Appearing right on cue, tropical storm Alvin churned up on May 15 about 1,000 kilometers off of Mexico’s Pacific coastline to mark the first day of the 2013 hurricane season. The storm quickly petered out over the next 48 hours, never gaining hurricane force as it slowly swirled northward a long distance from points between Acapulco and Manzanillo.

In an interview with Milenio newspaper this week, Jalisco Attorney General Luis Carlos Najera said one his biggest challenges is to convince citizens that they should file reports of crimes.

The probability of some rainfall falling in Jalisco this month is high, says the Universidad de Guadalajara (UdG) Institute of Meteorology and Astronomy (IAM).

The Lake Chapala town of Ocotlan will soon have a new ecological park, complete with a medieval castle.

Municipal police officers from Zacoalco de Torres have shot and killed a baby puma as it was trying to protect itself from a forest fire.

Authorities were called after the puma was spotted in a built-up area after apparently taking refuge from a nearby blaze.

When police officers arrived they found the animal trapped by street dogs.

The Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT) has released a 73-page ibook that goes into detail about the state’s Ruta de Tequila (Tequila Trail), as well as providing plenty of useful information and links to all things related to Mexico’s famous liquor.