RUIDOSO, N.M. —  Residents in Ruidoso and parts of surrounding Lincoln County were ordered to evacuate June 17 due to rapidly developing wildfires that had consumed thousands of acres in the area.

Between the South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire, the New Mexico Forestry Department has estimated that about 23,000 acres of land has been burned as of June 19.

Two people were reportedly found dead on June 18 in separate locations.

Patrick Pearson, one of the victims, loved music. In a June 19 interview with KOB 4, his children remembered him for his incredible talent.

“He was one of the best singers in New Mexico,” they said. “Anybody he’s played with, they would tell you the...

City decides to celebrate holiday with drone show

Each year as summer draws nearer, the Gallup City Council and the city’s fire department take a look at drought conditions and determine whether or not the citizens of Gallup will get to light off fireworks for the Fourth of July.

As of June 13, the northeastern corner of McKinley County is in the D0 (abnormally dry) zone of the Drought Monitor, which is published by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The rest of the county is in the D1 (moderate drought) zone.

Gallup Fire Chief Jon...

FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO — Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley and Council Delegate Eugenia Charles-Newton attended the New Mexico State Tribal Leaders Summit, hosted by the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department at the Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, New Mexico, on June 18.

The annual government-to-government meeting focused on pressing issues affecting the state’s 23 tribal nations. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren was also in attendance for the summit.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Indian Affairs Secretary Josett D. Monette and Deputy Secretary Seth Damon, and the Governor’s cabinet members were in attendance to hear directly from tribal leaders...

Fabric Buy the Yard officially opened its doors for business on Nov. 6, 2023. Owner and proprietor Marie Teasyatwho said the business is a family-supported endeavor providing fabric for quilters and clothing designers.

Teasyatwho is Chishi Dine’é born for Nát’oh Dine’é. Her cheiis are Tó’áhaní and her nalís are Ma’ii Deeshgiizhinii and Tódích’ii’nii.

She has been passionate about fabric since the age of 13.

Rayfen Lee, her husband, said they opened the business for the Navajo people, not to get rich.

The couple has three daughters, Tessa, Ashley, and Julia, and three sons, Verdell, Reuben, and Kyle.

“Fabric Buy The Yard is more like a family supporting...