Month: August 2024
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Music in the Park Sunday, August 25th
Join us this Sunday, August 25th, 7p.m. at Young Park
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Aggies Beat Oregon 2-1, Earn First Power Conference Victory
NM State beat Oregon 2-1 in their second-ever matchup and first in Las Cruces on Aug. 22 at the NM State Soccer Complex. Goals from Ariana Leamons and Brooke Schultz propelled the Aggies to their first-ever win over a Power-four conference opponent.
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Doña Ana County Fire Rescue Responds with Ladder Truck to Santa Teresa Industrial Park Fire
Doña Ana County Fire Rescue is currently on scene of a fire in the Santa Teresa Industrial Park area near the intersection of Airport Road and Industrial Avenue.
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Ride Transit Shuttle to the Hatch Chile Festival [NOTE: SATURDAY ONLY]
The South Central Regional Transit District will provide a special route service for the Hatch Chile Festival on Saturday, August 31st, 2024.
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U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Gained 200,196 Jobs in June 2024
In June, FedEx Ground and FedEx Services merged with FedEx Express to form Federal Express Corporation. As a result of the merger, carrier FX has experienced a significant increase in employee count, increasing the total number of employees in the industry.
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Unilever U.S. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Popsicle Jolly Rancher Single Serve Frozen Confection Pops
Unilever in the United States is recalling approximately 137,000 cases of Popsicle Jolly Rancher Frozen Confection Pop products (single serve offerings) because the products may contain milk, which is not listed as an ingredient on the label.
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update
In the week ending August 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised level.
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Share of Job Seekers Highest Since 2014
The proportion of individuals who reported searching for a job in the past four weeks rose to 28.4 percent from 19.4 percent in July 2023, marking the highest reading since March 2014, according to the July 2024 SCE Labor Market Survey.
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Employment Opportunities for Week Ending August 23, 2024
Over the course of the past week, Las Cruces Digest received dozens of announcements of open positions, and employers hoping to fill them.
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Who Came to Cruces… and What is RECA?
By early afternoon, the crowds had shifted to Plaza Amistad on S. Solano Dr. in Las Cruces. Inside one of the strip mall units, U.S. Congressional Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), rallied supporters for the New Mexico 2nd Congressional District Republican candidate.
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The Aggies look to continue a hot start to the 2024 season: Hosts Big 10 Opponent, Oregon
NM State is set to host its second Big Ten opponent, the Oregon Ducks on August 22, at 7 p.m. at the NM State Soccer Athletic Complex.
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Retail Crime Operation Nets More than $8,000 in Stolen Merchandise
A retail crime operation conducted by Las Cruces police, the Department of Homeland Security and retail store investigators resulted in one arrest and the recovery of more than $8,000 in stolen merchandise from multiple locations.
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“Pottery and Weaving: A Living Tradition”–Leaving Soon
This is the FINAL WEEK to view “Pottery and Weaving: A Living Tradition” by Leon Nastacio at the Branigan Cultural Center.
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New Mexico State Police “Operation Interstate 10 Corridor”
On August 15th and 16th, NMSP officers from District 12, District 4, and the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Strike Team, in collaboration with the Lordsburg and Anthony Ports of Entry, conducted a focused operation targeting Commercial Motor Vehicle safety along Interstate 10.
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Cooling Stations Open Through Saturday – The City of Las Cruces
With daytime temperatures expected to remain high over the next few days, the City of Las Cruces will keep its cooling stations open through Saturday.
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City Communications Director Named “Top 50 Women Leaders of New Mexico for 2024”
Mandy Leatherwood Guss, Communications Director for the City of Las Cruces, has been selected by Women We Admire as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of New Mexico for 2024.
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New Mexico Sportsmanship takes the Court in West Las Vegas
On Tuesday, a pair of New Mexico schools got together to play a volleyball game, but what led up to the first serve was an act of true sportsmanship.
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Vacunas para niños: una guía para padres y cuidadores (Bilingual Post)
Las vacunas han contribuido a una reducción significativa de muchas enfermedades infecciosas infantiles, como la difteria, el sarampión y Haemophilus influenzae tipo b (Hib).
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Las Cruces Gets Five New Electric Buses
Six more electric buses slated to join the fleet in 2025. City sets goals for increasing utilization of public transportation.
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Scott Wins Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week
This is Scott’s second time winning Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week
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Today is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day
The Faces of Fentanyl exhibit is one of the museum’s featured exhibits, and commemorates the lives lost to fentanyl. More than 5,000 faces are included in the exhibit at DEA Headquarters as a reminder of the lives lost and the work still left to be done to reverse course on the fentanyl crisis.
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Doña Ana County Fire Rescue Firefighter Academy adds 20 graduates to local fire and rescue ranks
New career firefighters will take the oath of service after successfully completing the fifth class of the Doña Ana County Fire Rescue Firefighter Academy.
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High School Volleyball Season Has Begun; Here is a District-Level Breakdown
Here is a breakdown of the districts in our broader community, and whom they will be competing with. The schools names are links to the MaxPreps page associated with each team.
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Aggie Tailgate Regulations and the 2024 Aggie All-Star Tailgate Package! (Tailgate Schedule Attached)
For a limited time, get the new Aggie All-Star tailgate pass! This pass will get you fast access to all five NMSU Alumni Association home tailgate events for the price of four!
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Inside the Ketamine Crisis – That Young Women Are Struggling With
Cosmopolitan Magazine takes on one aspect of the drug crisis gripping America’s young women.
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City Council Meeting Recap for Aug. 19, 2024
Las Cruces City Councilors approved resolutions to hire an airport consultant and to enter four-year contracts with 10 temporary employment services during a regular meeting held Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Las Cruces Police Department Lunchbox Lemonade Season Finale is Friday
The Las Cruces Police Department’s Community Outreach Team hosts its Lunchbox Lemonade season finale Friday at the Unidad Park Splash Pad.
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A Driver Can Easily Get More Miles from an Hour of Level 2 Charging while their EV is Parked than the Average Person Drives in a Day
A driver can easily get more miles from an hour of level 2 charging while their light-duty EV is parked and plugged into a charger than the average person drives in a day.
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Two More Distributors Recall Ground Cinnamon Due to Elevated Lead Content
Since March 6, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned about elevated lead levels in ground cinnamon products. Today, recalls were expanded by two ground cinnamon distributors.
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Construction Continues–Traffic Shift Planned for HWY 70
The US 70 Main Street project is preparing for an upcoming traffic shift. In the next few weeks, paving on the westbound lanes over the new concrete box will be completed, guardrails will be installed, and newly placed driveway pads will be finished.
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County chip seals roads in Hill and Radium Springs
The Doña Ana County Road Department will begin chip sealing roads in Hill, starting Friday, Aug. 23. Completion is expected by Friday, Sept. 20.
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“The Voice of Aggies” announces 2024-25 athletics year will be final year in the booth.
Colloquially known as “The Voice of the Aggies”, Nixon is entering his 45th years on the air and in the ears of Aggie fans nationwide.
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Police Learn Details of Controversial Shopping Cart Retrieval
Las Cruces police have learned details about a shopping cart retrieval incident that became somewhat controversial a couple weeks ago.
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Two Unidentified Suspects Tied to Separate Violent Incidents Remain At Large
Las Cruces Digest has confirmed that the Las Cruces Police Department remains on the lookout for two yet unidentified suspects tied to recent violent incidents. They have requested the community’s help identifying these suspects.
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NMSU announces five finalists in presidential search
Following a national search, the New Mexico State University Board of Regents has announced five finalists for the university’s next president.
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Police Auditor to Host Community Meeting August 26
The OIR Group, the firm the City of Las Cruces hired in 2021 to audit the police department, will host a community outreach meeting on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 700 N. Main St.