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HERMOSILLO BUREAU
With the number of Cubans arriving in and traveling through Mexico increasing, the country is now offering a program for those seeking to reunite with family there.
Feb. 17, 2023
A journalist was found dead in central Mexico this week. Press freedom groups want authorities to investigate the case.
Feb. 17, 2023
It has been more than 10 days since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The death toll had risen to some 42,000 people as of Thursday when search and rescue teams Mexico had sent to deliver aid began to return home. But one of the K-9 rescuers died on the mission.
Feb. 17, 2023
The number of asylum applications in Mexico remains at an all-time high, and authorities say the country’s asylum system cannot handle the number of petitions it receives.
Feb. 15, 2023
Mexican officials are touting potential plans for electric vehicle maker Tesla to set up shop in the country.
Feb. 15, 2023
Mexico's position on GMO corn has been a source of trade tension with the United States. And those new rules, published Monday, prohibit the use of GMO corn for human consumption, specifically highlighting the production of flour for tortillas.
Feb. 14, 2023
Mexico is supporting earthquake recovery in Syria. The country will be contributing $6 million toward the disaster response in Syria, which, along with Turkey, suffered extraordinary damage and loss of life in the wake of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6.
Feb. 14, 2023
Officials in neighboring Sonora say they have come up with a plan to address concerns about shark sightings and attacks in the Gulf of California this winter. They want to prevent indiscriminate hunting.
Feb. 13, 2023
Overfishing is one of the greatest threats to marine life, and to people who depend on our oceans for their livelihoods. Now, one community in Sonora, Mexico is tackling the problem by establishing fishing refuge areas in the bay where they live and work on the Gulf of California.
Feb. 13, 2023
In recent years, the Mexican state of Sonora has hosted international sporting events including baseball and volleyball championships. This year, it will be archery.
Feb. 11, 2023
Sonoran officials say they are upping efforts to replace the head of the state’s missing persons search commission. Citizen led searching groups will be included in the decision.
Feb. 9, 2023
Sonora is among 10 northern Mexican states that will receive federal funds to boost public security. The state set to receive some $20.2 million to strengthen state and local policing and other programs.
Feb. 9, 2023
A search-and-rescue team from Mexico has landed in Turkey to help find survivors after the devastating earthquake there and in Syria on Monday. The team includes Mexico’s famous canine rescuers.
Feb. 8, 2023
On Sunday night, gunmen attacked a vehicle in Ciudad Obregon, killing two men in the longstanding violence hotspot in southern Sonora. A young girl was a passenger in the vehicle and later died of her wounds, according to a state release.
Feb. 7, 2023
Famed lefty Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela could soon have a major stadium named after him in his home state of Sonora.
Feb. 7, 2023
Sonoran authorities thanked their US counterparts for their assistance, and noted the role of the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement, which has been credited with the arrests of 100s of fugitive Mexican nationals.
Feb. 7, 2023
Over the weekend, the new president of Mexico’s Supreme Court took advantage of a Constitution Day commemoration to defend judicial independence.
Feb. 6, 2023
The conservation group Sea Shepherd has a new ship in the Upper Gulf of California, where it is working with Mexican officials to protect the world’s most endangered marine mammal.
Feb. 6, 2023
Top Mexican officials and diplomatic representatives recently met in Rocky Point to discuss an ambitious energy and development plan. The basic goal of the Plan Sonora is to turn the northern Mexican state into a hub of clean energy technologies and generation.
Feb. 4, 2023
Mexico’s president has been an influential force in Mexican politics for decades, but he now says he plans to retire completely from politics when his six-year presidential term is up in 2024. President Andrés Manuel López Obradorr says that he doesn’t plan to stay involved in politics after next year’s presidential elections.
Feb. 4, 2023
