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After burning for more than four months outside of Las Vegas, New Mexico, the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire complex is now 100% contained, fire managers announced Sunday.The Hermits Peak Fire started April 9 and the Calf Canyon Fire started April 19. The two blazes later merged and became the largest wildfire in state history.

"If the water came in at a certain point—our bedroom is right there and it can just wash us down the Hondo Valley,” said Ron Hall. “We have had water come in the house. Our ceiling has been leaking, so it’s ruined our hardwood floors.”

A high-level flooding threat descended on much of southern New Mexico Friday, including in Ruidoso. It's predicted to last through the weekend.

Sen. Ben Ray Lújan toured the burn scar left by the McBride Fire and visited Holloman Air Force Base.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It’s been four months since the McBride Fire ripped through neighborhoods in Ruidoso. Now, a new state report is revealing exactly how that fire got started but it’s raising new questions about who’s really at fault The McBride Fire sparked in early April and quickly ripped through the community. At least 207 […]

A report states that wind gusts toppled a 49-foot-tall drought-stressed tree on April 12, causing electrical lines to arc and ignite the fire.

A report states that wind gusts toppled a 49-foot-tall drought-stressed tree on April 12, causing electrical lines to arc and ignite the fire.

A report states that wind gusts toppled a 49-foot-tall drought-stressed tree on April 12, causing electrical lines to arc and ignite the fire.

Cooler temperatures will linger throughout New Mexico on Tuesday, as a chance of rain will keep things cool but humid for most places.