A third young man has been arrested for his involvement in the Sept. 4 fatal shooting at Salopek Park. Esteban Munoz, 19, was arrested Wednesday by Las Cruces police and is charged with felony counts of armed robbery and conspiracy to commit an armed robbery. Munoz joins two 18-year-olds, Elijah…
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The Branigan Cultural Center is pleased to announce a new exhibit, Toys in the Attic, featuring a wide range of books, toys, and games made between 1900 to the mid-1970s. All pieces in the exhibit are from the Las Cruces Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibit opens on Saturday, October 18,…
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The City of Las Cruces is inviting residents and business owners to review and provide feedback on the West Picacho and Motel Boulevard Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA) Draft Plan. The plan is still be shaped after several months of community meetings and feedback and discussion in City Council meetings. If…
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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the Las Cruces Police Department is encouraging users of information technology to remain vigilant and up to date on the best practices for online and digital safety. According to the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, “Cybersecurity is more than an IT issue…
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The City of Las Cruces is beginning work on an update to its Downtown Master Plan, the guiding framework for how the city’s central district grows and evolves. First adopted in the early 2000s and last updated in 2016, the plan has shaped much of downtown’s revitalization over the past…
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At its Monday, Oct. 6, regular meeting the Las Cruces City Council approved a resolution reaffirming the City’s commitment to creating a quality place to live and work through nondiscrimination in all areas of City government and declaring the City a welcoming community. The resolution also affirms the City’s immigrant-friendly…
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The City of Las Cruces Quality of Life Department/Public Art and the City Art Board are looking for artists to exhibit at the Art Stop 2026 rotating bus shelter art exhibit. Art Stop is a public art program that places art along the city bus routes. Six original artworks, one…
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In recognition and support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Las Cruces Police Department is giving away a limited number of window decals to those who wish to back the cause. The window decals are intended to show LCPD’s support for survivors, bring attention to the fight against breast cancer…
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The City of Las Cruces, in partnership with the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA), was honored with the prestigious Blueprint for Growth Award at the 2025 New Mexico Governor’s Economic Development Conference. The recognition highlights the City and MVEDA’s innovative Pre-Speculative Industrial Development Program, which is transforming how communities…
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The Las Cruces Police Department’s Traffic Unit issued 64 citations during a one-hour enforcement operation Thursday morning on E Lohman Avenue between Walton and Solano Drive. Of the 64 traffic citations, 15 were issued to motorists who exceeded the posted speed limit, 22 to drivers operating a motor vehicle without proper registration and nine…
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Join us for a new exhibition at the Museum of Art, Into the Hourglass: Paño Arte from the Rudy Padilla Collection, featuring paño art and other artforms from the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The exhibit opening reception takes place from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday,…
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Mayor Eric Enriquez celebrated a milestone in the ongoing effort to provide high-quality, affordable housing to seniors in Las Cruces with the grand opening of Pedrena Senior Living Apartments on Tuesday, September 30. This transformative project addresses a critical housing shortage in the city, bringing…
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It’s a subject most people don’t want to talk about – but should. And it is more common than most people think, especially among college students. The subject is sexual assault and, more specifically, acquaintance rape. Most reported rapes can be classified as date or acquaintance rapes. That means the…
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Embrace the spooky season with Las Cruces Public Libraries by watching, reading, or listening to scary movies and books! For each scary film you watch, scary book you read, or scary story you listen to, mark it on a Bingo Card to unlock a spine-tingling badge. When you get Bingo,…
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In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. 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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