'Full of Life and Laughter': Children of Fort Bliss Soldier Tragically Killed in Ruidoso Flash Floods

Video New Mexico flooding leaves 3 dead, including 2 children: Officials

A man and two children were killed in a record-breaking flash flood that swept through a village in New Mexico on Tuesday, local officials said.

Ruidoso Downs faces another high-stakes rebuild after second consecutive flooding closure

Rep. Melanie Stansbury said the racetrack means more than $150 million a year for the local economy.

Mom Recounts Floods That Killed Her Children—’FIGHTING in the Water’

A grieving mother has described the terrifying final moments she spent clinging to her children before deadly flash floods swept them away in Ruidoso, New Mexico. “We tried so hard to save our babies,” Stephanie Trotter wrote in an emotional statement, recounting how she held onto her son and daughter — Sebastian, 7, and Charlotte, 4 — as their RV filled with water in just seconds. The Context This flash flood tragedy is part of a broader patter…

'Full of life and laughter': Children of Fort Bliss soldier tragically killed in Ruidoso flash floods

"Sebastian was an avid Pokémon card collector and loved to play sports. Charlotte loved to sing, dance and make jokes," their aunt said.

‘Expecting it to be ugly,’ Ruidoso braces for new round of potential floods • Source New Mexico

Members of a clean up crew work to remove electrical poles from the debris in Ruidoso ahead of further rains projected in the coming weekend. (Danielle Prokop / Source NM) Forecasters are warning that much of eastern New Mexico, including Ruidoso, is under risk of flooding, with potential rainfalls as much as two to three inches per hour projected this weekend.  “We could see that rainfall all along eastern New Mexico, including Clovis and Clayt…