National Guard agents seized live cartridges for an assault rifle hidden inside a guitar case, during a security inspection at the “Garita San Emeterio” Customs Office, as part of the Secure Border Operation. The discovery occurred when checking the luggage of a passenger bus. With the help of an X-ray scanner, federal agents detected the […]
“El Keka”, leader of the armed wing of Los Chapitos, arrested in Sonora
The governor of Sonora, Alfonso Durazo, reported this Monday the arrest of Gabriel “N”, alias “El Keka”, whom he identified as one of the main generators of violence in the municipality of Caborca. Through his X account, the governor of Sonora published the image of the detainee, whom he points out to be the main […]
They say this is the town in Sonora where photographers, painters and writers go in search of inspiration.
They say there is a place in our country where only photographers, painters and writers from all over the world go in search of inspiration. Its name is Álamos and it is an old mining town located in Sonora. It sits on the foothills of the Sierra Madre, very close to the Cuchujaqui River. You […]
You can now study Korean at the University of Sonora!
For the first time in its history, the University of Sonora (Unison) has begun offering Korean language classes. The course, called Korean 1, began on February 18, 2025. The classes are available to both Unison students and people outside the university. The offer seeks to expand the learning of foreign languages in the community. Where […]
Alfonso Durazo highlights the increase in tourism and industry in Sonora due to economic growth
During the period from January to September 2024, the accumulated economic activity in Sonora grew 1.4%, as a result of the increase in secondary and tertiary activities of 1.4 and 2.4%, respectively, until the second half of last year, reflecting the boost given by Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño to the industrial and service sectors, according […]
Horror in the Sonoran Desert, Peace Seekers Excavate 39 Clandestine Graves in Hermosillo
A message alerted Cecilia Delgado Grijalva, leader of the collective Buscadoras por la Paz Sonora, about the site where they had to dig; it was a region they already knew, the same one that another anonymous message had pointed out to them a year ago and that led them to rescue human remains from eight […]
Where and When to See the Lunar Eclipse in Sonora in 2025?
Astronomical events are any natural phenomenon that occurs outside the Earth’s atmosphere, and for this 2025 from Sonora one of them will be able to be witnessed. The important event that will be seen in Sonora is a lunar eclipse predicted for next March, shared astronomer Pablo Loera. The only one of this relevance that […]
Sonora with three safe cities
Three cities in Sonora drastically reduced their levels of insecurity, under the strategy implemented by the administration of Governor Alfonso Durazo. According to the National Survey of Urban Public Security (ENSU), the perception of insecurity has decreased in the municipalities of Hermosillo, Nogales and Cajeme, the latter being the one that presented the greatest decrease, […]
Venezuelan migrants in Hermosillo do not give up after missing their appointment for humanitarian asylum
With the intention of reaching the United States regardless of the conditions that arise, Yeraldin Díaz, along with her six children and her husband, is seeking a second chance at an appointment with immigration authorities of the United States, in order to obtain humanitarian asylum to provide her family with better living conditions. After giving […]
Arms trafficking to Mexico between Arizona and Sonora worsens
A significant flow of firearms arrives from the United States to Mexico destined to swell the arsenal of organized crime, where Sonora plays an important role due to its geographic location, said Francisco Piña Osuna, researcher at the Department of Sociology and Public Administration at the University of Sonora (Unison). The university professor also mentioned […]