The Las Cruces Police Department will host its second MOC on the Block community event Feb. 25 at Young Park. The MOC on the Block will be held from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at Young Park, 850 S. Walnut St. The MOC is LCPD’s Mobile Operations Command unit….
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Las Cruces City Council met Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, and approved a series of changes to zoning and building ordinances that help modernize the City’s development code for the first time in nearly 25 years. The changes repeal some chapters of the municipal development code and replaces them with updated…
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The OIR Group, the firm the City of Las Cruces hired in 2021 to audit the police department, will host its second community outreach meeting on Feb. 24. The meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at the Munson Senior Center, 975 S. Mesquite St….
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Las Cruces police are continuing to investigate a stabbing that occurred Sunday and critically injured a 34-year-old man. Shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, Las Cruces police and fire were called to the report of a stabbing victim at a business on the 300 block of south Telshor…
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A Sunday morning mobile home fire displaced three residents and damaged electrical lines causing a temporary power outage to nearby homes. About 12:50 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire on the 200 block of Three Crosses Avenue. Crews arrived to find fire…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries and AARP are hosting an Adulting for Older Adults discussion on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline on Feb. 26. Adulting for Older Adults: 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline, will be an informative presentation for seniors by the Dona Ana County Health and Human Services Department….
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Las Cruces police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Griggs Avenue and Hermosa Street. About 3:20 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to a two-vehicle rollover crash at the intersection of Griggs Avenue and Hermosa Street. First…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invites bibliophiles to participate in the Branigan Book Club’s monthly meeting where, in February, the discussion will focus on the novel “James” by Percival Everett. The Branigan Book Club’s monthly meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Kiva Room on the first floor of Thomas…
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The OIR Group, the firm the City of Las Cruces hired in 2021 to audit the Las Cruces Police department, will host its second community outreach meeting from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at Munson Senior Center (975 S. Mesquite St.). The community outreach meeting will serve as…
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Las Cruces City Councilors met Feb. 10, 2025, in a work session where they were introduced to a proposed new franchise agreement with the El Paso Electric Company. In 2000, City Council adopted Ordinance 1790 that granted El Paso Electric a seven-year franchise agreement, with a two-year extension, with the…
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On Sunday, for the second time in four days, the Las Cruces Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team was called to help find a lost or stranded hiker in the Organ Mountains. About 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, five members of LCFD’s Technical Rescue Team were activated to help locate…
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Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday evening and left a man in critical condition. Officers responded to reports of a shooting about 10:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, on the 600 block of west Picacho Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered a man in his mid-20s who had been…
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Feb. 11, 2025, marks a solemn and sorrowful anniversary for the Las Cruces Police Department, for the City, and especially for family and friends of fallen patrol officer Jonah Hernandez who was killed in the line of duty one year ago. “Not one day has passed that Jonah is not…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invites you to participate in the new monthly board game day from 1-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, 2025, in the Roadrunner Room, at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, located at 200 E. Picacho Avenue on RoadRUNNER Transit route 1. We’ll have a selection of games to…
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The Las Cruces Police Department is seeking technicians for its Real-Time Crime Center that’s set to begin operations this spring. The RTCC will use real-time information and technology to help law enforcement personnel better respond to priority callouts. RTCC technicians will monitor live-feed cameras, radios and data systems on calls…
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