Two women, unofficially identified as a mother and daughter, were executed and abandoned on the streets of the municipality of Cosoleacaque, in the southern region of the state of Veracruz. According to available information, the incident occurred sometime between the night of Sunday, May 17, and the early hours of Monday, May 18, when both […]

Starting next Thursday, May 21, the government of Veracruz will begin distributing a 4,000-peso aid payment to fishermen in the state who were affected by the hydrocarbon spill that occurred in early March, Governor Rocío Nahle García announced. In an interview this Monday from the port of Veracruz, she revealed that direct distribution will commence […]

Veracruz has become the “Golden Corner”: a magical land where those who come to power, without inheritances or businesses of their own, go from living day to day to amassing million-dollar fortunes in just a few years. And no one represents this spectacular leap better than Roberto Zenyazen Escobar García, now a federal deputy, Morena […]

The state of Veracruz ranked seventh nationally for the highest number of intentional homicides in April, according to Marcela Figueroa Franco, head of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP). The states of Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Morelos, Baja California, Sinaloa, the State of Mexico, Veracruz, and Guerrero accounted for 53 percent of all […]

On May 9, 1824, Xalapa was designated the capital of the state of Veracruz, becoming the seat of government for the newly formed federal entity following the promulgation of the Mexican Federal Constitution. This decision marked the beginning of a new political era for the city, which from then on consolidated itself as the administrative, […]

The Mexican Employers’ Confederation (COPARMEX) in the city of Xalapa condemned the burning of five cargo trucks on May 4th on highways in northern Veracruz. Alleged members of the National Front for the Struggle for Socialism (FNLS) reportedly seized the vehicles as a form of protest, demanding the release of a local resident who has […]

More than 2,000 phone lines used for extortion in the state of Veracruz were deactivated during April 2026, confirmed Attorney General Lisbeth Aurelia Jiménez Aguirre. She emphasized that this crime is decreasing in the state. In a press conference this Tuesday, May 5, Jiménez Aguirre presented some of the security measures implemented in the state, […]

During the early hours of Monday, May 4th, in the communities of San Diego and Chapopote Chico, in the municipalities of Tantoyuca and Chalma, located in the northern part of the state of Veracruz, the burning of vehicles belonging to a soft drink company was reported. The vehicles were hijacked and then set on fire, […]

One person died and 11 others were located after being missing for more than 24 hours on the San Martín volcano, in the municipality of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz state. On May 2, 22 people climbed the mountain to work on the volcano, but due to the geographical and weather conditions, only 10 were able […]

Humberto N., a 53-year-old businessman from the municipality of Comalcalco and owner of the company Carpas Los Olmecas, died on the morning of Wednesday, April 29, 2026, after being the victim of an alleged kidnapping and physical assault while traveling to the state of Veracruz with several of his employees. According to initial reports, he […]