Carlsbad News

Los Alamos National Laboratory has shipped its final canister of a special type of radioactive waste to southern New Mexico.

The sense of hard work has been ingrained in Brandy and Brittney Castillo. Since the age of 10, the twins have been delivering papers for the Current-Argus and have taken that work ethic with them.

A 35-year-old Carlsbad man was arrested Monday and charged with sexually molesting a teenage boy on a church bus full of children.

Andy Mason, songwriter and performer, finds sharing music with children a joy. His performance Monday at the Carlsbad Public Library annex to a crowd of all ages marked the finale of the Summer Reading Program.

Carlsbad firefighters say they're considering turning to the New Mexico Supreme Court or the Legislature in their battle with the city over wages.

Members of the Carlsbad chapter of PFLAG met Saturday for an afternoon picnic near the Pecos River.

A local man was arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, while the victim of the alleged crime struggles for his life in a Lubbock hospital.

U.S. foundations saw their investments drop by an average of 26 percent in 2008 amid the economic downturn and stock market collapse.

The Grand Entry will be at 7 p.m. The Queen Coronation will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Eddy County Sheriff's Posse Arena.

Revenue from the issuance of $8.3 million in gross receipts tax revenue bonds approved by voters last fall could be in the city's hands in 30 days.

A 20-year-old Eddy County Detention Center guard is charged with rape after authorities say he admitted having sex with a female inmate while on duty.

With threatening skies overhead and the remnants of heavy rains from Friday still in the grass, the 2009 Carlsbad Downtown Farmers' Market opened at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Downtown Carlsbad came alive at 5 p.m. Saturday as onlookers began lining Canyon Street to watch the parade and enjoy the barbecue dinner that followed.

Linda Soto, a diner at Calloway's Cafe, drops a donation into a boot before leaving the restaurant, where its management placed a boot to show support for the Carlsbad Fire Department's fireworks fundraiser.

A new principal has been appointed for Alta Vista Middle School, Carlsbad Municipal Schools officials announced this week.

Windstream notified the Carlsbad Police Depart today at approximately 11:45 a.m. of a power surge at a remote facility on the north side of Carlsbad that has disabled equipment.

A Carlsbad man faces felony charges for his alleged part in an armed robbery that occurred June 6 at an Alamosa Street residence.

The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce asked the New Mexico Department of Tourism for designation as an official state Visitor Information Center.

Members of the the Country Gospel Music Association are in Carlsbad for the CGMA Western USA Convention beginning Monday at the Pecos River Village Carousel House.

When it comes to a choice between growing a business and keeping jobs or a rodeo arena for youth, the former wins.