ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. — With a little imagination, the flat-topped butte protruding from the dammed waters of the Rio Grande in Sierra County, is said to resemble an elephant. Resemblant or not, ...

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. — Summer fun is just getting beginning, but the season isn’t off to a great start at Elephant Butte Lake. Search and Rescue crews recovered the body of Kirtland Airforce Base ...

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. (KRQE) – Campers and boaters flocked to Elephant Butte Lake State Park for the long holiday weekend. Despite an incredibly dry season, the area remains a popular summer holiday ...

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. (KRQE) – Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer and Elephant Butte reservoir was packed with tens of thousands of people enjoying the weekend. Visitors enjoyed the ...

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. (KRQE) – The body of an airman assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base was recovered from Elephant Butte Lake just before 1 p.m. Monday. Airman First Class Me’lik Etienne went missing ...

For a time, there was a popular misconception among some New Mexicans regarding the functionality of kayaks. When Russ Trager arrived from Southern California and opened Zia Kayak Outfitters in ...

The body of a missing airman assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base was recovered from Elephant Butte Lake two days after he was reported missing. The airman, whose name was withheld by the Air Force, ...

ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico (KVIA) - Kirtland Air Force Base confirms there is a search for an airman, who is assigned to the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron, that went missing at Elephant ...

Man arrested for illegal dumping after truck gets stuck in Far East El Paso desert Deputies arrested a 37-year-old man for dumping trash in a deserted area in Far East El Paso County after his truck ...

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. – We’re learning more about the Kirtland airman whose body was recovered from Elephant Butte Lake Monday afternoon. On Tuesday, Kirtland Air Force Base officials identified him as ...