State authorities are investigating a presumed double homicide of two men whose bodies were discovered Tuesday, May 4, inside a property in a subdivision of San Cristobal Zapotitlán, in the municipality of Jocotepec.

As the task of inoculating around 200,000 teachers and administrative personnel continued this week through May 4, the Jalisco government wasted no time in outlining its strategy to get students back in classrooms speedily and safely.

The pitaya season is now in full swing. The cactus fruit enjoys a six-week harvest in Techaluta, Jalisco, and surrounding municipalities.

Even though more than 80 percent of Jalisco’s over-60s population has received a first dose of the Covid vaccine, state authorities are advising families to eschew large Mother’s Day parties on May 10.

Jalisco is one of only six of Mexico’s 32 states to be listed in the green (low-risk) category on the current bimonthly traffic-light monitoring system for epidemiological risk (Semáforo de riesgo epidemiológico).

Chapala, Ocotlán, and Ciudad Guzmán are the three Jalisco municipalities outside the Guadalajara metro area that have yet to be scheduled for the second application of inoculations against the SARS-CoV-2 virus for seniors over age 60.