City Councilors met in regular session Monday, Oct. 21, and approved a resolution adopting a master plan for the Las Cruces Public Libraries that sets goals for the next 20 years. The Library first presented a master plan 24 years ago, in 2000. Carol Brey, Director of the Quality of…
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Branigan Cultural Center will open its newest exhibition, The Dinner Party: Multicultural Crossroads in Clay, which will be on view Nov. 1, 2024, through Jan. 18, 2025. An opening reception and awards ceremony, featuring artists and juror John Rawlings, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at the Branigan Cultural…
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The City of Las Cruces’ Quality of Life Department is seeking artists to submit proposals for a free-standing, outdoor art piece to help beautify La Buena Vida Park, 3000 Buena Vida Circle. The Las Cruces Public Art program seeks a local and regional artist, or an artist team, to create an art piece to…
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The City of Las Cruces will be making changes to our Dog Park Rules. We would like your input. Take Survey
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The pilot who died Sunday, Oct. 20, during the second day of the 2024 Las Cruces Air and Space Expo has been identified as Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman who was based out of California. “Unfortunately, we had a tragic ending to our Air and Space Expo this weekend,” said Las…
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Mayor Eric Enriquez will be guest speaker during the Las Cruces Police Department’s Oct. 29 Bridging the Badge livestream. Enriquez, in his first year as mayor, previously served as an Assistant City Manager and, before that, as Chief of the Las Cruces Fire Department. Enriquez will answer questions from the…
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The City’s new Shopping Cart Ordinance is now being enforced and Las Cruces Codes Enforcement is asking for help locating carts that may have been abandoned or are still being used, contrary to the ordinance, off premises. The new Shopping Cart Ordinance, adopted by City Council in August 2024, makes…
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The Las Cruces Fire Department sent a five-person Swift Water Rescue Team and a two-person EMS team to Roswell, N.M., after torrential rains caused flash flooding over the weekend. Both teams left about 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, and arrived in Roswell at 2 p.m. The Swift Water Rescue Team,…
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The Las Cruces Natatorium, 1405 E. Hadley Ave., will temporarily close Oct. 29 through Nov. 4 for scheduled warranty repairs. The temporary closure begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. Normal operations are anticipated to resume on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. For more information, call the Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center at (575)…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries will be showing a free movie just before Halloween that offers a few scares for adults and kids. The movie will show at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in the Roadrunner Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Transit Route 1….
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Las Cruces Public Libraries and AARP are hosting an informative presentation on fraud prevention on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. The presentation will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Roadrunner Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave on Roadrunner Transit Route 1. Anyone who has been been approached…
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A plane participating in the 2024 Las Cruces Air and Space Expo went down Sunday afternoon, the second day of the event. The plane went down about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, during the event held at the Las Cruces International Airport. First responders and airport rescue teams responded to…
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The Las Cruces Veterans Day Parade has been put on by volunteers since 1995 in support of local Veterans. Please come out and help show your support of our Veterans by participating in the parade or coming out to watch on Saturday, November 9, 2024. PARADE DETAILS
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Downed Plane Halts Air and Space Expo A plane participating in the 2024 Las Cruces Air and Space Expo went down Sunday afternoon, the second day of the event. The plane went down about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, during the event held at the Las Cruces International Airport. First…
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Las Cruces City Council heard from Fire Chief Jason Smith about the department’s proposed master plan and received updates on sustainability efforts during a Work Session held Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Work on the proposed master plan began in February 2024 and has included a series of public surveys, public…
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