The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
A Jocotepec police officer is among four individuals arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a local woman, the apparent victim of a family feud.
Melisa de los Santos Garcia, 20, was found dead in her Jocotepec home on the evening of Wednesday, June 17. Her throat had been slashed and face severely beaten.
Two men gunned down Monday, June 22 in Chapala’s Tepehua barrio have been identified as Romulado Andres Perez Gomez, 31, and his younger brother Ricardo Perez Gómez, 28.
The crash of a bus that was transporting Walmart employees home from work around 5 a.m. Monday, June 15, left 26 injured passengers.
“Candidates are chosen by political parties, meaning they tend to be individuals twisted by involvement in a deeply-rooted system who are usually not the most adequate persons to hold office nor to the liking of the average citizen,” laments former Chapala Mayor Raul Robles Puga (1992-95) in reflecting on the 2015 elections.
Juan Jose Torres, the fourth director of Chapala’s Department of Regulations, Inspection and Vigilance appointed by Mayor Joaquin Huerta, has resigned from the post, effective May 15.
A man found dead early Monday, June 15 in Riberas del Pilar appears to have been the victim of a freak accident attributed to excessive drinking and bad weather.
Thanks to seasonal rains kicking in, the level of Lake Chapala rose by three centimeters in less than four days this week, according to the National Water Commission.
With a medical chief now fully certified to practice forensic studies, the one-room morgue installed in a spare room at the Chapala Civil Protection and Fire Department base is finally ready to go into service.
Chapala Mayor-elect Javier Degollado won’t be taking time off for a post-election vacation. Having received official certification of his election victory Tuesday, June 16, he is eager to start laying the groundwork for a three-year term of office.
