Ruidoso News

Mescalero Apache Tribal President Frederick Chino Sr. and Vice President Sandra Platero were placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday by the tribal council.

New Mexico children could win a trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom or ride in a hot air balloon with Gov.

Ruidoso homeowners can help the village, the environment and themselves by participating in the 2013 Village of Ruidoso Free White Goods Drop Off Day on June 1. General Services Director Jeff Kaplan explained that although the village tries to accommodate residents who discard old water heaters and other large appliances, such as refrigerators, the ... (more)

Magistrate Court Judge Lorena LaMay ordered a 37-year-old Ruidoso man to serve a year in jail on an April 2011 conviction.

Some 70 people applied last week for various positions that will come with a juvenile detention facility that is expected to open in October.

Ricardo Florez rode away from the AspenCash Motorcycle Rally Gun and Collectibles Show on this custom 1974 Harley Davidson Knucklehead designed by Ron McCalvin and built by Rio Grande Shovelhead.

Emergency personnel and volunteers help strap 79-year-old Sabino Sandoval to a stretcher after extracting him from his wrecked pickup in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse Thursday afternoon.

A perception of a conflict of interest prompted a split vote on a request for lodgers tax to distribute a Billy the Kid Scenic Byways brochure promoting Lincoln County.

A moratorium on subdivisions may go into effect even before Lincoln County commissioners approve new regulations requiring developers to buy water rights and create community water systems.

A search warrant executed on a Ruidoso home Saturday resulted in the arrest of four on charges of trafficking in various illegal drugs.

A new organizational chart tucked into Ruidoso's Fiscal Year 2013-2014 preliminary budget will spread out responsibility for evaluation of employees, and also prompted a discussion about the future designation of the Forestry Department.

New maps to help local emergency services react in evacuations and disasters were introduced to Ruidoso village councilors during a mini-tutorial last week.

Special prosecutor Amy Orlando, center, speaks with defense attorney Gary Mitchell, left, and prosecutor Scot Key before the jury is brought into District Judge Fernando Macias' courtroom Monday.

The Middle Fork Fire was reported shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday, about three miles west of the Ruidoso Cabins entrance in Upper Canyon.

Look beyond the backyard barbecue this Memorial Day weekend, and you'll find lots to do, close to home.

Capitan now has an official goal for the future, at least by state standards, after adopting an updated comprehensive plan Tuesday after more than a decade without an update.

After months of planning, the village of Ruidoso's cemetery board has announced that the new cemetery has been named Gavilan Memorial Gardens.

Ruidoso Patrol Officer Tillman Freeman and Sgt. Mike Weaver responded to Motel 6 on U.S. 70 May 3 for a report of a possible narcotics exchange.

An Otero County jury has convicted a man of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death of a Ruidoso woman five years ago.

Visit Lincoln, north of Ruidoso, to explore the Lincoln County War and you'll find the MontaA o house across the street from the Anderson-Freeman Museum.