The Las Cruces Police Department’s Community Outreach Team, along with community partner Raising Cane’s, will host the first Lunchbox Lemonade event of 2025 on Thursday at the Plaza de Las Cruces Splash Pad. The Lunchbox Lemonade series encourages Las Cruces residents of all ages to have lunch with the Community…
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Las Cruces Utilities and the Elephant Butte Irrigation District are partnering in a pilot study that looks to channel the City’s allotment of irrigation water to a ponding area near Burn Lake to help recharge the Mesilla Bolson aquifer. The 2025 Pilot Recharge Project at Burn Lake, a memorandum of…
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Add color and excitement to your world by participating in the Summer Reading Program that runs June 1 through July 13 at Las Cruces Public Libraries. The “Color Our World” Summer Reading Program kicks off June 1 and will celebrate the new season with a party from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday,…
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Tibor Kocsis, a Las Cruces firefighter for 17 years, is the new Deputy Chief of Administration for the Las Cruces Fire Department. Kocsis began his new duties May 19, 2025. Kocsis was a Battalion Chief for LCFD since 2021 serving in both administration and operations. “I’m pleased and proud of…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is hosting a Miles Morales Spider-verse Movie Marathon June 7 at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. The movie marathon begins at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2025, in the Kiva Room at Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Transit Route 1. The library’s Summer…
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Youth ages 12-18 are invited to make a mushroom-lidded jar during a June 6 event at Branigan Memorial Library. The Teen Mushroom Jars Event will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2025, at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Transit Route 1. Participants will…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is hosting a Themed Painting program June 7 at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. The theme for the July 7 program is Colors, in conjunction with the library’s Summer Reading Program theme of Color Our World. The program runs from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 7, in the…
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The City of Las Cruces announces that the Communication Office is the recipient of several video awards spanning a multitude of categories in the 46th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks,…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is hosting a monthly Romance Book Discussion Group June 5 at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. The group will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 5, 2025, in the second-floor conference room at Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Transit Route 1. The June…
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A fire in the backyard of a residence damaged a shed Monday evening. About 6:40 p.m. Monday, May 26, 2025, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to the report of a fire in the backyard of a home on the 1800 block of Idaho Avenue. First arriving firefighters found heavy smoke…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invites youth ages 12-18 to participate in a Teen Perler Beads Event June 3 at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. Participants will make pixel art of their favorite characters or create a pretty mandala with friends while enjoying snacks. The Perler Beads Event is from 4-5:30 p.m….
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Las Cruces firefighters responded to a structure fire on Greening Avenue Wednesday evening. About 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire on the 100 block of Greening Avenue. Crews observed heavy smoke coming from a detached garage behind the house. The fire…
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The Branigan Cultural Center’s new exhibit, “Deeply Rooted: Stories from Stahmann Farms,” featuring the stories and memories of families who lived and worked on Stahmann Farms in the Mesilla Valley, will open Friday, June 6, and runs through Saturday, October 4, 2025. The opening reception for “Deeply Rooted” is scheduled for 5-7 p.m….
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The Las Cruces Police Department will host its MOC on the Block community event from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Sam’s Club, 2711 N. Telshor Blvd. The MOC is LCPD’s Mobile Operations Command unit. Community Outreach officers and advocates will be at the mobile unit to meet residents…
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Las Cruces Police Department Chief Jeremy Story held a news conference May 20 to present facts learned since the May 8, 2025, shooting on the 900 block of Walnut Street. The officer-involved shooting occurred about 6:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8 and resulted in the death of Josiah Perrault, 18. The…
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