Four men and a woman were violently murdered, and their mutilated bodies were scattered along a stretch of highway connecting the municipality of Pinos, Zacatecas, with Ojuelos, Jalisco, in an incident that authorities attribute to a settling of scores between organized crime groups vying for control of that territory. The events occurred this Sunday, September […]

Asserting that “the true transformation of Zacatecas is built in the classrooms,” Governor David Monreal Ávila referred to a historic investment in the education sector, with 960 million pesos in infrastructure, benefiting more than 330,000 students. One of the first actions taken by the state leader since taking office four years ago was the improvement […]

A major blow to organized crime was dealt in Zacatecas after members of the Mexican Army and the National Guard arrested 14 suspected criminals in the community of Las Compuertas, Fresnillo municipality. Among those captured is a woman, and an arsenal of long-range weapons and thousands of ballistic cartridges, still unaccounted for, was seized. Authorities […]

The delegate of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Zacatecas, Leopoldo Santillán Arreygue, acknowledged that there is a shortage of doctors in Zacatecas in 12 medical specialties due to people resigning to seek better job opportunities in other states. “There is a lack of specialist doctors in Zacatecas,” said the federal official, who also […]

A four-legged robot armed with an assault rifle paraded before military and police commanders during the inauguration of the new Control, Command, Communication, Computing, Coordination, and Intelligence Center (C5i) in Zacatecas, marking a milestone in the state’s public security strategy. The local government officially presented this “robot dog” as part of an investment of nearly […]

The delegation of 21 Zacatecas police officers arrived in Spain, where they began training, sharing experiences, and learning best practices in public safety. This delegation is made up of five operational commanders from the State Preventive Police, five municipal police commanders, five operational officers from the State Preventive Police, and five members of the Investigative […]

Zacatecas seeks to reposition itself as one of Mexico’s most important cultural destinations and showcase its rich history and wine tourism to international markets. With unique traditions, a broad festival calendar, improved security, and greater air connectivity, the state is preparing to compete strongly in domestic and international tourism. In an interview with Fortuna, Zacatecas’ […]

With an official count of 17,601 people dressed as Moors and Christians, the traditional festivities of “Las Morismas de Bracho” were entered into the Guinness World Records books as the largest historical reenactment in the world. Alfredo Arista, official adjudicator for Guinness World Records, explained that the challenge to overcome was 15,000 people in costume. […]

In the context of the International Day of Enforced Disappearances, members of five groups searching for missing persons held a march in Zacatecas through the historic center of the Zacatecas capital to demand that authorities expedite the investigations and determine the whereabouts of their loved ones. The demonstration in Zacatecas began near the Máquina 30 […]

A man was arrested in Zacatecas by the State Attorney General’s Office (FGJEZ) as the alleged perpetrator of the femicide of a 12-year-old girl, after investigations established the identity of the probable perpetrator. According to an official statement from the FGJEZ, the events came to light last Thursday, August 28, when the Zacatecas Attorney General’s […]