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The Las Cruces police and fire departments are reminding parents to take the necessary steps to make Halloween safe for everyone involved. Possibly the most important safeguard – especially for parents of young children – is to make sure their trick-or-treaters are chaperoned by a parent or responsible adult. Those…

Can you survive a social call with Dracula and his minions? Visit Las Cruces Public Libraries for an interactive Halloween experience of the House of Dracula at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Avenue, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. As part of the…

The Las Cruces Police Department’s Traffic Unit issued 82 citations during a one-hour enforcement operation Thursday morning along North Main Street and Elks Drive. Of the 82 traffic citations, 37 were issued to motorists who exceeded the posted speed limit, 20 to drivers operating a motor vehicle without proper registration…

A pair of roadways on the city’s East Mesa have been identified as two of the worst for speeding in Las Cruces, and motorists should not be surprised when police step up traffic enforcement operations in those areas. According to metrics reviewed by the Las Cruces Police Department’s Traffic Section,…

A structure fire damaged a home on the 4600 block of Mesita Street Tuesday afternoon. Las Cruces firefighters were called to a fire before 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in the garage of a two-story residence on Mesita Street. They arrived to find one residence with the garage fully engulfed…

*Please Note the Location Change for the Closing Presentation on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Relocating to Las Cruces City Hall Council Chambers, 700 N. Main Street. Community invited to participate in public meetings October 22 and 24. The City of Las Cruces is continuing to work on an update to…

At its Oct. 20 regular meeting, the Las Cruces City Council unanimously adopted the Small Business Safety Improvement plan. The City is allocating $100,000 to the plan to support new and existing for-profit or nonprofit, independently owned businesses with 40 or fewer employees located in the City’s El Paseo/South Solano…

Las Cruces firefighters responded to South Telshor Boulevard and Foothills Road late Monday morning in reference to a gas leak. The first arriving crew found a leak coming from a punctured gas line. Firefighters stopped immediate traffic on Telshor Blvd. and provided suppression efforts as Las Cruces Utilities performed repairs. Local…

The Las Cruces Police Department and area law enforcement agencies are participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday at several locations within the community. The DEA’s prescription drug take-back event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, and is open…

The Las Cruces Police Department’s Traffic Unit issued 61 citations during a one-hour enforcement operation Thursday morning along Main Street. Of the 61 traffic citations, 23 were issued to motorists who exceeded the posted speed limit, 15 to drivers operating a motor vehicle without proper registration and 12 for driving…

A residential structure fire damaged a home on the 1600 block of Sacramento Street early Thursday morning. Las Cruces firefighters responded to the structure fire on Sacramento St. at about 4:30 a.m., Thurs., Oct. 16. Crews arrived on scene to find a home with heavy smoke and fire coming from…

Las Cruces police have arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of shooting his teenage friend after the two conspired to steal firearms from someone’s home. Evan Gabriel Martinez is charged with felony counts of attempted murder and tampering with evidence. He was arrested Monday and is currently being held without bond…

Update as of October 16, 2025: The dedication ceremony for Allochory, the public art sculpture recently installed on the exterior of City Hall, scheduled for Monday, October 20, has been cancelled. A new date will be announced soon.   The City of Las Cruces Quality of Life Department, Las Cruces…

The Las Cruces Public Libraries primary book distributor, Baker and Taylor announced their bankruptcy on October 7, 2025. This announcement was unexpected and sent shockwaves throughout the library world. As a result of this announcement, Las Cruces Public Libraries is looking for a new vendors to supply library materials. In the…

The Las Cruces Police Department’s Traffic Unit issued 29 citations during a one-hour enforcement operation Thursday afternoon along Lohman Avenue. Of the 29 traffic citations, 10 were issued to motorists who exceeded the posted speed limit, nine to drivers operating a motor vehicle without proper registration and four for driving…