The Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a public meeting on Oct. 17 to present preliminary plans for an aquatic playground to be developed at Apodaca Park. The proposed aquatic playground will be discussed at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the Regional Aquatic Center, 141 E….
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is hosting a Tai Chi for Health class on Tuesday mornings beginning Oct. 15. The free classes start at 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays beginning Oct. 15. The class will be held in the Roadrunner Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Transit Route 1. Tai…
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Las Cruces City Council met in regular session on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, and approved a resolution that will lead to the expansion of the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope’s Homeless Outreach Program. The Homeless Outreach Program was first funded in fiscal year 2021 to support Las Cruces residents who…
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The Las Cruces Police Department has started domestic violence training for its 54th Police Academy with sessions running from Oct. 7-10. The training is being held at Hakes Brothers Homes, 6303 Bayberry Lane, off Sonoma Ranch Boulevard. This essential training is part of the department’s commitment to equipping its cadets with…
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In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices and facilities closed on Indigenous Peoples’ Day includes: A. Fielder Memorial Safe Haven. Castaneda Service Center (Parks…
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The Las Cruces Police Department is seeking applicants for park ranger, a new position intended to protect, maintain and enhance the safety and experience at City parks. The City will hire three full-time park rangers and hopes to have them trained and on duty by early 2025. Park ranger is…
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The City of Las Cruces will break ground Oct. 10 on Peachtree Canyon Apartments, a 144-unit affordable housing development on the East Mesa. The groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at the site of the apartment complex, near the corner of Peachtree Hills and…
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The Lush and Lean program helps residents to make the best use of the limited water resources available by developing and maintaining gardens and landscapes that are also water-wise. The Water Conservation Program hosts a series of workshops on water-wise landscaping, irrigation, gardening, and related topics. The workshops are free…
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The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department, Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program (KLCB), is partnering with Keep Doña Ana County Beautiful, Town of Mesilla, SCSWA, and NMDOT to put out open top trash containers which will be available for use at the below locations from 8:00 a.m. until…
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Memorial Medical Center has provided some documents requested in a Notice of Breach letter sent in late August. Memorial Medical Center’s team has been working collaboratively with the City of Las Cruces to provide documentation and meet the demands of the Notice of Breach letter. MMC has requested and been…
READ MORE A 33-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday evening at a home in the 800 block of Holly Street. The incident occurred at approximately 9:48 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2024. Officers with the Las Cruces Police Department responded to a report of a shooting and found a man suffering from at…
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You’re Invited! Please join us for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Peachtree Canyon Apartments, a 144-unit affordable housing development. Date: October 10, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Corner of Peachtree Hills and Jornada Road, Las Cruces, NM This exciting project is made possible through a partnership between the New Mexico Housing &…
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Las Cruces Public Libraires offers a variety of computer literacy classes throughout October to assist novice and beginners in becoming more comfortable using technology. Classes range from basic skills to more advanced such as Excel spreadsheet functions. Each class is independent of other classes and registration is not required. Attendees…
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PFLAG Las Cruces and the Las Cruces Public Libraries are screening an award-winning film Wednesday Oct. 2, at the Rio Grande Theatre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, and the film starts at 6 p.m. The 2005 film is Rated PG-13. The Public Libraries online calendar includes the…
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Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a fire in a two-story home late Monday evening. About 9:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, firefighters were dispatched to the report of a fire at a home on the 6200 block of Cloud Dance Drive. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from the two-story home. Firefighters…
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