Jun 23, 2024 · RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Full-time residents of Ruidoso will be allowed to return to their village Monday morning as federal authorities seek to prosecute whoever started a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed or damaged more than …

Jun 21, 2024 · The Salt Fork and Salt Fire have destroyed more than 1,400 structures in Ruidoso, N.M. over the past week. But wildfire commanders say recent thunderstorms have helped slower the fires’...

Investigators confirm lightning caused the South Fork Fire near Ruidoso, now 87% contained after consuming 17,569 acres. Meanwhile, the cause of the nearby Salt Fire remains under FBI investigation, with a $10,000 reward for information leading to those responsible.

Jun 27, 2024 · RUIDOSO, N.M. — Both the South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire are at least 66% contained Thursday and neither fire has grown in the last 24 hours.

Oct 28, 2024 · Ruidoso dealt with two disastrous wildfires this summer, which burned many acres, including in the village. Officials describe the wildfire as a "grass fire" on the Blue Front Ridge, which...

Nov 8, 2024 · What is the current status of the Blue 2 Fire? The Blue 2 Fire, 8 miles north of Ruidoso in the White Mountain Wilderness Area, has burned 7,532 acres since May 16, 2024, and is now 91% contained. Caused by lightning, the fire's uncontained perimeter has been assessed and found not holding heat.

Jun 29, 2024 · Homes charred to the ground, pine trees once standing tall now collapsed and cars completely burned: images shared in a recent video of a Ruidoso neighborhood reduced to rubble by destructive...

Jun 20, 2024 · EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A second person was confirmed dead as a result of the South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire in Ruidoso, New Mexico on Wednesday, June 19, according to New Mexico State Police.

Jun 20, 2024 · Ruidoso and areas around Santa Fe and Española, New Mexico, have served as the backdrop this year for filming of a movie starring Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera about the devastating 2018 wildfire in Paradise, California. That fire killed 85 people and nearly erased the community in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Jun 19, 2024 · Two people were confirmed dead Wednesday as a result of the wildfire outbreak that was still raging around Ruidoso while the community also faced the threat of flash flooding following heavy...