Carlsbad News

The Summer Recreation tennis lessons will begin Tuesday, May 29th and run for 6 weeks.A There isA $30 charge for the first family member, then $20 for others.A For more info contact Charlie Jurva at 887-1980. The Children's Scholastic Press book fair/fundraiser will be held during regular library hours Monday through Wednesday, May 30, in the ... (more)

Carlsbad turned out in force on Memorial Day to honor the men and women of the Armed Services who laid down their lives for their country.

A young Carlsbad driver with a learner's permit experienced his first accident Monday, one that he will not soon forget.

There's plenty to do in Carlsbad on this Memorial Day, 2012. Those who have fought and died for our country will be remembered in a number of venues today.

Now 83 years old, Robert "Budd" Wight Jr. grew up with flying in his blood, thanks to his pilot father.

He was born in Texas, raised in Carlsbad, NM. He served in the Army then studied business at Stockton College.

At the beginning of next month, a top child safety program will be hosting a child safety fair to help local parents develop records of their children, including fingerprints and photographs that could aid in a police investigation.

Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 502 N. Alameda St., invites all to the celebration of its 61st anniversary, 3 p.m. Sunday, May 27.

Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park will begin summer hours Friday, May 25.

A Carlsbad man arrested on federal charges during a large drug raid in the area in 2005 was arrested Thursday by the local drug task force and U.S. Marshals Service for violating his parole in relation to the drug crime.

At 8:30 p.m. May 16, two Carlsbad men - who have yet to be publicly identified due to the ongoing investigation - were apparently discussing a mutual acquaintance in an alley in the 100 block of North Mesa Street when a 47-year-old Carlsbad man involved in the discussion was stabbed oncein the abdomen.

In what was almost a split vote, the Carlsbad City Council approved a contract with City Administrator Jon Tully to manage the city at an annual salary and benefits of $212,000. "I've known and worked with Jon Tully for many years," said Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway at the council's regular meting Tuesday.

Carlsbad will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday through Aug.

This school year, Carlsbad has been home to a young woman from the land of the midnight sun and northern lights.

Today, mail is transported by air, truck or electronically across the country. But there was a time in our history when brave riders mounted their horses and galloped across the country to deliver mail.

A former Las Cruces basketball coach who is accused of having child pornography on his computer has been charged with 15 counts of sexual exploitation of children.

Hold the celebrations: The newly completed Canal Street project has not passed the New Mexico Department of Transportation's final inspection.

After five years of public hearings, a full federal environmental impact statement and an exhaustive state permitting process, Intrepid Potash is on its way to building its solar solution mine.

PAWS would like thank the Carlsbad community for helping to make the first annual "Bark in the Park" celebration on April 28 a huge success! We hope all those who attended, both two legged and four legged, enjoyed the event.

Crews continue to clean up a freight train that derailed in Carlsbad, NM. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports that the two locomotives and the first two cars of a southbound train jumped the tracks along the Loving Highway on the south side of Carlsbad Monday morning.