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

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

The village of Ruidoso in New Mexico was continuing recovery and clean up efforts after heavy rains from storms overwhelmed ...

RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — The mountain village of Ruidoso returned to the grim rituals of rebuilding after flash flooding and a ...

Sandbags protect a building in Ruidoso, New Mexico after floods swept through town in July of 2024. This week's floods rose ...

Eastgate Crossing and University Place were built in floodplains, and on top of a creek, before there were stormwater ...

A Whitehall Township native is facing the loss of her two children after flood waters suddenly swept them away at a camp site in New Mexico.

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 ...