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A Santa Fe, N.M., murder suspect was arrested Saturday evening in Las Cruces but not before he and an accomplice allegedly committed an armed robbery at local fast-food restaurant and carjacked a Chevrolet Impala from a woman. Zachary Ryan Babitz, 38, was booked in the Dona Ana County Detention Center…

Madero Road and Parker Road residents, on Madero Road, will experience a water outage from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug.13, 2024. This outage will enable the City of Las Cruces Water Department/MVH to replace two main line water valves at the intersection of Sixth Street and Madero…

Attention high school students! Would you like to know what makes our city tick? If you’re curious about the various City departments and how they impact your daily life, here’s your chance to dive deep into the inner workings of the City of Las Cruces and discover the roles that different City…

Las Cruces police will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint and a saturation patrol within city limits before the end of August. Sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols are intended to reduce and eliminate the number of motorists who drive while intoxicated or impaired. Las Cruces Police encourage those who plan…

The new City ordinance, commonly called the Shopping Cart Ordinance, will go into effect Friday, Aug. 16, but Las Cruces police will delay enforcement for 60 days, in part, so retail establishments can submit a plan and application. LCPD also wants to allow time for all parties to become educated…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…