North Main Construction Update
Great news, Las Cruces! All lanes on US 70/Main Street are now OPEN — and they’re wider, smoother, and safer than ever. We’ve also addedRead More →
2025-05-24
Las Cruces police release new details in May 8 shooting involving officer near South Walnut Street
Police Chief Jeremy Story on Tuesday released new details and body camera footage from the May 8 shooting that left 18-year-old Josiah Perrault dead afterRead More →
2025-05-20
Petition to Stop Zoning Ordinance Fails
Tensions flared during the City Council meeting on Monday, May 19th, when the city disagreed with petitioners over the number of signatures a group obtainedRead More →
2025-05-20
Centennial Softball Goes Undefeated and Brings Home the 5A State Trophy
Read the report from our friends at KTSM. The Centennial High School softball team completed the feat of a perfect season on Saturday. Centennial playedRead More →
2025-05-18
New AI Traffic Signals Now In Las Cruces
Source: City of Las Cruces To smooth out the crawls and jams that choke the life out of our afternoon commutes, the City’s Traffic ManagementRead More →
2025-05-15
The University Art Museum Announces CRUCES: New Acquisitions from the NMSU Permanent Art Collection
Las Cruces, NM – The University Art Museum (UAM) is delighted to announce the opening of CRUCES: New Acquisitions from the NMSU Permanent Art Collection,Read More →
2025-05-14
Police Identify Man Killed in Thursday’s Shooting
The man who died in Thursday’s shooting on Walnut Street has been identified as 18-year-old Josiah Perrault. Perrault succumbed to injuries he received during theRead More →
2025-05-12
Rattlesnake Season Information
From our friends at BLM: It’s officially rattlesnake season! We’ve seen a number of snakes throughout the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument. While someRead More →
2025-05-06
Texas Quake Felt in New Mexico
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck West Texas on Saturday night, part of a swarm of earthquakes to rock the area near the Texas border withRead More →
2025-05-04
LCPS Names Top Educators for 2026
Las Cruces Public Schools and the LCPS Foundation recognized the district’s top educators of 2026 during the annual Celebration of Excellence event, held April 25Read More →
2025-05-01
Organ Mountains in NM on list of national monuments to lose federal protections
Snow dusts the Organ Mountains, the remnants of an early January storm. (Danielle Prokop / Source New Mexico) The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument inRead More →
2025-04-25
Court tosses felony murder conviction of Las Cruces teen in 2021 shooting
The New Mexico Supreme Court has vacated the felony murder conviction of a Las Cruces teen involved in a 2021 house party shooting that leftRead More →
2025-04-08