On June 27, the Puebla Red Cross announced that its specialized Search and Rescue (USAR) team had arrived in Venezuela to assist after the devastating earthquake that struck the country. The quake registered magnitudes between 7.2 and 7.5, tragically claiming over 900 lives, according to internation
Governor Alejandro Armenta has publicly confirmed that opposition to Puebla’s upcoming cablebús system is being driven by political interests within his own party, Morena. Speaking on Monday, June 29, 2026, during a site visit to oversee street paving on Gran Avenida, Armenta pointed to former mu
The reopening of the tunnels inside the Great Pyramid of Cholula has been a moving target for months. Originally slated for March 2026, the date has shifted multiple times—from May, then before the World Cup, and now, as of Monday, June 29, 2026, the National Institute of Anthropology and History
On Sunday, June 28, 2026, heavy rains caused significant flooding in Puebla’s historic center and several neighborhoods, leaving cars submerged and many businesses severely damaged, especially near Boulevard 5 de Mayo. The flooding has reignited tensions over the city’s water management, with Go
On June 23 at 10:40 p.m., Eduardo Ortega Martínez, who is described as a political advisor to Pavel Gaspar Ramírez, president of the Puebla Congress, was detained in Puebla city’s La Carmelita neighborhood for alleged drug possession. According to the National Detention Registry, Ortega was wear
A night meant for celebration turned into a harrowing experience for Memo Garza and his team after their tour bus was attacked with gunfire on the Puebla-Orizaba highway. The incident occurred in the early hours following their concert in San Pablo del Monte, Tlaxcala, as they were traveling back to
Margarita Marín Sánchez, a resident of San Gabriel Tetzoyocan, tragically lost her life on the afternoon of Sunday, June 28, 2026, when a tree fell onto the vehicle she was driving amid a severe storm in Puebla city. The accident took place at the start of Recta a Cholula, in the La Paz neighborho
On Sunday, June 28, 2026, Puebla experienced heavy rainfall that caused flooding and waterlogging in various parts of the city. However, the amount of rain was far from breaking the city’s historic precipitation record, according to Agua de Puebla para Todos, the local water management concessiona
Puebla is on the brink of a significant urban transformation, with projects like the Cablebús, the University of Sports (UDEP), and the Bridge of Transformation set to reshape the city’s real estate landscape. According to Javier Préstamo Ábrego, president of the Mexican Association of Real Est
On Friday, June 26, 2026, Puebla’s busy Vía Atlixcáyotl became the center of frustration for thousands of commuters as the state’s Attorney General’s Office conducted a reconstruction of the “Atlixcáyotl Shooter” case during peak traffic hours. The operation involved partial road closur
