While Ruidoso recovers from flash flooding, one of Albuquerque’s biggest animal adoption groups is stepping in to help Lincoln County’s overwhelmed animal shelter.

The Village of Ruidoso confirmed three deaths as a result of severe flash flooding on July 8, 2025 along the burn scars from last summer's wild fires.

Two children and a man have died as a result of the flash flooding on Tuesday, July 8, in Ruidoso, the Village of Ruidoso said in an update. The Village says a 7-year-old

A brother and sister, who were killed in the Ruidoso flash flood, were identified by family members on Thursday, July 10. The siblings, 7-year-old Sebastian Rowan and

A flood watch has been issued for Ruidoso and the Sacramento Mountains through Saturday night. Flash flooding from heavy rainfall is possible in the Sacramento Mountains in the afternoon and evening hours on Saturday. Thunderstorms that develop near Ruidoso and the surrounding area could produce heavy rainfall with rates up to 2-3" per hour.

A second prominent attorney has pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge in paying off an Albuquerque police officer in 2023 to help get a client’s drunken driving case dismissed. PLUS, at least 200 homes were damaged during a deadly flash flood in the mountain village of Ruidoso,

Survivors of the Ruidoso, New Mexico flash flood recount the horrors of the events that left three people dead and a community recovery.