General News

 Reports have emerged of vehicles and commercial establishments being set on fire at multiple locations in the Guadalajara metropolitan area (ZMG) on Sunday, February 22. The incidents have also spread to other parts of Jalisco and extended into neighboring states, including Michoacán, Guanajuato, and Oaxaca.

A man prepares to jump from the edge of the Rooftop Bar 360 at the Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara on Tuesday, February 10. 

A four-year-old child, a resident of Guadalajara, became the third measles victim in Jalisco since the outbreak began last year — and the first of 2026.  The federal Health Ministry confirmed three new deaths this week, bringing the national toll to 31.

The GDLUZ sound and light spectacle — a staple of the city’s founding anniversary celebrations since 2017 — has been postponed until the third week of April, municipal officials confirmed this week. 

After five months of dusty and unsightly labor costing 70 million pesos ($US4 million), Guadalajara’s emblematic statue of a Roman goddess has emerged a more inviting, user-friendly deity. At least that’s what is claimed by the leaders who hatched the project, a move to prettify the city for the upcoming World Cup games this summer.

Guadalajara celebrates the 484th anniversary of its founding on Sunday, February 14, with a full day of events in the historic city center.

In a powerful display of support for inclusive sports, Governor Pablo Lemus and Mayor Verónica Delgadillo posed for an official photo with the Cordica 21 team at the iconic Teatro Degollado.

As Donovan Carrillo prepares to take the ice for his Olympic final in Milan this Friday, here in Guadalajara the groundwork is being laid for a project the local Olympian calls a potential “before and after” moment for Mexican winter sports.