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 ...

The new owners of Elephant Butte Lake’s marinas have poured new life into the lake’s lineup of events and activities. Here are some of the upcoming events: June 13: Friday Night Live music from 6-8 ...

Elephant Butte Irrigation District manager and treasurer Josh Smith painted a “brief, bleak” picture to legislators at a Tuesday meeting. The reservoir on the Rio Grande in Southern New Mexico is at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Airman First Class Me’lik Etienne, 22, drowned at Elephant Butte Lake on May 24 and was found deceased on May 26. Etienne, assigned to the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron at Kirtland Air Force ...

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 ...