Elephant Butte News

As horses grazed in a nearby grass pasture and bright New Mexico clouds sailed overhead, Elephant Butte Irrigation District Manager Gary Esslinger cranked open a metal chute, allowing water to gush into a 2-foot-diameter pipe alongside an irrigation canal.

Two of the nation's premier birding festivals will be held in November, one in Socorro, NM, and the other in Harlingen.

In less than one week of the signature collection process, more than 6,300 New Mexicans -- from each of the state's 33 counties -- have already signed petitions to allow Lt.

On TV, they're talking about how we should stay home if we're sick. I've seen people coughing and spitting up all over the place.

The state Court of Appeals has ruled a former New Mexico state parks ranger does not have to serve time in prison for killing a man in a dispute over a campsite fee in 2005.

Retired Carlsbad art teacher Dave Barnett will be featured in a one-man show from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the Artist Gallery.

Dona Ana County Sheriff's Investigators are currently at the scene of what appears to be confirmed skeletal remains of a human being.

While this year's pecan crop in Dona Ana County will be larger than last, experts say it's shaping up to be fairly average.

The Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department have yet to identify skeletal remains found in Las Cruces.

A body found in a ditch Friday has tentatively been identified as a homeless man who might have died a year and a half ago.

Skeletal remains were found near a drainage canal near the "Corn Maze" area Friday afternoon.

An MQ-1 Predator comes in for a landing during a demonstration Thursday morning at Holloman Air Force Base.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... * UNTIL 600 PM MDT * AT 400 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's chief of staff was at the helm of a houseboat involved in a minor weekend accident on Elephant Butte Lake with the governor aboard.

Brian Condit, the chief of staff for Gov. Bill Richardson, was cited Wednesday for a boat crash at Elephant Butte Lake State Park over the Labor Day weekend.

Gov. Bill Richardson was not injured when the boat he was aboard was involved in a minor accident at Elephant Butte State Park.

Gov. Bill Richardson was aboard a boat that was involved in a minor accident over the holiday weekend.

As the Labor Day holiday nears, Elephant Butte Lake officials will welcome thousands of water lovers, like Sergio Bonialla, 15, of El Cerro, front, and Angelo Roibal, 16, of Peralta, in this 2007 photo.

San Francisco-based BP Solar International and EnergyNovo of Elephant Butte have signed a letter of intent to develop a photovoltaic solar plant in Sierra County that could generate enough energy to power about 5,000 homes.

California and New Mexico companies are planning to build a $130 million, 22-megawatt photovoltaic solar plant near Elephant Butte.