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Day of the Dead "Altares en el Mar" festivities aboard a boat in Cabo San Lucas Bay.

MND Local BCS: PGA golf and Day of the Dead celebrations...

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The annual Day of the Dead boat parade, "Altars at Sea," returns to Los Cabos this week, as does the PGA Tour's World Wide Technology Championship tournament.
Vaquita swimming in the ocean. The sun is shining through the blue water as the dolphin swims. It has dark features on its eyes and fins.

Mexico is on the verge of losing one of its most...

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Bob Pateman explores why the vaquita porpoise is nearing extinction in Mexico’s Gulf of California and whether conservation efforts can save the species.
woman walking with an umbrella through heavy rain

Tropical Storm Vance heads toward Sinaloa, bringing more heavy rainfall to...

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On Wednesday, rainfall totals of 75 to 150 millimeters are expected in central and southern Sinaloa, Nayarit, Durango, the southern tip of Baja California Sur and the coast of Jalisco.
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Winning team at Bisbee's Black and Blue 2026 fishing tournament in Los Cabos holding up trophies and check.

MND Local BCS: Port protests, tourism challenges and million-dollar fish in Los Cabos

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As local tourism service providers protested rising dock fees, Bisbee's Black and Blue fishing tournament concluded with the largest single payout in its legendary history.

Sunday’s Binational Race San Diego-Tijuana will feature a cross-border course

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In two of the three races, runners will cross the U.S.-Mexico border via a dedicated lane at the San Ysidro–El Chaparral international checkpoint — the busiest land border crossing in the Wesstern Hemisphere.
CFE protest

Baja man takes his blender to the CFE offices and uses their electricity as...

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La Paz has a history of frequent and often lengthy power cutoffs. The Man With the Blender's in-person protest was novel but yielded no immediate results. "They're good at cutting off the power,” he said, “but when it comes to turning it back on . . .”
Fishing boats speeding by the Land's End headland in Cabo San Lucas.

MND Local BCS: Upcoming one-of-a-kind events in Los Cabos

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From a 750-mile sailing rally to the world's richest fishing tournament, Los Cabos is welcoming back several one-of-a-kind events in the coming weeks, writes Chris Sands.
A man holds a small vaquita porpoise in his arms

Mexico reduces fishing restriction area by 86% to focus on vaquitas’ known habitat

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Though it may seem counterintuitive, the reduction in the Gulf's protective zone where gillnet fishing is banned is meant to increase protection of vaquitas by facilitating monitoring, while at the same time helping the local fishing community earn a living.
American Airlines plane

American Airlines is the latest carrier to drop service to Tulum

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Los Cabos is also slated for a reduction in service, as the biggest U.S. airline is cutting back on a number of international destinations in favor of new domestic routes in the U.S.
ensenada hurricane relief

Rachel death toll rises to 8 in Baja California as newly formed Hurricane Trudy...

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The cluster of three intense storms has created a virtually nonstop emergency up and down Mexico's west coast and prompted the federal government to activate the Defense Ministry's DN-III emergency protection plan and the Navy’s “Plan Marina.” 
Kicking up desert dust as a car goes off-road during the 2025 Baja 1000 race.

MND Local BCS: Historic ‘Cabo to Cabo’ running of the Baja 1000 announced for...

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For the first time in its storied history, the legendary Baja 1000 off-road race will be entirely run within Baja California Sur, with a loop route starting and finishing in Los Cabos.
According to the federal government, daily homicides have dropped more than 50% since September 2024, the final month of Andrés Manuel López Obrador's presidency.

Baja California overtakes Guanajuato as Mexico’s most violent state: Tuesday’s mañanera recapped

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As part of the federal cabinet's monthly homicide report, National Public Security System chief Marcela Figueroa reported that there were 1,092 homicides in the northern border state between January and September. Nationwide, however, homicides were down by 30.6% in September.
Soldiers and guardsmen on Monday rescued 32 people stranded outside Ensenada, Baja California, after a mudslide caused by Tropical Storm Rachel cut off their only escape route.

Army rescues 32 in Ensenada as floods and landslides endanger lives on Mexico’s Pacific...

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Tropical Storm Rachel, now wreaking havoc in southern California and places as far inland as Las Vegas, claimed the lives of four people in northern Mexico, while the impacts of Hurricane Simon killed one person in Guerrero.