Homicides in Jalisco in the first five months of 2014 have decreased by 66.4 percent compared to the same period last year, according to statistics released by the Instituto Jalisciense de Ciencias Forenses (Jalisco Forensic Science Institute or IJCF).

Jalisco health authorities have confirmed the first case of the chikungunya virus in the state.

Jalisco has once again lost out on a major international investment as German carmaker BMW announced plans to build a plant near San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.

A new animal protection law (Ley de Protección a los Animales) took effect in Jalisco this week but the State Attorney General’s Office was far from ready to receive complaints and act on reports of abuse, local media sources have revealed.