The First Civil Judge of Chapala, Melchor Augusto Gómez Córdova, narrowly escaped death in a drive-by shooting that occurred Friday, August 2 while he was traveling on the Macrolibramiento ring road after leaving his place of work.

Musicians who play with the Orquesta Típica de Chapala are on the lookout for various instruments that were pilfered during a break-in at the group’s rehearsal headquarters Wednesday, July 31.

An Ajijic resident is warning that a man apparently posing as an employee of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) rang his doorbell and attempted to gain entry to his home this week, purportedly to check for a possible illegal connection to the utility’s wiring.

The environmental problems plaguing Lake Chapala and its watershed are serious, but can be improved and controlled through coordinated efforts involving government entities, academic institutions and community inhabitants, according to two of the world’s leading experts on lake management issues.

The Chapala government has taken another big step toward the establishment of a local branch of the University of Guadalajara (UdG) following the unanimous approval by the city council to relinquish 20 hectares of land for construction of the campus.

Mordida (bribery) in the Chapala area is a thing of the past, according to local traffic police commanders who addressed a small group of foreign residents gathered at the Lake Chapala Society on Monday, August 5.