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Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs and Hollywood, New Mexico, remained under a flash flood warning until 7:15 p.m. New Mexico governor arrives in Ruidoso ...

If the Ruidoso Downs horse racing meet continues at a different state track, the 2025 All American Futurity is in play to happen.

The mountain town of Ruidoso must rebuild again following a record-breaking flood and a year after devastating wildfires.

Watch the terrifying moment a New Mexico home was swept away in raging floodwaters on July 8. Several people died in the ...

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is holding a news conference Thursday morning to give an update on Ruidoso flood response efforts. The news conference is ...