May 6, 2025
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Adrian Hedden is managing editor of the Artesia Daily Press
Senior reporter Adrian Hedden was promoted to managing editor of the Carlsbad Current-Argus and Artesia Daily Press.
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New reservoir proposed for Jaycee Park
The reservoir would help with fighting wildfires and be used for recreational fishing.
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No happy ending, Mother and son sentenced in massage parlor prostitution ring
A woman police said led a prostitution ring at massage parlors throughout southeast New Mexico and West Texas was sentenced to a year in federal prison, while her son was released from custody after being charged for his role in the criminal enterprise.
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REMINDER The Main Event Car Show & Cruise starts Friday
Get ready for a trip down memory lane.
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Oil and gas fee hike passes as other industry-targeted bills falter in Santa Fe
Senate Bill 23, one of the few oil and gas regulatory bills to survive during a session that primarily focused on public safety, was passed on the House floor March 20 on a 37-31 vote.
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Arrests made in shooting at Las Cruces park
Four suspects were arrested amid the investigation of a mass shooting in Las Cruces Friday night that killed three people and injured 15 others.
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Resiliency is the reason the XTERRA Gold Games are coming to the Village of Ruidoso
If a sporting event announcement by a world-wide company had a one, two punch, left, right, jab, jab Ruidoso scored a one-round knockout on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
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Mother and son charged in massage parlor prostitution ring sentenced
A woman police said led a prostitution ring at massage parlors throughout southeast New Mexico and West Texas was sentenced to a year in federal prison, while her son was released from custody after being charged for his role in the criminal enterprise.
Read MoreMother and son charged in massage parlor prostitution ring sentenced
County jail could be built by 2028, court renovations underway
A new $148 million jail could be built in the next three years in Eddy County, while restoration of the courthouse in downtown Carlsbad could begin in 2026 with an almost $6 million price tag.
Read MoreCounty jail could be built by 2028, court renovations underway
Arrests made in shooting at Las Cruces park
Four suspects were arrested amid the investigation of a mass shooting in Las Cruces Friday night that killed three people and injured 15 others.
Read MoreArrests made in shooting at Las Cruces park