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Donation offered to replace 54-year-old North Mesa Senior Center
The City of Carlsbad is mulling options to replace the North Mesa Senior Center, said Wendy Austin, interim city administrator. She wrote in a memo to the Carlsbad City Council April 4 that a local charitable organization, wishing to remain anonymous, offered to secure a land donation working with the Carlsbad Department of Development (CDOD) for a new senior center in the Cascades of Carlsbad.
Admitted Carlsbad fentanyl dealer gets 20 years after bringing drugs from Albuquerque
A Carlsbad man accused of trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine from Albuquerque was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison as one of 12 people charges in a joint investigation last spring. Manuel Pineda Montoya, 44, was charged with possessing with intent to distribute 4 kilograms of fentanyl and about 7...
Wrongful arrest case against Eddy County, Sheriff's Office will proceed
A federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit against Eddy County filed by a man arguing he was wrongfully prosecuted by the deputies with the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office. Defendants in the case Eddy County, Sheriff Mark Cage and deputies Jared Rostro and Eric Threlkeld filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in May 2023, which a federal judge on April 10 partially denied leaving the case active in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Carlsbad man pleads guilty to federal drug offenses
CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Jesus Alonso Cerezo-Espidio, a 51-year-old from Carlsbad, has pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams and more of cocaine and five grams and more of methamphetamine, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says. Cerezo-Espidio is the eighth individual indicted after a 2023 law enforcement operation in Carlsbad. Other individuals charged after […]
Homes in Eddy County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for January shows that potential buyers and sellers in Eddy County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sale price of $243,358. The median home sold for $227,100, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means January, the most recent month...
New Mexico State Parks Division looking for zoo veterinarian
CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – What do a banded mongoose, an amur leopard, and a chuckwalla have in common? They are all animals at the Living Desert Zoo Gardens State Park that need veterinary care. The zoo in Carlsbad is looking for veterinarian care providers to help with 24-hour emergency care, parasite control, animal vaccinations, and other […]
Former AFR firefighter accused of rape has conditions of release modified
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the three now former Albuquerque Fire Rescue firefighters accused of raping a woman during an off-duty party had his conditions of release modified again. Aden Heyman, Angel Portillo, Anthony Martin, and the alleged victim were drinking in Martin’s apartment on Menaul last July. The woman told police the three men held […]
Eddy County Courthouse won't be torn down if new complex is built, officials say
A plan to move the Eddy County Courthouse to a new $350 million complex south of Carlsbad was placed on hold Tuesday by the Eddy County Board of County Commissioners as public input was needed, said Bo Bowen, commission chair. He said he received hundreds of phone calls and emails asking that the plan to move the Eddy County Courthouse, Eddy County Administration offices and the Eddy County Detention into one location south of Carlsbad be paused...
Carlsbad residents want a local Dave and Buster's. See what other businesses made our poll.
Carlsbadians are craving a Dave and Buster’s to join the ranks of the growing city’s business scene. A reader’s poll asked respondents to choose from 11 national and regional chain restaurants and shopping outlets selected by Carlsbad Current-Argus staff based on social media comments. In total, 6,648 readers responded to the poll that allowed them to choose two from the list.
Southeast New Mexico auto dealers say new electric vehicle mandate 'definitely difficult'
Auto dealers in Carlsbad and throughout New Mexico lambasted new requirements for them to sell more electric vehicles in the next two years enacted by the New Mexico Environment Department that were recently upheld amid a legal challenge. The mandate known as the Advanced Clean Cars II Standards required dealers’...
'Forever chemicals' found in Pecos River - What does that mean for your health?
Coley Burgess who oversees a local water district in the Carlsbad area said water managers in the region are working to protect the farmers they serve from potential contamination from industrial chemicals as oil and gas booms. Burgess is the manager of the Carlsbad Irrigation District that pumps water from...
This Week in Eddy County Sports: Carlsbad baseball and softball begin district play
The Carlsbad Cavemen baseball team opens district play at home this week and Cavegirl softball is back in action after a long break. At 5 p.m. Thursday at Carlsbad High School, the Cavemen start District 5-4A action against Clovis High School. The last time the Cavemen played at home was...
Carlsbad outfielder drives in tying run against Artesia, wins Prep Hero of the Week award
Carlsbad High School baseball outfielder Gus Risher is the winner of this week’s Carlsbad Current-Argus Prep Hero of the Week Award. The junior won with 51% of the nearly 58,000 votes cast. Last week against Artesia he singled and drove in the tying run against Bulldogs. ...
Human remains found at Yucca Canyon Trail in Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Human skeletal remains were found at Carlsbad Caverns National Park Thursday afternoon on a backcountry trail. The Eddy County Sheriff's Office announced the investigation was ongoing the morning of Friday, April 12, and reported at about 6 p.m. that night that the remains were found along the Yucca Canyon Trail in a remote area of the park. ...
Patron's Corner: This National Poetry Month consider the power of words
April is National Poetry Month. Poetry holds a special place in my heart. Words have such power, and poetry is truly an art form. Words, information, and helping people are the reasons I became a librarian. But my love for words began far before I worked at a library. I’ve written poems most of my life. I can remember my English class during 6th grade at PR Leyva like it was yesterday. My teacher told us about a poetry contest and said the winners would be published in a big book of poetry. I wrote several poems and submitted my favorite two. I wanted my poem to be perfect and move the reader. Never did I think one of mine would be selected, and I was so excited to find out one would grace the pages of this collection of poems. My love from there only grew, and I am excited to celebrate National Poetry Month.
Hutchinson announces candidacy for county sheriff
Matthew “Matt” Hutchinson has announced his candidacy for the office of Eddy County Sheriff. Hutchinson currently serves Eddy County as undersheriff for the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO). Hutchinson moved to Carlsbad in 1992 and graduated from Carlsbad High School in 2002. He later graduated with a...
Fired Carlsbad golf manager Cordova won't be reinstated after appeal, City Council votes
Christopher Cordova’s firing as superintendent of Carlsbad’s city golf course was upheld by the City Council after Cordova appealed his termination from the post earlier this month for allegedly drinking on the job, mismanaging funds and abusing employees. Cordova will be reinstated as a city employee, after a...
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