Carlsbad News

A Carlsbad man was in jail Thursday accused of firing shots from a moving vehicle at a tow truck occupied by a small child and four other passengers.

The Nevada Test Site says the last of 65 truckloads of repackaged radioactive waste has been shipped to Idaho, pending final disposal at the federal Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M. National Nuclear Security Administration spokeswoman Kelly Snyder said Thursday the transuranic waste is due to arrive Friday for inspection at the Idaho ...

Local police have filed murder charges and obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect in the shooting death of a Carlsbad man.

Police in Carlsbad are investigating the death of a man found dead next to a highway.

Edwin "Ed" Dunagan recently celebrated 70 years of employment in the same business - insurance and real estate.

The widening of U.S. Highway 62-180 from two to four lanes between Carlsbad and the New Mexico-Texas state line should be completed in about 18 months, state highway officials said.

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.