Eileen Gregory, who worked in television and film in the United States, talks about her love for the area and the sculpture park she began building with pieces by artists such as Tania Candiani, Pía Camil, Betsabeé Romero, and Claudia Fernández: “After much thought, one day we decided to sell everything we owned and start […]
Severed hands and a decapitated woman found inside a shopping cart in Tijuana.
A pair of severed hands and a narco-message against a police commander, as well as the decapitated body of a woman in a shopping cart, were among the violent toll recorded this weekend in the municipality of Tijuana, Baja California. In the first case, before 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, the discovery of remains […]
Child rescued after being swept away by strong currents in La Paz, Baja California Sur
The incident occurred on Saturday, August 9, when a 10-year-old boy was caught in the rising waters of the Canalecón Creek in the Camino Real neighborhood, and was endangered by the speed and force of the water. The incident occurred around 1:43 p.m., amid heavy rains affecting the area. The rainfall caused the water level […]
They’re not hippies. This is what professional surfing is like in Baja California Sur.
At Los Cerritos, it seems easy. The wave is approaching; I’m on my back, but I can hear it. I lie face down on the board. I don’t know why, but I feel confident. The crest arrives, and I immediately put into practice the steps the coach outlined in the previous class. I raise my […]
72-year-old Arizona man arrested in Puerto Peñasco on child pornography charges
A 72-year-old man identified as David “N” and originally from Phoenix was arrested in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. He is likely responsible for the crimes of child pornography, possession of pornographic material, and violation of parole. The suspect was hiding in Mexico after violating the conditions of his supervised release in the United States. The Attorney […]
Cofepris approves the first traditional indigenous clinic in Sonora
For the first time in Mexico, the ancient heartbeat of Yaqui medicine has found an official place within the public health system. María Francisca Rosario Matuz, known as Doña Panchita, will lead the first traditional indigenous clinic approved by the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), at the IMSS Bienestar Hospital in […]
Is Nicolás Maduro linked to the Sinaloa Cartel? This is what Sheinbaum says.
At her morning press conference this Friday, President Claudia Sheinbaum asserted that there is no investigation in Mexico linking her Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, to the Sinaloa Cartel, as the United States government had claimed. The President urged the US administration, led by Donald Trump, to demonstrate the relationship between Maduro and this criminal group. […]
Routes, bribes, and hawks: How the Sinaloa Cartel smuggles fentanyl into the U.S., according to the NYT.
In makeshift workshops in Culiacán, mechanics linked to the Sinaloa Cartel work at night to hide fentanyl shipments. Using tools, car parts, and headlights, the operators wrap the drug in aluminum foil and charcoal to evade X-rays and spray it with chemicals that disguise its scent from trained dogs. Night Operations and Modified Vehicles One […]
Rains caused by Hurricane Ivo have left seven neighborhoods in Mazatlán damaged; 72 cubic meters of solid waste have been cleared.
Mazatlán Mayor Estrella Palacios Domínguez said that of the 21 neighborhoods surveyed for damage from heavy rains, families in seven reported damage, requiring food supplies, cleaning supplies, stoves, refrigerators, and washing machines. She noted that, in response to an offer from state Governor Rubén Rocha Moya to provide support to families whose homes suffered flooding […]
Colombians involved in “drop-by-drop” lending will be deported from Guanajuato.
The National Migration Institute (INM) is working with the Guanajuato state government to deport Colombians without legal residency who engage in violent loan collection, reported Governor Libia García Muñoz Ledo. “This has been an issue we have been addressing with the National Migration Institute, because many times, without stigmatizing any nationality, we know that foreigners […]