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A structure fire damaged a home on the 3800 block of Silverado Loop Monday morning. Las Cruces firefighters responded to a home on Silverado Loop just before 1 a.m. Monday morning in reference to a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews encountered heavy fire coming from a residential building. The first…

Mountain bike and gravel cyclists are gearing up for the second annual Jackalope Mountain Bike and Gravel Race, happening Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. The course runs through Doña Ana County, beginning in Vado and winding north toward Mesquite and Las Cruces. Online registration opens Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. Share the…

The Las Cruces Police Department’s Traffic Unit issued 54 citations Wednesday during a one-hour enforcement operation along west Picacho Avenue. Of the 54 traffic citations, 22 were issued to motorists who exceeded the posted speed limit, 10 to drivers operating a motor vehicle without proof of insurance and nine for…

Note: As a partner with the State of New Mexico the City of Las Cruces shares this information with residents. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today (August 19, 2025) announced that the Office of Housing at the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions will distribute $120 million for housing and homelessness projects…

Las Cruces police will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint and one saturation patrol within city limits between Aug. 21-31, 2025. Sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols are intended to reduce and eliminate the number of motorists who drive while intoxicated or impaired. Las Cruces police encourage those who plan on…

Las Cruces residents who have a bicycle are invited to join Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez for the 2025 Mayor’s Bike Ride. The Mayor’s Bike Ride begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at City Hall, 700 N. Main St. The route is about ten miles long and will…

Drug intelligence officers working for HIDTA, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for New Mexico, have issued an alert about unusual overdose activity in Las Cruces and Dona Ana County that has seen seven reported overdoses – two of them fatal – since Sunday. Both overdoses that proved to be…

The City’s Cashiering Program will be closed from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2025, for staff training and a meeting. Staff will not be available during this time to assist customers. Normal business hours will resume immediately after this period. Utility customers have the availability to use…

The Las Cruces Police Department and New Mexico State University have signed a memorandum of understanding that allows students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice to receive up to 15 academic credits while training in LCPD’s state-certified academy. “This is just a phenomenal opportunity for our students to gain…

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the City of Las Cruces Financial Services Department the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2024. The report was judged by…

The Branigan Cultural Center is pleased to announce a new exhibit, I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960–1970, which documents the evolution of the civil rights movement during a period of profound social change and hope for the future. The exhibition opens Tuesday, September 2, and…

The season’s final Lunchbox Lemonade event will be held Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Splash Pad on Plaza de Las Cruces. The Lunchbox Lemonade event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at the Plaza de Las Cruces Splash Pad, 100 N. Main St….

The Las Cruces Police Department’s Traffic Unit issued 37 citations Thursday during a one-hour enforcement operation along El Paseo Road. Of the 37 traffic citations, 13 were issued to motorists who were exceeding the posted speed limit and 11 to drivers operating a motor vehicle without proper registration. Other citations…

The City’s Cashiering Program will be closed from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2025, for staff training and a meeting. Staff will not be available during this time to assist customers. Normal business hours will resume immediately after this period. Utility customers have the availability to use…

A structure fire damaged a home on the 3100 block of Rio Arriza Loop Wednesday afternoon. According to the Las Cruces Fire Department, firefighters were called to the fire before 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Upon arrival crews found an exterior fire and deployed a hose for fire attack….