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Mother arrested after child found kept in chains

Officers from Jalisco’s Family Violence Unit (Unidad de Violencia Familiar) have rescued an 11-year-old boy who had been chained to the roof of his home in Tlaquepaque. The boy’s mother was arrested, and two other children, aged two and five, were taken into protective custody.


Dengue not going away

Although Jalisco Health Secretary Fernando Petersen reported on November 29 a decline in hospitalizations and new dengue cases due to colder winter weather, the latest figures from the federal authorities reveal 885 new dengue cases in the state in the past week. No new deaths were reported.

Jalisco looses its local parties

The Jalisco Electoral Institute (IEPC) has deregistered two political parties, Hagamos and Futuro, for failing to meet the required electoral support thresholds in the state elections held this June.

Jalisco highways to undergo basic repairs

Maintenance work will be conducted on sections of Jalisco’s 2,228 kilometers of federal “libre” (free) highways through February as part of the federal government’s nationwide “Bachetón” program, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) has announced.