Droughts have a similar effect: When soil dries out over long periods, it can become compacted or even crusted over, reducing its ability to absorb water. Severe to extreme preexisting drought ...

The children, ages four and seven, were swept downstream by a flash flood after the Rio Ruidoso river rose to a ...

U.S Attorney Ryan Ellison on July 11, 2025 issued a warning to Ruidoso residents to be on the lookout for fraud following ...

Two children and a man have died as a result of the flash flooding on Tuesday, July 8, in Ruidoso, the Village of Ruidoso ...

La Salsa Kitchen in Ruidoso is one of several businesses that was affected by the flooding this week. Find out more.

Stephanie Hopkins, a Whitehall High School graduate, lost her two young children, 7-year-old Sebastian and 4-year-old ...

In less than a week, there were at least four 1-in-1,000-year rainfall events across the United States — intense deluges that ...

New Mexico is facing devastation as heavy rains triggered record-setting flash flooding in Ruidoso. Roads were submerged, homes were inundated, and emergency crews launched water rescues as the Rio ...

Friday’s Top Stories New Mexico resident speaks out after his father was killed in Ruidoso flood Ruidoso Downs handler recounts saving horses’ lives during historic flooding Second ...

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The loss of three lives to flash flooding in the mountain village of Ruidoso is "unfathomable and unfair," New Mexico's ...