Profits Over People: How Ruidoso Prioritized Tourism and Left Visitors Blind to Deadly Post-Fire Floods
This story was co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Peak tourist season had arrived in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and Mayor Lynn Crawford was campaigning to…
When Tourism Trumps Public Safety: How Ignored Warnings and Post-Fire Floods Led to Tragedy in Ruidoso
Peak tourist season had arrived in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and Mayor Lynn Crawford was aggressively campaigning to convince the public that the mountain village was completely safe. A Republican with…
When the Mountain Washes Away: How Ruidoso’s Tourism-First Gamble Ended in Tragedy
Peak tourist season had arrived in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and Mayor Lynn Crawford was campaigning hard to convince the public that the mountain village was safe. A Republican with white…