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 ...

In the Midwest, quarter-sized hail and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, while in the South, flood alerts are in ...

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 ...

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 ...