Traffic cops clamp down on infractions by motorcyclists
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- Published on Thursday, 15 August 2013 14:35
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Jalisco’s new transport laws came into effect this week, although the tougher penalties for infractions may not come into effect for another 90 days as the new regulation is still being completed.
Man arrested for killing two-year-old daughter
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- Published on Thursday, 15 August 2013 14:33
- Written by GR Staff
Police in Tlajomulco have detained a man who reportedly confessed to murdering his two-year-old daughter this week.
Schools lack software and training for new laptops
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 11:50
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Between them, Guadalajara’s present and previous municipal administrations have delivered 3,000 laptop computers to local primary schools, with another 500 still to come.
Three dead as storms batter metro area
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- Published on Thursday, 15 August 2013 14:04
- Written by GR Staff
The scene on Monday afternoon after another heavy seasonal rainfall was not unusual for residents living near Plaza del Sol, the metro area’s oldest shopping mall.
Stolen gas explodes in Tonala
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 11:37
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Four people were injured in a massive blaze at a warehouse in Tonala where thieves had been storing stolen fuel last week.
DEA ‘deeply troubled’ by early release of Guadalajara Cartel founder
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 17:50
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Just days after Caro Quintero, a founding member of the now-defunct Guadalajara Cartel, walked free from a Jalisco state prison, the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) announced on Wednesday that a federal judge has issued a warrant for his arrest.
San Jose to be twinned with GDL
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2013 12:47
- Written by GR Staff
Guadalajara city officials will take advantage of a four-day trip to San Jose, California next week to promote the merits of the Ciudad Creativa Digital, the digital and telecommunications hub proposed to rescue the depressed downtown zone near the San Juan de Dios market.
3,500 homeless dwell in Guadalajara
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 12:01
- Written by Duncan Tucker
About 700 families, comprised of over 3,500 people, live on the streets of the Guadalajara metropolitan area, a state official revealed this week.
Drab metro public housing transformed by art project
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2013 12:24
- Written by GR Staff
A block of public housing apartments in the working-class Miravalle neighborhood of Guadalajara has been transformed into a colorful artwork following four months of hard graft by local residents.
Parents absent as toddlers killed in house fire
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 11:59
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Two young children died in a house fire in Guadalajara’s Alamo Industrial neighborhood in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Tonala ravaged by severe storms
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2013 12:20
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The Mexican Army was called in to help evacuate Tonala residents on Monday, as heavy storms left hundreds of properties flooded, causing millions of pesos of damage.
Sunday mass not sacrosanct for crooks
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 11:58
- Written by GR Staff
You might think a Sunday mass would be the last place to encounter the criminal class.
Guadalajara’s newest attraction takes you to the top
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2013 12:03
- Written by GR Staff
At a height of 60 meters, Guadalajara’s brand new ferris wheel is the biggest in Latin America.
Model railroading convention excites young fans
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 11:37
- Written by Hector Mendieta Y Vega
Two small trains run in opposite direction on rails laid side to side. When they cross paths, a small crowd of children cheer.
Tastoanes dancers this weekend in Tonala
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2013 12:02
- Written by GR Staff
Tonala hosts the famous “Dance of the Tastoanes” this weekend, an annual ritual commemorating an indigenous insurgence during the Spanish invasion of western Mexico.
Bribery allegations force out two Guadalajara city officials
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 11:31
- Written by Michael Forbes
The perennial problem of what to do with the ambulant vendors who hawk their wares on the streets, pedestrian walkways and plazas of downtown Guadalajara just got a lot more complicated.
Girl snatched from mother’s arms recovered 300 miles from home
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2013 12:01
- Written by Michael Forbes
Nancy, the one-year-seven-month old infant who was snatched from her mother’s arms in Guadalajara on June 23, has been recovered and reunited with her parents.
Old buildings at risk of collapse
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 11:54
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Between 700 and 800 old buildings in downtown Guadalajara are at risk of collapse due to improper maintenance, Public Works Secretary Carlos Felipe Arias Garcia warned this week.
Local teens imprisoned after US auctioned off car loaded with drugs
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 July 2013 14:44
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Two teenage students from Guadalajara remain in prison in Mazatlan more than eight months after being arrested for drug trafficking, due to a serious error by U.S. authorities that has since been compounded by Mexican bureaucracy.
Not even the city’s protector is safe
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 11:52
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Last Thursday thieves stole the cables used to illuminate Guadalajara’s iconic Minerva statue at night.
Thief arrested after trying to sell stolen car to former owner
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:53
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Police arrested an alleged car thief in Guadalajara this week after he inadvertently tried to sell a stolen vehicle to its former owner.