Two recent killings — one of an outspoken representative of the lime growers, the other a popular mayor standing up to the ...

An explosion outside a police station in Michoacan, Mexico, has killed at least two people and wounded seven others.

APATZINGÁN, México (AP) — En la penumbra de una noche calurosa, en un pequeño rancherío de casas levantadas entre interminables plantaciones de limón, un agricultor del occidente de México se acercó ...

On Sunday, National Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla Trejo reported that there were 58 homicides in Michoacán between Nov. 1 ...

Carlos Manzo was the mayor of a city in Michoacan, Mexico. He launched a full-frontal assault on organized crime. Last month he was assassinated by a lone gunman, sparking protests across the country.

So far, federal and state forces have arrested nine people linked to Carlos Manzo's assassination and opened legal ...

Cartel violence has reshaped daily life across Michoacan, where shifting criminal alliances and growing extortion have left ...

Many Mexicans, desperate for security, now back limited U.S. military help against cartels despite President Claudia ...

Cartel extortion is pushing up prices in Mexico — and becoming a political problem President Claudia Sheinbaum can’t ignore.

Drug cartels have returned to western Mexico to extort lime farmers and run protection rackets. Over the weekend, violence erupted in the Michoacan state of Mexico with several convenience stores and ...

MEXICO CITY - A dozen people who were transporting banners proclaiming that a new crime gang was taking control in the western state of Michoacan have been detained, officials in western Mexico said ...

Reporting from MEXICO CITY — Five more members of a vigilante “self-defense” group were killed during the weekend in a spiral of violence sweeping parts of Mexico’s troubled Michoacan state, showcased ...