The scenes at Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino, a mountain site steeped in legend, turned grim last week as another flash flood poured over the infield and into some of the barns. For many, the ...

A horse racetrack called Hollywood Park opens in Ruidoso. The New Mexican describes it in a June 28 article as a "new $150,000 horse-racing plant." 1953: Arizona investor Eugene "Gene" Hensley buys ...

Charlotte and Sebastian Trotter, aged 4 and 7, were found dead on July 8 after flash flooding swept through the village of Ruidoso.

The children were along with their parents in Ruidoso for a camping trip when they were swept away in a flash flood on July 8 ...

A man was seen riding a horse in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Monday, July 7, as extreme flooding occurred in the area. This ...

"Nothing can prepare you for coming into a disaster zone and looking through the bodies of small children and my dad," Timmy ...

The basement of New Mexico’s Emergency Management Center has been transformed into the state’s Emergency Operations Center ...

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM) — A brother and sister, who were killed in the Ruidoso, New Mexico flash flood, were identified by ...

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

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

Stephanie Hopkins, a Whitehall High School graduate, lost her two young children, 7-year-old Sebastian and 4-year-old Charlotte, during a flash flood in Ruidoso, New Mexico Tuesday.

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 ...