The woman killed in last week’s rollover crash at the intersection of Griggs Avenue and Hermosa Street has been identified as 24-year-old Sheila Nava of Las Cruces. Nava was driving a gold Chevrolet Trailblazer, heading south on Hermosa, when it was struck broadside by a Chevy Impala that was westbound…
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Youth groups in Las Cruces, with members 24 years old and younger, are eligible for a limited number of $150 stipends to participate in a Keep Las Cruces Beautiful cleanup through May 1, 2025. The Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Service Opportunity provides a $150 stipend to eligible youth groups who…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is showing four classic movies from the 1980’s during its First Saturday Movie Marathon at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. The First Saturday Movie Marathon begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 1, 2025. The movies, all free, will be shown in the Kiva Room on the first floor of…
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The Las Cruces Police Department will host its second MOC on the Block community event Feb. 25 at Young Park. The MOC on the Block will be held from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at Young Park, 850 S. Walnut St. The MOC is LCPD’s Mobile Operations Command unit….
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Las Cruces City Council met Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, and approved a series of changes to zoning and building ordinances that help modernize the City’s development code for the first time in nearly 25 years. The changes repeal some chapters of the municipal development code and replaces them with updated…
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The OIR Group, the firm the City of Las Cruces hired in 2021 to audit the police department, will host its second community outreach meeting on Feb. 24. The meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at the Munson Senior Center, 975 S. Mesquite St….
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Parks and Recreation will offer a Spring Break Dance Camp to children of all genders, ages 5-10. Online registration for the camp will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 at LasCruces.Gov/Play until capacity is reached. The fee to participate is $20 per child and each participant will receive a dance…
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Las Cruces police are continuing to investigate a stabbing that occurred Sunday and critically injured a 34-year-old man. Shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, Las Cruces police and fire were called to the report of a stabbing victim at a business on the 300 block of south Telshor…
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A Sunday morning mobile home fire displaced three residents and damaged electrical lines causing a temporary power outage to nearby homes. About 12:50 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire on the 200 block of Three Crosses Avenue. Crews arrived to find fire…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries and AARP are hosting an Adulting for Older Adults discussion on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline on Feb. 26. Adulting for Older Adults: 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline, will be an informative presentation for seniors by the Dona Ana County Health and Human Services Department….
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Las Cruces police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Griggs Avenue and Hermosa Street. About 3:20 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to a two-vehicle rollover crash at the intersection of Griggs Avenue and Hermosa Street. First…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invites bibliophiles to participate in the Branigan Book Club’s monthly meeting where, in February, the discussion will focus on the novel “James” by Percival Everett. The Branigan Book Club’s monthly meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Kiva Room on the first floor of Thomas…
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The OIR Group, the firm the City of Las Cruces hired in 2021 to audit the Las Cruces Police department, will host its second community outreach meeting from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at Munson Senior Center (975 S. Mesquite St.). The community outreach meeting will serve as…
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Las Cruces City Councilors met Feb. 10, 2025, in a work session where they were introduced to a proposed new franchise agreement with the El Paso Electric Company. In 2000, City Council adopted Ordinance 1790 that granted El Paso Electric a seven-year franchise agreement, with a two-year extension, with the…
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On Sunday, for the second time in four days, the Las Cruces Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team was called to help find a lost or stranded hiker in the Organ Mountains. About 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, five members of LCFD’s Technical Rescue Team were activated to help locate…
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