The All-City High School Art Show is an annual exhibition at the Branigan Cultural Center celebrating the creativity and artistic growth of Las Cruces’ high school students. The 2026 exhibition features artwork by 66 junior and senior students from local Las Cruces high schools, including selected home-schooled students. The exhibition opened Friday,…
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The City of Las Cruces is proud to announce its participation in the REDI Sites program, a first-of-its-kind national standard for evaluating site readiness for U.S. office and industrial projects. Administered by the Site Selectors Guild, the REDI Sites program provides a rigorous, third party reviewed assessment to help communities position…
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Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave., will close both gymnasiums from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 9–13 and again March 16–20 to allow for ongoing construction. No adult programming or open gym will take place March 9-21, 2026. Evening practice rentals scheduled for the Recreation gym will resume at…
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The Las Cruces police and fire departments encourage homeowners and tenants to check smoke alarms and install new batteries this weekend when daylight saving time begins and clocks are adjusted to ‘spring forward’ one hour. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, 2026. Las Cruces first responders…
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Police have arrested a 27-year-old Las Cruces woman suspected of intentionally abusing a young boy who was in her care. Jennifer Hernandez, 27, formerly a Pre-K teacher at a local childcare and development center, is charged with seven counts of intentional child abuse. All seven charges are third-degree felonies. In…
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The City of Las Cruces is kicking off a project to inventory the condition of sidewalks maintained by the City. To accomplish this, the City retained the services of Roadway Asset Services, LLC (RAS) based out of Austin, TX. RAS is a nationwide firm and provides professional asset management and…
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The City of Las Cruces is proud to announce that City Clerk Christine Rivera has been awarded the prestigious Master Municipal Clerk (MMC) designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC). On behalf of its Board of Directors, IIMC formally notified Rivera of the achievement, recognizing her successful completion…
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At its regular meeting held Monday, March 2, the Las Cruces City Council discussed and voted on four resolutions. The resolutions approved include a transfer of location of a canopy liquor license for package sales to BW Gas & Convenience Retail LLC., doing business as Allsup’s. The location for the…
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The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will offer swim lessons March 23 through April 2 at the Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center (1401 E. Hadley Ave.) and the Las Cruces Natatorium (1405 E. Hadley Ave.). All classes will be held Tuesday through Friday (eight classes per session). Class…
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The City of Las Cruces seeks applicants to serve on the Mesilla Valley Public Housing Authority Commission, a five-member board of volunteers who decide on matters related to annual budgets, federally mandated planning documents, policy documents, tax-credit developments and the annual performance evaluation of the Housing Authority’s executive director. Applicants must reside…
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The Las Cruces Police Department is airing a new episode of Bridging the Badge on Thursday, February 26, offering the community a closer look at the department’s Park Rangers as they work independently in city parks. The episode focuses on Park Rangers who have been on their own for about…
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The Branigan Cultural Center is pleased to announce this year’s annual All-City High School Art Show, with an opening reception scheduled for Friday, March 6, from 5 – 7 p.m. The programs also include an awards ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m. Sixty-six students from local Las Cruces High Schools, including…
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A United States District Court jury exonerated four Las Cruces Police Department officers who were defendants in a federal civil rights lawsuit stemming from a March 2021 vehicle pursuit and shooting involving a 25-year-old man. Jonathan Lamar Strickland, 25 at the time of the 2021 shooting, filed the federal lawsuit…
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Meerscheidt Recreation Center (1600 E. Hadley Avenue) will be closing the recreational gym on March 2 through March 4, 2026, to allow for on-going construction repairs. During the closure, daily programming will be relocated to the main gymnasium. Programming capacities may be impacted during this time, and current league play will…
READ MORE A residential structure fire on Cedardale Drive caused damage to a home earlier today. Just before 11 a.m. Tues., Feb. 24, firefighters were called to the 1000 block of Cedardale Drive. Upon arrival crews observed a large amount of smoke coming from the garage and attic of the residence. Firefighters quickly initiated an…
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