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Pilot a ‘hero’ after family walks unscathed from jungle crash

A tourist from London is thanking a "hero" pilot after his family survived a plane crash in the jungle.

8 Americans, 1 Canadian, among dead in tour bus crash; driver...

Information about the 12 passengers who perished Tuesday in a bus crash on the Costa Maya have been revised.

Reports of car thefts increase across Yucatán

After several years of declines, car thefts have risen across the state.

Search ends for more victims in construction collapse

After a week of combing through the rubble of a hotel-retail complex being built in the hotel zone, officials on Monday officially ended their search for more victims. 

Structural flaws probed at fatal work site; 1 still missing

A missing person's report has promoted rescue workers to continue searching rubble while early assumptions about the accident's cause are being questioned.

5th victim found in rubble after family urges search at Paseo...

Pressured by family to keep searching the rubble for a missing worker, crews found a fifth victim of Monday's horrific construction accident.

McClatchie Andrews murder case presented to 3-judge panel

Oral arguments have begun against a driver accused of killing a well-known Canadian expat more than a year ago.

Red flags to look for when someone claims to have your...

Going public to announce a lost pet could lead to telephone scams, the state attorney general's office warns.

Mérida signs with tech giants to be Latin America’s 1st ‘Smart...

Two tech companies are donating 8.4 million pesos and a good chunk of their human capital toward a "Smart Mérida" pilot program. 

Neighborhood crime-watch groups grow in popularity

In one of Mexico's safest cities, a growing number of citizen patrols want to keep it that way.

Safety-box seizure in Cancun has Mérida customers on edge

Calm has returned to a safety-box facility after hundreds of nervous customers lined up to retrieve their valuables.

Lower speed limit suggested on ‘unforgiving’ Periférico

With half of all traffic accidents on the Periférico linked to speeding, traffic engineer René Flores Ayora has what may seem a sensible idea.

Cartoon stickers seized in dramatic copyright crackdown

Militarized authorities in camouflage were in full force Wednesday, not to seize drugs or arms, but apparently counterfeited "Gorditos Yucatecos."

Cabify to add ‘panic button’ to its app

Cabify will add a panic button to its app so passengers can alert authorities in a crisis.

Insurer lists Mérida’s 3 most dangerous intersections

The city has plenty of dicey intersections, but three of them have been named the most dangerous of them all.

Mérida merchants fined, cited for unsafe conditions

For safety violations that would have previously resulted in warnings, five Mérida businesses have been shut down and seven more have been fined up to 300,000 pesos.

‘CSI: Yucatán’ — officers here get formal training

The state attorney general today formally recognized a group of 60 forensic scientists and police officers who completed a training course in Crime Scene Investigation, a U.S.-Mexico collaboration under the Mérida Initiative.

Tainted alcohol suspected at resorts, but tracking cases is difficult

Reports of tainted, bootleg liquor at all-inclusive resorts on the Riviera Maya will not result in a travel warning from the U.S. Consulate, which does not have “sufficient information." Tracking down details has been difficult for many reasons.

Enhanced airport screening for U.S.-bound travelers

Stepped-up security measures from the U.S. Homeland Security Department affect travelers coming in to the States from 280 international airports, including Mexico's and Canada's.

Public urged to report trees at risk of toppling

If it's a matter of safety, the city might agree to remove an ailing tree at no charge.

Municipal police begin tourist-safety focus

Summer holiday season has begun, and the municipal police have made a priority of keeping visitors safe. 

Fatal hit-and-run car is seized, suspect sought

The BMW that allegedly hit and killed an expat living at the beach has been seized, according to local media. But its driver is still at large.

SSP technology better than Miami’s, U.S. police chief says

The Miami police came to share ideas on controlling crime, but walked away impressed with what they saw.

Half of all Centro accidents attributed to cellphones

Drivers on cellphones are causing half the car accidents in the Centro, police say.
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