Ruidoso News

Justin Slaughter pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter Friday. Slaughter was charged with first-degree murder in the November 2008 shooting death of Julian Orosco in Ruidoso.

The Portales Rams, coming off a couple of disheartening home losses to begin District 4-3A play, will look to salvage the finale of their three-game homestand in a 7 p.m. clash today against former district rival Dexter.

The grandparent scam is back in the Ruidoso area. Ruidoso Downs resident Joetyne Wright said she received a phone call at home around mid-morning on Thursday.

Ruidoso students Victoria Ramirez and Simon Pawlak are honored at the state capitol for their academics.

New Mexico forestry officials are looking at the skies and hoping for more rain but at the same time they're preparing for what may be a terrible wildfire season.

After an active precipitation pattern in December, January returned true to La Nina.

Gravity will take over at the Community Youth Center Warehouse Feb. 25, in Ruidoso as about 50 cub scouts and their families, as well as the general public, will watch speedsters and roadsters race down a 40-foot wooden track.

Later this month, 120 young people will descend on Ruidoso, to include the area in their effort to bring the world together through service and music.

The Christian Women's Club will host speaker Ken Nelson with the theme "Come Before Winter" and music by classical trio Dean Coonradt, Barbara Weaver and Martha Clark, when it meets at 11:30 a.m. today at the Stevens Inn, 1829 S. Canal St.

On Jan. 25 Ruidoso Animal Control Officers Robert Simpson and Chris Eisenberg conducted a license-and-rabies-tag sweep at the Ruidoso Dog Park.

The vulnerability of Lincoln County was illustrated last month when a fiber optic cable was cut, knocking out Internet, cell phone and long-distance communication for eight hours, says County Commissioner Tom Battin.

Voters in Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs will have an opportunity to hear from candidates running for municipal posts.

Signing a contract seven days late will cost the partners in the new $36 million Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant another $73,110 because of federal wage rates.

Winning a storybook vacation, Jared and Mary Storey, center, along with their children, Logan and Sevy Ritter, are headed to Disneyland, courtesy of the Children's Dental Clinic of Ruidoso.

Ruidoso village officials are watching the progress of several pieces of legislation that could negatively impact what the town receives in distributions from gross receipts tax collections, a major source of operational revenue for the municipality.

Checking off the landmarks along the route from Ruidoso to Santa Fe is becoming routine for Mayor Ray Alborn as he beats a path between the two trying to win over state legislators to the village's viewpoint.

A Bonito Volunteer Fire crew guided two disoriented hikers to safety in the Monjeau Lookout area north of Ruidoso Sunday.

"I love being behind the camera, but I also want to share my knowledge with others so that they can experience the same joy that I do when I make a magical photo from the heart.

April Joy Bailey is scheduled to show students how to turn a sweatshirt into art from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, championed by First Lady Michelle Obama, will take effect.