Police detain witness for filming arrest
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:52
- Written by Duncan Tucker
A local man was arrested last month for using his cell phone to film what he believed to be abuse of power by police in Guadalajara.
Restaurant held up at gunpoint
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:50
- Written by Duncan Tucker
A gang of armed thieves held up an Italian restaurant in Santa Anita at gunpoint earlier this month, stealing the valuables of everyone on the premises and then locking them in the bathroom.
US couple stunned after being fleeced by ‘state police’
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- Published on Friday, 28 June 2013 16:46
- Written by Michael Forbes
A lakeside couple who had barely started the long haul back to the United States in a van loaded with their belongings say they were robbed last weekend by armed men in dark uniforms, who either were, or pretended to be, Jalisco state police officers.
Blond girl beggar reunited with mom
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:48
- Written by Duncan Tucker
A blonde-haired, green-eyed girl who made headlines last October when she was photographed selling gum at a Guadalajara intersection was reunited with her mother this week after spending nine months in a Guadalajara orphanage.
Guadalajara panics as three children go missing
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 June 2013 10:39
- Written by Michael Forbes
The Jalisco Attorney General's Office (Fiscalia General) has issued Amber Alerts after two teens and an infant went missing in Guadalajara.
American Airlines gets on board with LGBT trade show
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:44
- Written by GR Staff
More and more sponsors are jumping aboard the 3rd International LGBT Business Expo, scheduled for Expo Guadalajara from September 5 to 7.
Ex-city water chief faces corruption charges
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- Published on Friday, 21 June 2013 16:36
- Written by Michael Forbes
The former director of metro area Guadalajara’s water utility is behind bars and will go on trial for the misuse of public funds.
US Consulate recommends citizens report crimes to Mexican authorities
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:36
- Written by Michael Forbes
U.S. Consulate officers acknowledge that some Americans who are victims of crime are reluctant to report the incidents to Mexican authorities but make a strong case as to why filing a denuncia is the best course of action.
June’s pothole nightmare
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- Published on Friday, 21 June 2013 15:48
- Written by Michael Forbes
‘Tis the season for drivers to beware of many dangers, not least those scary potholes that can catch you unaware when streets become flooded.
Federal agents nab Jalisco Cartel capo
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:34
- Written by Duncan Tucker
An alleged leading member of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) was arrested in Guadalajara on July 10, the Federal Attorney General revealed on Thursday.
Putting smiles on kids’ faces
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- Published on Friday, 21 June 2013 15:30
- Written by Michael Forbes
U.S. television personality Brooke Burke, who visited Guadalajara this week to participate in an Operation Smile medical mission, said she was truly moved and humbled by the experience.
City to have its own ferris wheel
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- Published on Friday, 12 July 2013 12:21
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Guadalajara will soon have its very own ferris wheel to rival the London Eye and Paris’s Grande Roue.
Bikers bare all to protest car culture
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- Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 16:03
- Written by Michael Forbes
Organizers say 1,600 cyclists stripped off, either completely or partially, to participate in Guadalajara’s Naked Bike Ride last weekend.
Upscale pet stores closed after animals found in unhygienic conditions
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- Published on Friday, 12 July 2013 12:12
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Zapopan authorities temporarily closed and then fined three branches of the Maskota pet store this week for failing to meet animal health and safety standards.
Unusual tree gets new designation
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- Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 15:55
- Written by Michael Forbes
To mark World Environment Day (June 5), Manuel Corona Diaz, the director general at Guadalajara’s Parque Metropolitano, designated an oddball camichin tree as the park’s official “symbol.”
Banks robberies on course for record year
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- Published on Friday, 05 July 2013 19:12
- Written by GR Staff
With only six months of the year gone, the tally of bank robberies in Jalisco has already surpassed the 2012 total of 58.
Remembering 49 young lives taken in 2009
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- Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 15:43
- Written by Michael Forbes
Photographs of the 49 children who died in the June 5, 2009 fire at the ABC nursery school in Hermosillo, Sonora were posted on the bandstand in the Plaza de Armas in downtown Guadalajara Wednesday.
American School’s ‘green’ practices are recognized
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- Published on Friday, 05 July 2013 15:09
- Written by GR Staff
The American School of Guadalajara has been recognized with an honorific mention in this year’s Ecological Merit Prize awarded by Mexico’s Environment Ministry (Semarnat).
Pride march focuses on same-sex marriage
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- Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 15:18
- Written by Michael Forbes
Demands for legislation to approve same-sex unions comprised a key element of he 17th gay pride parade (Marcha de la Diversidad Sexual) held June 1 in downtown Guadalajara.
Missing boys' bodies found; police chief explains motive for crime
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 July 2013 20:55
- Written by GR Staff
Two 15-year-old Guadalajara schoolboys were killed because they allegedly made fun of a jailed drug trafficker’s son, Jalisco Attorney General Carlos Najera revealed Tuesday.
Traffic survey highlights many concerns
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- Published on Friday, 31 May 2013 13:15
- Written by Michael Forbes
Just over 85 percent of respondents to a recent survey of metro area residents said they would take advantage of car parks installed at transportation hubs around the city (in particular Tren Ligero terminals).