Chapala offices for the state’s Ministerio Público (District Attorney), where citizens file criminal complaints, have been relocated to new and larger digs at Avenida González Gallo 17,

Jesús Morán Fernández (right) has been appointed as new chief officer at the Lake Chapala branch of the state transportation department, Movilidad Jalisco.

Law enforcement authorities mounted a futile search and rescue operation early Tuesday, October 11, after a Chapala fisherman reported spotting human remains floating in the waters surrounding the Isla de Alacranes. 

A runaway truck caused massive damage mid-afternoon Saturday, October 8 when it plowed through the busiest intersection of the Chapala-Jocotepec highway after losing its brakes on the downhill slope of the Libramiento bypass. 

Irate residents of Riberas del Pilar staged a protest at Chapala City Hall early Monday, October 10, challenging Mayor Javier Degollado to keep his campaign promise to fix the deficient public services that have plagued the neighborhood for at least two decades. 

Thinking about tying the knot with the love of your life? If you enjoy crowds and want to go low budget, take advantage of the collective civil marriage ceremony the Chapala government is planning for Friday, October 28, 7 p.m., at the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia.