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Carlsbad gets $752K grant for more renovations at new senior center
Carlsbad City Council approved a $752,000 grant agreement with the State of New Mexico Sept. 28 for phase two renovations of the Alejandro Ruiz Senior Center. City of Carlsbad Municipal Services Director Angie Barrios-Testa said…
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Suspect jailed in Encinitas sex-assault case
ENCINITAS — A man suspected of sneaking into an Encinitas woman’s apartment in the middle of the night two weeks ago and sexually assaulting her was behind bars today. Maynor Ricardo Funes, 32, was arrested…
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Group slams oil and gas in billboards across southeast New Mexico
A series of billboards erected throughout southeast New Mexico accused the oil and gas industry of threatening the health of frontline communities and damaging the environment. Albuquerque-based non-profit Progress Now New Mexico paid for the message…
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Eagle Scout saves the bees
by staffSeptember 30, 20210 Branden Lintner from Boy Scout Troop 784 in Carlsbad recently earned his Eagle Scout rank. As his leadership project, Lintner led a group of volunteers to build an Observation Bee-Aquarium at…
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State of New Mexico buys 7,500 acres to restore lesser prairie chicken
Habitat for the nearly-extinct lesser prairie chicken, known for its unique mating dances in prairies of southeast New Mexico, grew by 7,500 acres as the State of New Mexico purchased land from an energy company…