MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tourists have barely started trickling back into the Mexican resort of Acapulco after deadly storm damage last year, but the gangland killings on the beaches have already returned. Late Friday, the government of the Pacific coast state of Guerrero said it was deploying 60 gun-toting detectives to patrol the beaches “in […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president suggested Thursday that talks with the U.S. government on migration and drug trafficking could suffer after media reports of a U.S. investigation into alleged drug money donations for his 2006 campaign. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested U.S. officials should apologize for what he called baseless allegations, and said […]
Mexican authorities are cracking down on surging crime in the popular tourist destination, Tulum, as authorities seek to create a “safer and calmer environment.” According to Tulum Mayor Diego Castañón Trejo, an additional 30 members of the Mexican Navy were added to the existing law enforcement presence in the bustling Caribbean coastal destination. In a […]
As soon as I arrived at Isla Mujeres, I knew I was going to experience a completely different side of Cancun. With turquoise-blue waters, soft sand beaches and ancient Mayan ruins, Cancun is one of the top travel destinations for Americans seeking out a tropical getaway. Located on the Yucatán Penisula, the city drew 30 […]
LERDO DE TEJADA, Mexico (Reuters) – Residents of a Mexican town set fire to the municipal palace overnight on Friday in a violent protest after local police shot a young man in the neck, according to his relatives, after he did not stop his car at a checkpoint. National media reported that police shot dead […]
Jan. 19—Azteca Mexican Restaurant and Margarita Bar in Mentor may not look any different to the casual eye either outside or inside, but there have been significant changes and upgrades since its license was suspended by the Lake County Health Board and later re-opened in the summer of 2023. Manager and part owner Claudio Fuentes […]
Officials from the U.S. and Mexico will meet in Washington on Friday to discuss ways to deter illegal migration as pressure increases on the Biden administration to address the issue heading into November’s presidential election. But neither side expects dramatic progress from Friday’s discussions. The talks, to be attended by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, […]
Two Mexican nationals pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting a Border Patrol agent in Texas, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Mexico, Jose Maria Reyes-Fuentes, 23, and his brother Juventino Darinel Reyes-Fuentes, 29, both Mexican nationals, had struck a Border Patrol Agent from the Santa Teresa Patrol […]
Wild Rooster Bistro, a Fair Oaks staple for Mexican brunch and dinner items, has closed after six-and-a-half years in business. Named for the birds that roam Fair Oaks’ streets, Wild Rooster Bistro opened in July 2017 at 7984 California Ave. The owners announced its closure in a Facebook post on New Year’s Eve. “We did […]
The Biden administration is increasingly leaning on Mexico to curb the record flow of migrants crossing into the U.S., but Mexico has its own lists of ambitious asks for the U.S., say officials from both governments familiar with the discussions. Previous measures taken by the Biden administration to stem the migrant surge have led to only temporary […]
Jan. 7—Eloy Garley knew exactly what Miguel H. Trujillo wanted when the Marine veteran walked into the Valencia County registrar’s office all those years ago. “We know why you’re here, Mike,” Garley, then the county registrar, told Trujillo, a member of Isleta Pueblo. “You know you can’t vote here in New Mexico.” The year was […]
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities in the violence-plagued southwestern state of Guerrero said they were investigating a gruesome massacre that took place in a part of a remote desert where two rival criminal groups have been fighting for control. Police investigators had found five burned bodies stacked onto a burned vehicle when they arrived […]