María Fernanda Vázquez, 30, died in Guaymas, Sonora, after allegedly being bitten by a recluse spider. Although she received medical attention, her life could not be saved. According to local media, the incident occurred while the young woman was in her backyard. Presenting severe symptoms, she immediately went to a private clinic, but due to […]
Sonora, a key location for the future of semiconductors in Mexico
Semiconductors are key to the country’s economic and technological growth, and Sonora is poised to be a strategic center for the development of this industry, said Francisco Acuña Méndez, Executive President of the Council for Sustainable Development of Sonora (Codeso), while representing Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño at the opening of the First National Semiconductor Meeting […]
Sonora Promotes its Local Products
In an effort to expand the reach of Sonoran products, the Ministry of Economy and Tourism (SETUR) of the Government of Sonora has announced a strategic alliance with OXXO to promote the “Made in Sonora” label. This collaboration, which began in the northern part of the state, now extends to the southern region, with the […]
Solar panels and radio equipment destroyed at an illegal surveillance point near Puerto Peñasco
Mexican authorities discovered and dismantled a criminal surveillance point, the Tucson branch of the Border Patrol Department reported on social media. The discovery took place on Federal Highway 8, approximately 24 kilometers north of Puerto Peñasco, on a highway primarily used by tourists. During the operation, a firearm, solar panels, and radio communication equipment were […]
Sonora ranks among the national top 5 in energy production: Governor Durazo
Recent data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography revealed — The state has consolidated its position as one of the main players in the national energy sector as a result of the implementation of the Sonora Plan, registering a 9.3% increase in the production and sale of electricity during December 2024, according to […]
Sonora modernizes more than 2,000 video surveillance cameras
In Sonora, work is underway to update all video surveillance cameras, which exceed 2,000 across the state’s municipalities, stated the head of the C5i, Benjamín González Caballero. The state coordinator of the Control, Command, Communication, Computing, Coordination, and Intelligence Center explained that they are also working together with municipal authorities interested in installing cameras in […]
42 ranches and 2 mines recovered from crime; hitmen displaced owners in Sonora
State and federal authorities recaptured an area of Sonora, bordering Arizona, by retaking 42 ranches and two mines from Los Pelones, an arm of Los Chapitos. Since 2019, this armed group has brutally seized an area of 90,000 hectares where residents engaged in mining, hunting, agriculture, and livestock farming. The gold extracted from the La […]
‘4-40’, CJNG operator in Sonora, arrested
Members of the Navy (Semar), in collaboration with the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection in Sonora, arrested Iván Fernando “N,” alias 4-40, in Bahía de Kino, Hermosillo, a suspected operator of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). 4-40 had an arrest warrant for the alleged crime of organized crime, with the intent to commit […]
MILITARIZATION OF THE BORDER: Trump Moves Forward with Plans to Declare Border Zone a Military Reservation
In a move that has sparked both support and criticism from lawmakers and local officials, President Donald Trump is proceeding with plans to declare the land just north of the US-Mexico border as a military reservation. According to sources, Trump signed a memorandum allowing the Department of Defense to militarize the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot […]
Sonora’s dams, the hardest hit by drought in Mexico: they supply water to Hermosillo, Obregón, and Navojoa, but are in crisis.
Water reserves in Mexican dams are running low: 113 of the 210 dams that hold more than 90 percent of Mexico’s storable water recorded levels below the average they had managed to retain over the past three decades. Catalisis, the technological application unit of Quinto Elemento Lab, analyzed data from Mexico’s 210 main dams reported […]