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Mexican Lawmaker Denied Immunity in Drug Cartel Case

(Dec. 15) -- Mexico's Congress has voted to strip a lawmaker of his immunity, allowing for the prosecution of a sitting congressman with alleged ties to the country's powerful drug cartels for the first time ever in the country. Lawmakers voted 382-2 to let federal prosecutors move forward with a criminal case against...

Gunbattle Kills 11 in Western Mexican Town

MEXICO CITY (Dec. 11) -- A gunbattle between rival gangs killed 11 people during a Virgin of Guadalupe celebration in a western Mexican town, authorities said Saturday. Armed men arrived in three cars and opened fire on another group of gunmen in the main plaza of Tecalitlan just as a crowd was gathering Friday night, the...

Another Mayor Slain in Mexico, This Time By Stoning

(Sept. 28) -- A Mexican schoolteacher-turned-mayor was stoned to death along with one of his aides in the western state of Michoacan, authorities said Monday, making him the fifth mayor in less than six weeks to be killed in Mexico. Gustavo Sanchez, 29, became the interim mayor of Tancitaro in December after the town's...

Small-Town Mayor, Aide Stoned to Death in Mexico

MORELIA, Mexico (Sept. 27) -- A small-town mayor and an aide were found stoned to death Monday in a drug-plagued western state, the fifth city leader to be slain in Mexico since mid-August. Michoacan state Attorney General Jesus Montejano said the bodies of Tancitaro Mayor Gustavo Sanchez and city adviser Rafael Equihua...

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Mexico Police Find Tortured Bodies of 3 Paramedics

Police in Mexico have found the tortured bodies of three young paramedics and a salesman bearing gunshot wounds along a highway in the western state of MichoacÃ¡n.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Baja California Earthquake 2012: Buildings Sway In Mexico City

A moderate earthquake in the western Mexican state of Michoacan swayed buildings in Mexico City Tuesday.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Mexico Earthquakes: Strong Tremors Hit Western Mexico

Two large earthquakes struck western Mexico, shaking buildings as far away as the capital and sending people rushing out of offices onto the streets, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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06/03/12 3 paramedics, salesman killed in western Mexico Source: The Jakarta Post - Indonesia Police in Mexico have found the tortured bodies of three young paramedics and a salesman with gunshot wounds along a highway in the western state of Michoacan.
06/02/12 Mexico police scour highways after PepsiCo truck... Source: The Weekly - Peachtree Corners GA Mexican police on Friday hunted assailants who set ablaze a delivery truck for PepsiCo's local snack food subsidiary in what appeared to be the latest attack against the firm by a drug cartel.
05/01/12 Mexico shaken by several quakes Source: CBS - WDBJ 7 - Roanoke VA Several earthquakes rattled Mexico on Tuesday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage as the country celebrated a national holiday.
05/01/12 Baja California Earthquake 2012: Buildings Sway In... Source: The Huffington Post A moderate earthquake in the western Mexican state of Michoacan swayed buildings in Mexico City Tuesday.
05/01/12 Mexico reports no damage after 5.5-magnitude earthquake Source: AlertNet An earthquake 130 miles (210 km) miles away shook Mexico City on Tuesday but officials had no reports of damage in the capital.

Background on michoacan

Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (), officially Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo (), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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