The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The body of Adrián Corona, the president of the tequila and mezcal producer Grupo Corona, was discovered on December 29 near Atenguillo, Jalisco, two days after he was violently abducted while traveling with his family. This killing marks the second high-profile murder of a local businessman reported in the past week, raising renewed alarms about security in the state.
Following the approval of the Jalisco Technical Fare Committee, the public transportation fare in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (AMG) will increase starting in April 2026, Governor Pablo Lemus has announced.
In an unprecedented milestone for road safety, the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area reported zero detentions at the “La Curva” drunk driving holding center during Christmas Eve and early Christmas Day.
The Guadalajara metropolitan area water utility (SIAPA) will suspend service in 892 neighborhoods on Saturday, January 3. This interruption is due to maintenance and electrical reinforcement work at the Chapala pumping plant.
A small plant store crouches under two huge, spreading trees on busy Calle Enrique Diaz de Leon in Guadalajara, a few blocks south of the Expiatorio cathedral. Garra de Leon (lion’s claw, apparently named after the street) is a plant store that is easy to overlook, yet a stream of plant lovers and coffee sippers testifies to its presence.
A coordinated attack by heavily armed gunmen on a prominent local businessman resulted in a 15-minute street battle, leaving three dead—including a 16-year-old girl—and four bodyguards wounded on the morning of Monday, December 29.
Officers from the Guadalajara and Zapopan municipal police forces traded their regular duties for sleigh bells and toy bags last week, teaming up with Santa Claus and the Grinch to deliver holiday cheer to thousands of children across the metropolitan area.
Juan Pedro Franco Salas, the Aguascalientes native known internationally as the world’s most obese man, passed away on December 29, at the age of 41, due to complications from a kidney infection. His death marks the end of a medical journey that began in Guadalajara and became a story of human resilience.
Opened at the end of last month, Guadalajara’s new Plaza Vía Viva is another addition to the city’s growing number of smaller, upmarket malls.
