Natural disasters

FEMA official overseeing NM fire victims fund received six-figure payout, documents show

FEMA official overseeing NM fire victims fund received six-figure payout, documents show

Some victims still waiting as Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon director, wife accept more than $500,000

January 30, 2026 • Patrick Lohmann — Source NM

Upper Pine Fire receives federal grant for Vallecito flood recovery

Upper Pine Fire receives federal grant for Vallecito flood recovery

Up to $5 million will support remediation efforts; property owners must pay a percentage

December 29, 2025 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Flooding by the numbers: 9.5 inches of rain, 84 tons of sand, and 250 pizzas and sandwiches

Flooding by the numbers: 9.5 inches of rain, 84 tons of sand, and 250 pizzas and sandwiches

Storm totals include more than rainfall and river flows

October 18, 2025 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

How the Vallecito event compares to the devastating flood of 1911

How the Vallecito event compares to the devastating flood of 1911

‘It's good to see the extremes,’ meteorologist says

October 17, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

2 to 4 more inches of rain expected across Southwest Colorado

La Plata County officials

2 to 4 more inches of rain expected across Southwest Colorado

Rivers could reach or exceed peak flows, cause more flooding

October 13, 2025 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Vallecito evacuation orders remain in place Sunday

La Plata County Colorado

Vallecito evacuation orders remain in place Sunday

'We may need to find somewhere to stay tonight,’ evacuee says

October 12, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

After Trump and Congress spending cuts, public media stations wait on money for emergency alerts

Associated Press

After Trump and Congress spending cuts, public media stations wait on money for emergency alerts

FILE – An emergency alert is displayed on a cellphone, Oct. 30, 2020, in Rio Rancho, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya…

August 26, 2025 • By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA — Associated Press