/tags/socorro Socorro en-US Copyright Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:25:47 GMT /local-news/2025-09-17/newly-discovered-plant-fossil-raises-questions A research team from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and the Smithsonian has discovered a new plant fossil that gives valuable insight into what southern New Mexico may have looked like in a time before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:25:47 GMT /local-news/2025-09-17/newly-discovered-plant-fossil-raises-questions Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-06-12/socorro-cooling-center-seeks-volunteers-amid-heat-advisory Though summer doesn’t officially begin until next week, temperatures are already hitting the triple digits across parts of New Mexico. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Thursday in the middle and lower Rio Grande Valley. A shelter in Socorro is seeking volunteers to help keep its cooling center open on these sweltering days. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:29:31 GMT /local-news/2024-06-12/socorro-cooling-center-seeks-volunteers-amid-heat-advisory Nash Jones /entertainment/2017-02-22/radio-astronomy-at-the-vla The °µºÚÍø Kids learned about the Very Large Array radio telescope in Socorro, New Mexico. We found out about what astronomers are discovering at the VLA… Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:10:34 GMT /entertainment/2017-02-22/radio-astronomy-at-the-vla Katie Stone