Las Cruces Today

Bill McCamley, former Dona Ana Country Commissioner on the original history of Spaceport America in New Mexico, "15 years ago when this started (14 years ago when the local tax passed). I had hair, and was skinny.

But sometimes you have to take risks and have some patience for good public policy to work out.

That's how things get better."

Join us as we talk to Domenic Altamirano and his endeavors with Cruces Creative. They created a curriculum and let the kids paint! Be on the look out for Cruces Creatives - a non profit here in town!

The Las Cruces Bulletin is the weekly community newspaper of Las Cruces, New Mexico- grab your copy today

50 dogs and 15 cats left Las Cruces early today via Dog is my Copilot. Volunteers and staff of Animal Service Center of the Mesilla Valley were up early (1:30am!) getting them ready.

Here's more with ASCMV Director, Clint Thacker.

The amount of time, energy and organization it takes to do a flight is incredible! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers!

Julian Nuñez is a filmmaker and marketing specialist from border town Columbus, NM. Graduating with a bachelor's degree in Creative Media and Digital Filmmaking in 2012, he has been involved in many projects from country music, documentary films, real estate, and digital marketing. Growing up on the border has influenced his art and business to help tell compelling stories that need to be told. His current projects include "De La Luz" a narrative film that touches on the immigration crisis on the border, "La Vida Buena" a TV show pilot that features Albuquerque eateries. Learn more and watch his films at www.LineInMedia.com/Watch

Officer Gwyneth Kingsley was there for Gucci and found him a new home after he was stabbed 29 times by his previous owner and survived.

Casa De Peregrinos is inviting you to jump online for their virtual auction happening now through June 11th!

Lorenzo Alba, Director of Casa De Peregrinos Emergency Food Program, stopped by the Bravo Mic Communications studios with Lyndsey Kalson to talk more about what you can find in the auction, how proceeds will be used, and their plans for the future! 

Find deals on jewelry, gift baskets, furniture, stay-cations, a San Diego get-away, and more while also helping a great cause!

This is Casa De Peregrinos’ first-ever virtual auction and it’s sure to be a blast. 

All you have to do is log onto NMestateAuctions.com. That’s NMestateAuctions.com for the Casa De Peregrinos’ first virtual auction. May 28th through June 11th. Bid for a great cause!

Navigating the obstacles life throws at us each day is challenging enough. Now, throw in a car accident or injury at work and now the world feels as if it’s tossing you upside down and every which way it can-except the way you were trying to travel. In these kinds of times, it pays to have an ally. Enter Daniel Gonzalez and his company, Personal Injury Associates, LLC. Daniel recently sat down for a one on one with Las Cruces Today and Magic 104.9’s Ricky T. to introduce himself and Personal Injury Associates to the Las Cruces community.

We got a chance to talk with Carly Dirnberger, your 2021 Desert Light Film Festival Winner for the third year in a row. We talked about how she got into the competitions and what she did to win three years in a row!

Henry Valdez is the Public Information Officer at the New Mexico Department of Finance and

Administration. He details the information about the latest in Rental Assistance available across the state of New Mexico. 

The state of New Mexico will grant $170M of federal aid to New Mexicans for rental and utility assistance to households experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 outbreak.