Dr. Luis Vazquez, the Las Cruces Police Department's wellness coordinator, has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the Committee of Socioeconomic Status for the American Psychological Association. The committee intends to identify and act as a catalyst in the association's efforts to address issues of socioeco...

Letters sent home Monday with exemption criteria, transfer process On Monday, Jan. 27, students in Las Cruces Public Schools will take home letters from the district indicating their updated zoned school for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. Not every student will be impacted by the redistricting changes, which were ...

Returning for its second year, this initiative donates $1 from every heart-shaped pizza sold to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals across Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas Corpus Christi, Dallas, Eagle Pass, EL Paso/Las Cruces, Houston, Laredo, Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio, Victoria, Waco, Texas (Jan. 28...

A fire damaged a laundromat on Spruce Avenue early Monday morning. About 5:20 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to a commercial structure fire at 1027 Spruce Ave. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke inside Spruce Laundry. Firefighters quickly located the fire and extinguished it within a...

A fire that damaged a Picacho Avenue motel on Saturday resulted in relatively minor injuries to four occupants and the arrest of a man who was charged with arson. About 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to the report of a commercial structure fire at the Western Inn, 2155 W. Picac...

Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a fire on Second Street early Friday morning. About 4:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, firefighters were dispatched to the report of a structure fire on the 500 block of Second Street. Upon arrival, crews discovered heavy fire coming a single-story house. Five people were helped away ...

Las Cruces police are investigating the January 24, 2025, death of a one-month-old. Police responded to the 1000 block of Poplar Avenue at about 10:00 a.m. Friday morning following a report of an unresponsive infant. The circumstances surrounding the baby's death are under investigation. Further details will be release...

Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a structure fire that was originally reported as a brush fire Thursday afternoon. At about 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, firefighters were dispatched to the report of a brush fire on the 400 block of N. Melendres. Upon arrival, responding crews encountered heavy fire coming fro...

Dripping Springs Guided Hike Saturday, January 25th, 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Join BLM Archaeologist, Garrett Leitermann, for a hike that will have you stepping into the past at the Dripping Springs Natural Area. Come learn about the history of our area, the life and achievements of Colonel Eugene Van Patten, and how Dri...

Members of the Las Cruces Fire Department's Technical Rescue Team joined Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue, Organ Search and Rescue, New Mexico State Police and the Bureau of Land Management to locate and help two hikers who became disoriented in the Organ Mountains on Sunday evening. LCFD's TRT was activated about 8:30...