Elephant Butte News

Seven homes in Dona Ana County have been damaged due to flooding after an irrigation ditch overflowed its banks north of Las Cruces.

Seven homes in Dona Ana County have been damaged due to flooding after an irrigation ditch overflowed its banks north of Las Cruces.

Seven homes in Dona Ana County have been damaged due to flooding after an irrigation ditch overflowed its banks north of Las Cruces.

Seven homes in Dona Ana County have been damaged due to flooding after an irrigation ditch overflowed its banks north of Las Cruces.

Seven homes in Dona Ana County have been damaged due to flooding after an irrigation ditch overflowed its banks north of Las Cruces.

Seven homes in Dona Ana County have been damaged due to flooding after an irrigation ditch overflowed its banks north of Las Cruces.

Seven homes in Dona Ana County have been damaged due to flooding after an irrigation ditch overflowed its banks north of Las Cruces.

Thank Goodness it's almost here. NFL training camp. The most wonderful time of the year.

Thank Goodness it's almost here. NFL training camp. The most wonderful time of the year.

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N. M. - Flooding in Sierra County has closed two state highways and pushed water into businesses, the National Weather Service is reporting.

The first 77,000 largemouth bass raised in New Mexico's new warmwater fish hatchery swam into history Tuesday when they were released in Elephant Butte Lake.

The Elephant Butte Irrigation District on Wednesday completed the first expansion of its geographic boundaries since the district's creation in the early 1900s.

A cold front diving into northeast New Mexico might result in severe storms with large hail and damaging winds Friday afternoon.

In 2005, U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici introduced legislation that would have established a wilderness designation in the most pristine areas of Dona Ana County, and released 65,000 acres for eventual sale.

It was a fast-moving storm on Wednesday, but one that found drivers on I-10 near Vado having to slow to a near standstill.

The Marina Del Sur at Elephant Butte Lake has big problems after high winds damaged the area, twisted metal, dented boats, and damaged walkways.

Powerful winds sent five-foot waves through a barrier and into a dock at Elephant Butte Lake, flooding boats and damaging the marina Saturday.

Repairs were under way Monday at an Elephant Butte Lake marina that was damaged by a severe windstorm over the weekend.

Sierra County sheriff's officials say it could have been worse. Amazingly, no deaths or injuries were reported on Saturday night after a storm hit Elephant Butte Lake.

T or C police confirmed that a huge thunderstorm, with winds up to 60 mph, has slammed into the marina at Elephant Butte Lake.