DoA a Ana County Sheriff's investigators arrested a 25-year-old Las Cruces man Tuesday, and charged him with intentional child abuse after a toddler in his care was taken to the hospital with severe burns all over her body.
Cyclists from all over the area will meet at 7:15 a.m. Friday in front of City Hall to celebrate Bike to Work Day Friday, held as part of National Bicycle Month held each year in May.
The New Mexico Watercolor Society - Southern Chapter Spring Members' Exhibit is on display at the Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces through June 9. The theme of the show is Along El Camino Real.
The world premiere of a New Mexico centennial symphony by renowned composer and NPR host Bill McLaughlin and a musical directed by Tony-Award winning Mark Medoff, will be highlights of the 2012-13 season for the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra at New Mexico State University.
The Dona Ana County Commission District 5 primary race for Democrats is unusual: Two sitting county commissioners, Scott Krahling, 34, and Leticia Duarte-Benavidez, 55, will square off against one another.
LAS CRUCES, May 16, 2012 -- Mayor Ken Miyagishima, in conjunction with the state Office of African American Affairs, will unveil of an official portrait of former Las Cruces Mayor Albert N. Johnson at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 26, in council chambers at City Hall, 700 N. Main St.
Staff Sgt. Israel P. Nuanes, 38, of Las Cruces, N.M., died May 12 in Kandahar province of wounds sustained during an enemy attack with an improvised explosive device.
A clerk reported that a woman, later identified as Jennifer Jiron, 40, came to the register with beer at 11:47 p.m. The clerk told her it was too late to purchase alcohol and Jiron set the beer to the side on the counter.
In regards to the million-dollar cash offer to the Country Club, why not use the money for a decent bus station for our outgoing and incoming travelers? The people are having to wait outside, cold or hot weather, regardless.
The 12th Judicial District Attorney's Office on April 30 dismissed without prejudice the first-degree felony murder and second-degree aggravated arson charges against Matias M. Loza.
Patricia Garcia, 54, listed as having a Las Cruces address in the Luna County Sheriff's Office report, was arrested Friday, May 11 by authorities in Dona Ana County on a warrant issued May 7. She was arrested on charges of fraud over $20,000, computer access with intent to fraud and fraudulent use of a credit card over $20,000. All charges are ... (more)
Those fees are used to build new parks within the city. They aren't used to pay for maintenance and operations of existing city parks.
City Description
Las Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state.
Las Cruces is the economic and geographic center of the fertile Mesilla Valley, which is the agricultural region on the flood plain of the Rio Grande which extends from Hatch, New Mexico to the west side of El Paso, Texas. Las Cruces is also the home of New Mexico State University (NMSU), New Mexico's only land grant university. The city's major employer is the federal government on nearby White Sands Test Facility and White Sands Missile Range. Recently the city has been home to many of the retired from across the country. The majestic Organ Mountains, ten miles (16 km) to the east, are dominant in the city's landscape, along with the Doña Ana Mountains, Robledo Mountains, and Picacho Peak.
The area where Las Cruces rose was previously inhabited by the Manso people, with the Mescalero Apache living nearby. The area was later colonized by the Spanish beginning in 1598, when Juan de Oñate claimed all territory north of the Rio Grande for New Spain and
