Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4 the Oakmont fire is 0% contained and its size is now 120 acres. Crews worked overnight on fire's ...

UPDATE: As of Sunday afternoon, the Oakmont fire remains at 30 percent containment, where it has been since Saturday. All lines have held throughout Saturday night and into Sunday morning, according ...

The home of volunteer firefighter, and former Timberon fire chief, Richard Dysart, burned to rubble as he helped battle the Timberon fire burning near Cloudcroft.“Lots of red and lots of black smoke, ...

A gun-tracking program that uses shell casings to connect shootings is already helping investigators link crimes in Doña Ana County, according to new numbers... Las Cruces farmers warn tight margins, ...

OTERO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Friday is day three of the fire in the small mountain town of Timberon south of Cloudcroft, and many residents still cannot get back into their homes — if they’re lucky ...

TIMBERON, N.M. — Evacuations have been lifted in Timberon after a wildfire started in the Lincoln National Forest. The fire is 30% contained and is 65 acres. On Saturday, officials say crews worked ...

OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) -- A wildfire broke out in Otero County, causing a mandatory evacuation in Timberon. The Tularosa Basin Regional Dispatch Authority issued a mandatory evacuation for ...

TIMBERON, N.M. (AP) – Rain is helping firefighters as they continue to mop up a wildfire that burned dozens of homes and other buildings in the southern New Mexico mountain village of Timberon. An ...

This article first published on Searchlight New Mexico.From his home on the former site of a fire lookout tower, Charlie Marshall has expansive views of the forested hills around the community of ...