Mayor Eric Enriquez will be guest speaker during the Las Cruces Police Department’s Oct. 29 Bridging the Badge livestream. Enriquez, in his first year as mayor, previously served as an Assistant City Manager and, before that, as Chief of the Las Cruces Fire Department. Enriquez will answer questions from the…
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The City’s new Shopping Cart Ordinance is now being enforced and Las Cruces Codes Enforcement is asking for help locating carts that may have been abandoned or are still being used, contrary to the ordinance, off premises. The new Shopping Cart Ordinance, adopted by City Council in August 2024, makes…
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The Las Cruces Fire Department sent a five-person Swift Water Rescue Team and a two-person EMS team to Roswell, N.M., after torrential rains caused flash flooding over the weekend. Both teams left about 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, and arrived in Roswell at 2 p.m. The Swift Water Rescue Team,…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries will be showing a free movie just before Halloween that offers a few scares for adults and kids. The movie will show at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in the Roadrunner Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Transit Route 1….
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Las Cruces Public Libraries and AARP are hosting an informative presentation on fraud prevention on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. The presentation will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Roadrunner Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave on Roadrunner Transit Route 1. Anyone who has been been approached…
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A plane participating in the 2024 Las Cruces Air and Space Expo went down Sunday afternoon, the second day of the event. The plane went down about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, during the event held at the Las Cruces International Airport. First responders and airport rescue teams responded to…
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The Las Cruces Veterans Day Parade has been put on by volunteers since 1995 in support of local Veterans. Please come out and help show your support of our Veterans by participating in the parade or coming out to watch on Saturday, November 9, 2024. PARADE DETAILS
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Downed Plane Halts Air and Space Expo A plane participating in the 2024 Las Cruces Air and Space Expo went down Sunday afternoon, the second day of the event. The plane went down about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, during the event held at the Las Cruces International Airport. First…
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Las Cruces City Council heard from Fire Chief Jason Smith about the department’s proposed master plan and received updates on sustainability efforts during a Work Session held Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Work on the proposed master plan began in February 2024 and has included a series of public surveys, public…
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Las Cruces police collected 133 shopping carts during the two-day collection period before enforcement of the new Shopping Cart Ordinance is initiated. On Oct. 10, the first day of the Shopping Cart Collection Initiative, 60 carts were relinquished at two separate locations within Las Cruces. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, another…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invite residents to join the Branigan Book Club, a literary discussion group, that meets the fourth Tuesday of each month. The next Branigan Book Club meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the Kiva Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho…
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The Las Cruces Police Department is still accepting applications for its training academy and, effective Jan. 1, 2025, cadets and officer-trainees will receive a higher salary. Beginning Jan. 1, cadets will be paid $24 per hour or $49,920 annually while in the academy and new graduates, known as officer-trainees, will…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries and the New Mexico State University Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity are hosting a viewing and discussion of a film that looks into the life and impact of the late John Lewis. Lewis, a politician and civil rights activist who died in July 2020 at the age…
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On the first day of the Shopping Cart Collection Initiative, a combined 60 carts were relinquished at two separate locations within Las Cruces. Most of the shopping carts relinquished Thursday, Oct. 10, belonged to seven retail establishments. The ownership of three of the carts could not be determined. The Shopping…
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The theme for Fire Prevention Week 2024, recognized Oct. 6-12, is “Smoke alarms: make them work for you.” The Las Cruces Fire Department encourages residents and apartment dwellers to check their smoke alarms, and ensure they are properly working. To check the operation of a smoke alarm, simply press and…
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