/tags/lynn-crawford Lynn Crawford en-US Copyright Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:54:44 GMT /local-news/2024-06-20/president-biden-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-areas-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires President Joe Biden Thursday approved a request by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for a Major Disaster Declaration covering Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:54:44 GMT /local-news/2024-06-20/president-biden-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-areas-impacted-by-the-south-fork-and-salt-fires Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2022-04-18/ruidoso-reeling-from-blaze-considers-how-to-face-fires-to-come Hundreds of firefighters have worked to contain a fire that tore through a canyon in a residential area. But a village with about 8,000 permanent residents lost an elderly couple and more than 200 homes. And it must grapple with the possibility that a changed climate could make fires like this more common Mon, 18 Apr 2022 22:15:37 GMT /local-news/2022-04-18/ruidoso-reeling-from-blaze-considers-how-to-face-fires-to-come Alice Fordham