Couple Found Dead Near Their Home As Fire Sweeps Through New Mexico Village New Mexico
Police investigators and firefighters found the remains of the elderly couple on Wednesday afternoon, after family members alerted police that the two had tried to flee but were missing. The fire has caused evacuation orders for 4,500 people and destroyed more than 200 homes on the edge of a mountain community in the southern part of the state. Kerry Gladden, a spokesman for Ruidoso police, said fire crews hoped to take advantage of a break in the relentless winds to fight the deadly blaze....