As temperatures drop, the City of Las Cruces is committed to ensuring the safety and comfort of all residents by providing accessible warming stations. The National Weather Service has indicated a Winter Weather Advisory beginning Tuesday, January 7 and continuing through Friday, January 10, 2025. Snow is possible in south central…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is holding a series of poetry discussions/crafting sessions called Palabras y Artesanias (Words and Crafts). The first session will begin at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Avenue. Registration is required for each session and is now…
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The Parks and Recreation Department’s Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program (KLCB) will host a Neighborhood Dumpster Day from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. KLCB will provide open-top trash containers for the community to dump yard waste, household trash, and other permittable items for FREE. KLCB staff…
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A fire damaged a commercial building at Friday morning. At 5:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at 675 Avenida de Mesilla. Crews arrived to find heavy fire coming from the commercial building. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire within minutes and…
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“Follow the Yellow Brick Road” to Thomas Branigan Memorial Library for “Wicked” programming. “Are people born wicked?” Glinda, the Good Witch of Oz, asks. “Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” Las Cruces Public Libraries invites you to find out by joining in for Banned Books on FILM to…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invites adults to participate in Dungeons and Dragons at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Avenue. Sessions are held from 6 – 7:30 p.m. every Monday (January 6, 13, 20, and 27) in the Kiva Room, and from 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. every second…
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The Citizens Police Academy is a tuition free, four-week program designed to introduce members of the community to the Las Cruces Police Department. The next class is scheduled to begin on February 18, 2025. There is room for 20 students. The Academy is designed to teach citizens about the philosophy,…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invites residents to join the monthly Romance discussion group! This month’s discussion begins at 6 p.m. on January 2, 2025, at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, second floor Conference Room where we will discuss Urban/Paranormal Fantasy. This program is also available on Zoom, please check our…
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The Citizens Police Academy is a tuition free, four-week program designed to introduce members of the community to the Las Cruces Police Department. The next class is scheduled to begin on February 18, 2025. There is room for 20 students. The Academy is designed to teach citizens about the philosophy,…
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The Las Cruces Police Department asks for anyone with information on a Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, shooting near Frenger Park, to please contact them. Just before 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, on the 1800 block of S. Espina, a call to report a shooting was made directing LCPD officers…
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Las Cruces Police are investigating an incident involving a local couple who were found deceased in their home on the 4000 Block of Gila Trail at about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Evidence suggests the incident was a murder-suicide. The male suspect, Dennis Wyatts, was 77 and the…
READ MORE Tipped employees will earn $5.06 an hour in 2025 The City of Las Cruces Minimum Wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2025, from $12.36 to $12.65 an hour. The minimum hourly wage for tipped employees will increase from $4.95 to $5.06 an hour, pursuant to the Las Cruces Municipal Code (LCMC)….
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The phone lines have been restored just before 1 p.m. today, Monday, December 30, 2024. Roadrunner Transit lines are also back up and running. Original Post: Please be aware that City phones have been out of service since early on Friday December 27. As of Monday morning, 8:30 a.m. the…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invite you to attend a Spy Movie Marathon. This month’s theme features first movies in a long running spy series and begins at 11 a.m. on January 4, 2025, in the Kiva Room on the first floor of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library (200 E. Picacho…
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We have openings for spring 2025 at Alameda, Cesar Chavez/ Sunrise, Jornada, and Loma Heights. $100 semester, payments of $25 available Sign up in person at locations listed below or online by following this link and clicking on Out of School Time: -Parks & Recreation Department Administrative office, 1501 E….
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