The recently approved updates to Sections 21-62 and 21-63 of the Las Cruces Municipal Code related to street and sidewalk solicitations will go into effect Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Both sections were updated with new language that’s specific to where roadside solicitation can safely take place. The new language was approved…
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Las Cruces Streets Management will be applying a chip seal surface treatment on various city streets through Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Residents and businesses will be notified 24 hours prior to work beginning. Crews ask that there be no parking of vehicles on these streets for the duration of the…
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The City of Las Cruces is pleased to announce the launch of its new user-friendly website which was designed with video and local photography to show off the beauty of the community. This new and improved website was created with the user experience in mind and ease of finding what…
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Cuarenta y Cinco, one of New Mexico’s top groups since 1991, will be featured along with Angelica Padilla and Illusion Band during the Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Community Concert to be held Aug. 24. The Summer Community Concert will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024,…
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The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department is offering individual registration for Youth Sportsmanship Basketball beginning Aug. 22, 2024. There will be four age divisions offered to all genders between the ages of 4 and 12, and one division each for middle school boys and girls (14U). Proof…
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Las Cruces City Council amended two ordinances and approved a new one intended to clarify roadside solicitation laws, improve public safety and the well-being of pedestrians and motorists, and help curtail the theft of shopping carts from retail stores and the nuisance they sometimes create. City Council met in regular…
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The Las Cruces Police Department is investigating the death of an 80-year-old woman. On Aug. 4, 2024, patrol officers responded to a welfare check on the 100 block of west Madrid Road. Inside the home, they discovered a deceased woman. Due to the circumstances of her death, it was deemed suspicious pending…
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The Las Cruces Police Department’s Community Outreach Team hosts its next Lunchbox Lemonade Friday at the Metro Verde Splash Pad. The Lunchbox Lemonade series encourages Las Cruces residents of all ages to have lunch, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the Community Outreach Team at an area splash pad….
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Streets Management will be applying a chip seal surface treatment on various city streets beginning on Monday, August 5, 2024, with expected completion in four days. Residents and businesses will be notified 24 hours prior to work beginning. We ask that you do not park cars on the street for…
READ MORE A 52-year-old woman was rescued by Las Cruces firefighters and transported to a local hospital Monday with potential life-threatening injuries. About 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, firefighters were dispatched to a residential structure fire on the 1300 block of Bon Burt Lane. Upon arrival, fire crews discovered heavy…
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Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) is sponsoring students for their education and career in Utilities related technology degrees and operations in service to the Las Cruces community through an in-house internship opportunity. Applicants were interviewed at the beginning of June, and three new interns were selected to receive educational scholarships. Interns…
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Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a 44-year-old man late Wednesday evening. About 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2024, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to the report of a gunshot victim at an apartment on the 200 block of west…
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Las Cruces firefighters and Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue helped save a 24-year-old man who was injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash Tuesday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, firefighters were dispatched to an undeveloped area at the far west end of Thurmond Road where an ATV…
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The Las Cruces Fire Department is hosting at least three public meetings in August to share information on current services provided and gather feedback on how the department can best serve its community. The public engagement meetings will be held: Thursday, Aug. 8 at 3 p.m. in Council Chambers,…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries has set its fall schedule for First Saturday Movie Marathon, and it begins Sept. 7 with motion pictures that include the music of Freddie Mercury and Queen. Freddie Mercury was chosen for September in remembrance of his birthday, Sept. 5, 1946. Movies will begin at 10:30…
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