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Correction Note: Day of week has been corrected to Thursday, highlighted below. Police have arrested the suspect believed to be responsible for Thursday morning’s stabbing death of a 30-year-old man in Las Cruces. Selena Carrillo, 28, was arrested Thursday and is charged with murder. At approximately 11:45 a.m. Thursday, August…

Join us for a multi-day workshop, where we we’ll be envisioning the future of the El Paseo and S. Solano MRA area. During this workshop, we’ll be exploring various design options, reviewing feedback and designing catalytic projects to improve public spaces, housing and local amenities. Visit the Metropolitan Redevelopment Area…

In a landmark initiative to enhance regional emergency response capabilities, Doña Ana County and the New Mexico State University Fire Department, the City of Sunland Park, the City of Las Cruces, the NASA/White Sands Test Facility and the Town of Mesilla have signed an Automatic Aid Agreement for fire services….

The City of Las Cruces would like to invite all residents that are interested in learning more about the City to our “Know Your City Seminar Series.” The seminar series begins September 4, and runs through November 13, 2024. Each session in the series will take place from 6 – 8…

Las Cruces City Council received updates on the City’s Strategic Plan and from the firm that audits complaints against the Las Cruces Police Department during a work session held Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Srijana Basnyat, City Innovation and Strategy Administrator, and Mark Miller, Interim Lead Planner, provided the City’s Strategic…

The Parks and Recreation Department’s Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program is hosting a Neighborhood Dumpster Day from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. KLCB will provide open-top trash containers at three locations for members of the community to dump yard waste, household trash and other permittable items for…

The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will offer a two-week camp during Las Cruces Public Schools’ Fall Break and Intersession, Monday, Sept. 23 through Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. The Fall Break Camp will be open to children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Camp hours will be from…

The Las Cruces Police Department’s next Bridging the Badge livestream, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 27, will focus on youth services provided by the City of Las Cruces. Ryan Steinmetz and Sofia Hughes, both from the City’s Parks and Recreation Department, will join LCPD hosts to discuss the many services provided…

CAPER The City of Las Cruces Housing & Neighborhood Services section has prepared a report of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) activities and status of funds for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. This report is known as the…

The City of Las Cruces invites residents to participate in a two-day interactive design workshop for the El Paseo Road and south Solano Drive Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Plan. The workshop gives participants the opportunity to share ideas and directly influence the future of the community. Metropolitan Redevelopment Areas are designated…

Las Cruces Police Department identified and arrested David Alan Leonard, 32, for shoplifting after a video posted to social media showed a theft at a local retail store. With the assistance of Retail Asset Protection partners, the Community Outreach Unit of LCPD identified Leonard as the masked individual responsible for…

A construction project within Las Cruces City Hall will force the temporarily relocation of utility payment cashiers to the Building Permits office of City Hall. During the past 60 days, the cashiers have been located at the Information Desk in the Lobby of City Hall. On Friday, August 23, 2024, they will once again be relocated….

“Dunes & Dreams: A Portrait of White Sands National Park,” stunning collection of photography from Emmitt Booher, will be exhibited at the Branigan Cultural Center Sept. 6 through Oct. 19, 2024. Booher’s photographs capture the majestic gypsum dunes at White Sands National Park. An opening reception for the exhibit, with…

The Las Cruces Museum of Art will open its newest exhibit, “Clyde Butcher: Lifeworks in Photography,” on Sept. 6 showcasing 45 photographic prints by the renowned large-format, black-and-white photographer. The retrospective exhibit spans Clyde Butcher’s 50-year career and presents a wide range of images from intimate portraits of a rare…

In observance of Labor Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. However, all emergency services, including police and fire, will operate as usual. City offices and facilities closed on Labor Day include: A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven City Hall East Mesa Recreation Center…