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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...
Nuclear waste permit being modified. How much will it cost?
Editor's note: This article was updated April 23 to reflect a correction in the affiliation of Joni Arends. Arends is a member of Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety. Nuclear waste managers could not financially justify proposed changes in how the materials are handled for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Repository, during a public hearing Wednesday in Carlsbad. ...
Village of Loving to temporarily shut off water
LOVING, N.M. — The Village of Loving will be shutting off its water supply temporarily. It is planned to start at 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 24. Officials said the water is expected to be turned back on at 5 a.m. Thursday morning. Your neighborhood: Local news from KOAT Action...
Superheroes Assemble! Carlsbad Public Library celebrates National Superhero Day
Do you have a favorite superhero? Mine has always been Batman. Maybe it’s because I’m from Carlsbad and I’ve always found bats to be one of the coolest animals. On April 28, 1995, Marvel employees created National Superhero Day. It was created to celebrate everyone’s favorite superhero. This day is only for superheroes; according to Marvel, villains aren’t deserving of their own day. Could this possibly be the cause of their villainhood? Regardless, the idea behind the day is to honor those who serve and protect while fighting evil. What perfect timing? We just held our third annual Touch a Truck event to honor our real-life superheroes in our community. So, today, no matter who your favorite hero is, honoring the real or fictional people that inspire us is a worthwhile cause.
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.
BLM looking for comment on oil and gas leases in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reconsidering a plan to lease land in Eddy and Lea Counties to oil and gas companies. Now, BLM is looking for public input on the idea. In 2021, BLM approved leases for about 6,000 acres of land in New Mexico. Then, Citizens Caring for […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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...
Driver killed after metal rod pierces windshield on National Parks Highway in Carlsbad
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as information is available. Carlsbad Police are investigating the death of a motorist who was killed by a metal welding rod that fell off a truck and broke a windshield. Police were called out to the incident at about noon, April 24 in the 5000 block of...
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 […]
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...
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’...
Person dies in Carlsbad crash after metal welding rod goes through front windshield
CARLSBAD, N.M. — A person died in a crash on April 24 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, after a metal welding rod went through the windshield, severely injuring the driver, according to the Carlsbad Police Department. According to a media release, the accident happened at 12:10 p.m. at 5000 National...
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 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.
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