard unit

Socorro will salute a National Guard unit that will soon be deployed to Iraq by hosting an "Old-fashion Patriotic Picnic" on the Plaza on Wednesday, June 10.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Valencia County News

Missing woman's body found

The body of a Corrales woman who was last seen in Los Lunas in early April was discovered late Saturday night in a wooded area of Socorro County.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

Man turns himself in without warrant

Sandra Sanchez's ex-boyfriend Joe Easley, who's a person of interest in her murder, was ready to surrender to Los Lunas Police Monday, but that's because he thought there was a warrant for his arrest.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

Police: Found body is Sandra Sanchez

Investigators identified a body found Sunday near Socorro, N.M. as that of a woman missing from Valencia County.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

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PRC plans public hearing on Co-op

Representatives of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission will be in town Monday, June 8, for a public information meeting regarding ongoing issues and concerns with the Socorro Electric Cooperative.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

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Principal finalists unveiled

The interviews and public presentations are complete. A trio of candidates vying for the vacant Socorro High School principal's post was in town Monday, June 1, for formal interviews and informal introductions to the community.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

PR-inside.com

New Mexico golf shootout down a mountain

Talk about an intimidating golf shot. There's only one tee box at the Elfego Baca Shootout, and it's perched 2,550 feet above the hole and nearly three miles away.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

Alamogordo Daily News

BLM wants to hear from public on power line

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposed high-voltage power transmission line to be built across southern New Mexico and Arizona.

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Desert Exposure

in search of historic Fort Thorn

How the grandmothers led us to a long-forgotten fort and Indian agency. Story and photos by Jerry Eagan Last August, on a return trip from Albuquerque, my wife and I stopped at the marvelous El Camino Real Museum near Socorro.

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