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The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will offer online team registration for an adult 3v3 basketball tournament that’s scheduled for Sept. 20-22, 2024. Registration for the tournament begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. There is a $150 team fee with 100 percent due at registration….

The City of Las Cruces will keep cooling stations open through Saturday, Aug. 3, to allow some relief for residents who wish to escape the heat. A cooling station is a place that offers temporary shelter from the heat for the elderly, high-risk residents and the public. Residents are encouraged to call…

The Las Cruces Police Department is teaming with several local and federal law enforcement agencies for Operation Not in Vain, a months-long crime reduction project in memory of fallen Officer Jonah Hernandez. LCPD Officer Jonah Hernandez was killed in the line of duty Feb. 11, 2024, after responding to a…

The Parks and Recreation Department’s Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program will host a Neighborhood Dumpster Day from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. KLCB will provide open-top trash containers for the community to dump yard waste, household trash and other permittable items for free. KLCB staff will be…

The Las Cruces Police Department is accepting applications for lateral transfers and recent retirees who have been retired for less than eight years. Lateral and retiree officers selected will receive a $30,000 recruitment and retention incentive to be paid before their probationary year is complete and 40 hours of personal…

The Las Cruces Fire Department has transitioned to the New Mexico Department of Information Technology operated digital microwave system for public safety. The new system, commonly referred to as the 700 MHz radio system, provides public safety radio communications across the region and throughout New Mexico. The NMDOIT 700 MHz…

Both outdoor pools operated by the City of Las Cruces’ Parks and Recreation Department, Laabs Pool and the East Mesa Bataan Memorial Pool, will be closed Monday through Thursday. They will be open Friday through Sunday with the following open-swim hours: First Session: Noon to 3 p.m. Second Session: 3:30…

Steven Perez, Regulatory Compliance Analyst with Las Cruces Utilities since 2002, has been promoted and is now Deputy Director of Regulatory Compliance with the Las Cruces Utilities Department. Perez began his new duties on June 30, 2024. As Deputy Director of Regulatory Compliance, Perez plans, coordinates and manages the daily…

It Came from Beyond the Border, an exhibit featuring work by El Paso artist Angel Cabrales that challenges current U.S. immigration policies, opened July 10 at the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., in Downtown Las Cruces. The exhibit runs through Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Angel Cabrales’ artwork embraces…

The Branigan Cultural Center’s newest exhibit, Pottery and Weaving: A Living Tradition, by artist Leon Nastacio, opened Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The exhibit is on view through Aug. 24, 2024, at Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St. in Downtown Las Cruces.  The Zuni Pueblo is largely an artistic community located two hours…

The Las Cruces Police Department’s Community Outreach Team is inviting residents to participate in its Lunchbox Lemonade series which begin on June 7, 2024, at an area splash pad. The Lunchbox Lemonade series encourages Las Cruces residents of all ages to have lunch, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with…

Join us for an innovative, new exhibition at the Museum of Art, Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Art. The exhibit spotlights the works of nine contemporary Japanese artists who explore the artistic potential of handmade washi by pushing its boundaries in terms of texture, dimension, and scale. The exhibit is on view until…

The City’s Parks and Recreation Department continues its schedule for the 2024 Movies in the Park Series. Showtimes begin at dusk. Movies will be shown on select Saturdays, through Sept. 21, at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave. The movie schedule and Motion Picture Association rating includes: Aug. 10 ”Five Nights at Freddy’s,” PG-13 Aug. 24 “Indiana…

Camino Coyote will have lane closures east of Sonoma Ranch Boulevard continuing through December 2024. The lane closures are needed as part of the East Mesa Water Reclamation Booster Pump Station construction project. Entrance to and exit from the East Mesa Public Safety Complex should not be affected.  Speeding fines will be…

Construction will begin Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, on improvements at Veterans Memorial Park, 2651 N. Roadrunner Parkway. Work will start on the northwest side of Veterans Memorial Park. An additional 210 parking spaces will be built, with an added entrance to the expanded parking area from Roadrunner Parkway. Park improvements…