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.  

The life-size statue of Chapala’s patron saint San Francisco de Asís was hustled off to Guadalajara early Wednesday, October 5 for an emergency restoration procedure to repair a severe head injury and the amputation of several fingers.

The National Water Commission (Conagua) has slapped a suspension order on the Chapala government’s construction of a footbridge to connect the eastern leg of the Malecón with the Jesus Pescador artificial island.