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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The Las Cruces Police Department is once again asking gun owners to refrain from leaving firearms in vehicles. Since January 2022, nearly 75 percent of firearms stolen in Las Cruces were reportedly taken during automobile burglaries. Of the 578 firearms reported stolen between Jan. 1, 2022, and Sept. 24, 2025,…
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The Las Cruces Police Department’s Traffic Unit issued 72 citations during a one-hour enforcement operation Thursday morning along Solano Drive. Of the 72 traffic citations, 21 were issued to motorists who exceeded the posted speed limit, 21 to drivers operating a motor vehicle without proper registration and nine for driving…
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Las Cruces police arrested 18-year-old Jonathan Estrada who is believed to be responsible for the June 2, 2025, road rage fatal shooting of 14-year-old Alejandro Roman near the intersection of Solano Drive and Spruce Avenue. Estrada was arrested Thursday morning at a business on the 6300 block of Bataan Memorial…
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Each year, October is proclaimed Las Cruces Public Art month by the City Art Board (CAB) and Quality of Life/Public Art per the City of Las Cruces Mayor and City Council. During Public Art Month, the CAB creates awareness of the link between artistic expression and quality of life that…
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Las Cruces police have arrested an 18-year-old man who is believed to be responsible for the June 2, 2025, road rage fatal shooting of 14-year-old Alejandro Roman. LCPD police located the 18-year-old suspect Thursday morning at a business off Highway 70 in Las Cruces. He was taken into custody without…
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The City is enhancing its Nuisance Abatement Team (NAT) program to help neighborhoods thrive. By strengthening partnerships across departments, providing more tools for residents, and ensuring property owners have opportunities to bring their properties into compliance, the City is making it easier to maintain safe, welcoming, and vibrant communities. At Monday’s…
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