A man was charged with burglarizing a Ruidoso jewelry store during the South Fork Fire nearly two years ago. They said ...

There was plenty of evidence at Johnson Jewelry on Sudderth Drive — none better than the DNA that went to the FBI laboratory.

New Mexico State Police announced that DNA evidence has resulted in charges being recently filed against a man accused of ...

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 ...

The past week has been marked by disaster for people in and around Ruidoso, New Mexico. The two wildfires that ravaged parts of the resort mountain community — the South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire — ...

AND THE FREE. KOAT APP. NEW ON SEVEN. WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE TWO WILDFIRES WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING SINCE THE WEEKEND. CREWS IN SOCORRO STRENGTHENING FIRE LINES TODAY. AND THEY SAY AFTER CLOSER ...

Well, here we go again — or, maybe not. President Joe Biden on June 20 approved a major disaster declaration for victims of the South Fork and Salt fires in the Ruidoso area, “unlocking federal ...

RUIDOSO, N.M. – New federal documents show the Salt Fire near Ruidoso may have been human caused. The documents reveal the Salt Fire started about two hours after the South Fork Fire was already ...

The South Fork fire, which has destroyed more than 17,000 acres near Ruidoso, New Mexico, was caused by a lightning strike, Bureau of Indian Affairs officials said. An investigation conducted by ...

As command of the devastating South Fork and Salt fires was handed over to local firefighting agencies on Sunday, Albuquerque and Rio Rancho tattoo shops worked together to raise funds for Ruidoso ...

MOVE IN. I’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN. BUT FIRST, BACK TO SHELLY AND DARLENE. TODAY MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE THE SOUTH FORK AND SALT FIRE HIT RUIDOSO, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THAT CITY. AND OUR REPORTER ...

Due to a prolonged drought with continuing winds and higher temperatures, fire restrictions in Ruidoso and Lincoln County remain in effect All public and private properties in Ruidoso are under Level ...