Update (11:40 AM): The Lincoln County OES is warning residents in the Bonito Lake area to stand by in Ready Status, meaning they may end up having to evacuate. The office says that if conditions ...

FIRE IN RUIDOSO. BUCK MOUNTAIN IS THE LOOKOUT SPOT FOR CREWS MONITORING THE BLUE FRONT FIRE WEDNESDAY. THIS REGION STILL RECOVERING FROM AN ACTIVE WILDFIRE SEASON. WE’RE NOT PUTTING ANY PERCENT ...

The arrival of winter weather in the area around Ruidoso helped fire crews in their efforts to battle and contain the Blue Front Fire, the U.S. Forest Service said in an update issued on Friday, Nov.