Month: January 2025
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New Mexico cities top MovieMaker Magazine’s “Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker” list
Las Cruces, New Mexico’s rising star in the film world, made the list for the third year in a row, landing the #8 spot in the “Small Cities and Towns” category.
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![Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Changes Needed to Help Ensure Public Safety [Part I, Video Content]](https://lascrucesdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-24-at-2.03.26 AM-e1737744266519.png)
Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Changes Needed to Help Ensure Public Safety [Part I, Video Content]
Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story presented information ranging from the current state of criminal law in New Mexico to recent crime statistics.
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Kennesaw State Outperforms Chargeless Aggies on the Pergola
The Aggies simply could not find a spark to light up their offense, and these scoring woes down the stretch handed the Crimson & White their first home loss since the first week of December, and their first home conference USA loss since Feb. 24, 2023
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Aggies Fall Short in Final Seconds to Kennesaw State
Though the Aggies would take a three-point lead in the final quarter, Kennesaw State ultimately took the win 66-68 at the KSU Convocation Center.
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Conference USA Sets the Stage for Thrilling Softball Season–Aggies in the Hunt
The Aggie duo was named to the 2024 All-CUSA First Team after leading the Crimson & White to a 30-win campaign last spring.
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![Financial Stress Top 5: Delinquency Increasingly in the Cards for Maxed‑Out Borrowers [Fifth of 5]](https://lascrucesdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-18-at-12.57.03 PM.png)
Financial Stress Top 5: Delinquency Increasingly in the Cards for Maxed‑Out Borrowers [Fifth of 5]
In this post, analysts from the New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data (CMD) explore the relationship between credit card delinquency and changes in credit card utilization rates.
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County and City Fire Crews Quickly Contain Residential Fire
Doña Ana County Fire Rescue crews, with assistance from Las Cruces Fire, battled a residential fire in Organ, NM this morning.
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Las Cruces Libraries Announces Teen Video Game Club
Las Cruces Public Libraries invites teen residents ages 12-18 to participate in our monthly Video Game Club!
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Aggies Square Up to Kennesaw State Thursday–Come Watch the “Do-si-do” and Maybe Pick Up a New Cap
Kennesaw State should not be held to “newby” standards as they take to the court at the Pan Am on Thursday.
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Good Golly! Molly Kaiser Rolls to Second Selection to NCAA’s Starting Five–Aggies Women Take On Kennesaw State in Georgia
For the second time this season, Molly Kaiser has been named on the NCAA Starting Five Roster – an award granted to the top five performers of the week across the nation in women’s college basketball.
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HOBBS BOYS BASKETBALL IS MAKING A RESURGENCE
The Eagles have won 17 state titles, but none since 2015. “What the tradition was built on was community,” head coach Ronald Ross explained.
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City Council Gives Thumbs Up to Finance Report and Art for La Buena Vida Park
he annual report, completed by the Finance Services Department in accordance with City Charter and the Government Accounting Standards Board, had no findings which is outstanding.
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FDA: Create and Keep a Medication List for Your Health
A medication list is a way to keep your medical information, including allergies and medical conditions, together in one place for safety and as a precaution.
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AGGIES LADIES TENNIS HITS THE ROAD FOR FOUR-MATCH STRETCH
After opening the spring season at home against UTSA, NM State is set to embark on a four-match road trip.
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Mobile Operation Command Steps Out on El Paseo–‘MOC on the Block’ Set for Jan. 28
The MOC is LCPD’s Mobile Operations Command unit. Community Outreach officers will be at the mobile unit to meet residents and listen to concerns they may have about crime and safety in their neighborhood.
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Alcohol-related deaths decline in New Mexico for the second year in a row
Alcohol-related deaths decreased in 2023 for the second consecutive year, marking progress in the state’s efforts to combat alcohol misuse, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH).
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![Financial Stress Top 5 of 2024: What Was Up with Grocery Prices? [Fourth of 5]](https://lascrucesdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-18-at-12.57.16 PM.png)
Financial Stress Top 5 of 2024: What Was Up with Grocery Prices? [Fourth of 5]
Taking a close look at the underlying data, the author suggests that the moderation in food inflation seen since 2023 is due to a retreat in commodity prices, a trend that has offset still-high wage inflation for grocery workers.
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BREAKING: I-25 South Closed at Garfield Exit Due to Large Vehicle Fire
Interstate 25 heading south is closed at the Garfield exit due to a large vehicle fire. Doña Ana County Fire Rescue crews are on the scene. No injuries have been reported. Scene remains active.
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“Engaging Masters” Exhibit Opens at Las Cruces Museum of Art Friday, February 7
The exhibit is on display from Friday, February 7 through Saturday, May 3.
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White Sands School Shows Senator’s Team How It’s Done
Edward Tabet-Cubero, the Deputy Chief of Staff for New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich, visited White Sands Missile Range on January 16, 2025, to tour White Sands School.
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Bowen Introduces 2025 Signing Class–Two Freshmen Build the NMSU Women’s Golf Team
This winter, Rylee Salome and Frederika Rychtarikova signed with the Aggies and will be incoming freshman in the fall of 2025.
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Zoom Into the Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting (January 23 and 24)
Don’t forget to register and mark your calendars for the upcoming Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council meeting on Jan. 23 and 24.
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Applicants Sought for Mesilla Valley Public Housing Authority Commission
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.
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![Financial Stress Top 5 of 2024: Auto Loan Delinquency Revs Up [Third of 5]](https://lascrucesdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-18-at-12.57.35 PM.png)
Financial Stress Top 5 of 2024: Auto Loan Delinquency Revs Up [Third of 5]
High prices and rising debt put pressure on household budgets this year, so it’s little wonder that the most-read Liberty Street Economics posts of 2024 dealt with issues of financial stress: rising delinquency rates on credit cards and auto loans, the surge in grocery prices, and the spread of “buy now, pay later” plans.
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Now News: Stay Warm at Designated Warming Stations on Wednesday
As temperatures drop, the City of Las Cruces is committed to ensuring the safety and comfort of all residents by providing accessible warming stations. The National Weather Service has indicated frigid temperatures continuing through Friday, January 24, 2025.
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Breaking: Fire Damages Apartment on Nevada Avenue
About 12:20 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, firefighters were dispatched to the report of a structure fire at 1115 Nevada Avenue.
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Breaking: City, LCPD Officers Prevail in Civil Suit from 2022 Arrest
A Las Cruces jury ruled in favor of the City of Las Cruces and LCPD officers who were defendants in a civil lawsuit brought by a man arrested in July 2022.
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Snow Reveals True Color of the Sands at “White” Sands
In direct sunlight, the dunes of White Sands National Park are a sparkling crystal white, but what color is the sand really?
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Molly Kaiser Named Player of the Week for the Fourth Time
For the fourth time this season, Molly Kaiser has earned CUSA Player of the Week for New Mexico State.
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![Hikers Located in Late-Night Rescue Operation [Updated]](https://lascrucesdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/474047256_1024718989690080_1254971331147806693_n.jpg)
Hikers Located in Late-Night Rescue Operation [Updated]
Last night, the Team responded for a mission in the organ mountains for two lost hikers.
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Trash Cart Latches Coming Soon to Las Cruces
The new latch will be implemented within the next 18 months (beginning in 2025). When the implementation begins, depends on the service route.
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Neighborhood Dumpster Day Planned for Saturday, February 8
KLCB will provide open-top trash containers for the community to dump yard waste, household trash, and other permittable items for FREE.
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ELDORADO’S GIANNA RAHMER NAMED GATORADE NEW MEXICO GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes for their success on the field, in the classroom and in the community
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![[UPDATED] County Plans Community Cleanup in Doña Ana for Saturday, January 25](https://lascrucesdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/County-News.png)
[UPDATED] County Plans Community Cleanup in Doña Ana for Saturday, January 25
The dumpsters will be located at the corner of Dusty Lane and Thorpe Road in the Village of Doña Ana from 8:00 a.m. until noon, or until the dumpsters are filled. One truck bed load of car tires per resident.
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Aggies Take on Both C-USA Players of the Week when they host Kennesaw State Thursday
Kennesaw State’s Simeon Cottle and Braedan Lue earned Conference USA Men’s Basketball weekly honors.
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![Financial Stress Top 5 of 2024: Dollar Assets, Gold, and Official Foreign Exchange Reserves [Second of 5]](https://lascrucesdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-18-at-12.57.54 PM.png)
Financial Stress Top 5 of 2024: Dollar Assets, Gold, and Official Foreign Exchange Reserves [Second of 5]
Global central banks and finance ministries hold an immense amount of U.S. dollar assets in their foreign exchange reserves, but the dollar’s overall share of those portfolios has decreased in recent decades.