The Las Cruces Police Department will bring community conversation to the neighborhood with a MOC on the Block event from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at the East Mesa Recreation Center, 5589 Porter Drive. Residents are invited to stop by, meet local Community Outreach officers and community…
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Las Cruces firefighters responded to an abandoned residential structure fire twice in less than 24 hours. Firefighters were called to and extinguished a fire in a residential structure at about 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning on the 3300 block of Bataan Memorial. Up on arrival, fire crews encountered heavy smoke in…
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Firefighters with the Las Cruces Fire Department extinguished a fire in a two-story home on Friday afternoon. Just before 4 p.m. on Fri., Jan. 23, firefighters responded to a home on the 3600 block of Ascencion Circle for a smoke investigation call. Firefighters requested the call to be upgraded to…
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In anticipation of icy roadways caused by the overnight cold temperatures, the City of Las Cruces non-emergency operations will have a delayed start by two-hours on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. All City facilities that are not designated as warming stations will open at 10 a.m. Warming stations provided by the…
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As temperatures drop, the City of Las Cruces is committed to ensuring the safety and comfort of all residents by providing accessible warming stations. Inclement weather and freezing temperatures are forecasted through Wednesday, January 28, 2026. City facility warming stations will be activated on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The City…
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Unique and dazzling sculptures made from recycled materials take the stage at the Museum of Art in our newest exhibit: Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations. The exhibit opens with a reception from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, February 6, 2026, including a lecture with the artist from 5-6:30 p.m. The exhibit will…
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A Las Cruces police officer helped prevent a potential tragedy after noticing smoke coming from a single-story residence while driving in the area of Evans Drive early Thursday morning. The police officer knocked on the door of a home on the 1300 block of Evans Drive and awakened the lone…
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The Las Cruces Police Department will highlight its new Real-Time Crime Center during the next Bridging the Badge livestream at 8 p.m. Thursday, January 22, 2025. The livestream can be viewed on the Las Cruces Police Department’s Facebook page and the City of Las Cruces’ YouTube channel. Bridging the Badge…
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Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Avenue, will be closing the recreation gym January 23-26, 2026, to allow for construction. During the closure, daily programming will be relocated to the main gymnasium. Programming capacities may be impacted during this time and current league play will not be affected. For more information, contact…
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The Las Cruces Police Department is offering up to $35,000 in recruitment and retention incentives for commissioned law enforcement personnel who are in good standing with their current department and wish to laterally transfer to LCPD. Officers who are commissioned in New Mexico or have at least two years of…
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The City of Las Cruces Economic Development department is proud to announce that Endurance Technologies has selected Las Cruces as the location for its first manufacturing facility in the United States. The announcement marks a significant milestone for the City’s economic development efforts and highlights Las Cruces as a competitive destination…
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At its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, the Las Cruces City Council discussed and voted on five resolutions. All five resolutions were approved by a vote of 7-0. City Council approved a request for a craft distiller third location liquor license with on premises consumption and package sales to…
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The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will return to Las Cruces Public Libraries in February. The Las Cruces Public Libraries, in partnership with GECU, carry out the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to offer free tax help from IRS certified VITA volunteers to the public. The VITA program offers…
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The Las Cruces Police Department’s Traffic Unit, in cooperation with officers from the New Mexico State University Police Department and New Mexico State Police, issued 129 citations during a two-hour enforcement operation held Wednesday morning along University Avenue. The operation, held along University Avenue, was conducted to help remind motorists…
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The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will host a collegiate dual swim meet between New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the University of New Mexico (UNM) on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at the Las Cruces Natatorium. To accommodate this event, the Las Cruces Natatorium will be closed…
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