Almost News Archives

This section is part of the PVDN Almost News: news with a dollop of humor. All stories are based on real facts, but everything else is questionable. Each story gives you a link to the original dry article if you need help knowing what part of the story is satire and what part is factual. Hopefully, you will know just by reading the story.

•November 27, 2025

Almost News: Mexico Avenue survives attempted omelet uprising

Neighbors along Avenida México woke up Thursday to the closest thing Puerto Vallarta has had to a breakfast-themed disaster movie.

•November 25, 2025

Almost News: Seven chicas, a volcano, and Google Maps

This story is part of the PVDN Almost News: news with a dollop of humor. These ‘news’ stories are real events with a little exaggeration to...

•November 16, 2025

Almost News: Marina Vallarta’s Great Aluminum Caper

A watchful clerk and rapid police work stopped a Marina Vallarta attempted robbery after staff saw aluminum-lined bags and an ice pick threat.

Banderas Bay boat rescue as three fishermen fight surf

•November 13, 2025

Almost News: Banderas Bay boat rescue turns cooler into local hero

Three men, one cooler and a viral Banderas Bay boat rescue show how not to prepare for a "simple" fishing trip in Mexico's favorite tourist...

•November 13, 2025

Almost News: Puerto Vallarta declares emergency over slightly faded bike lanes

Puerto Vallarta’s city council has finally had enough of the chaos gripping this resort town: bike lane paint that is, in some places, up to...

Stolen minivan chase outruns California police and crosses into Mexico

•November 11, 2025

Almost News: The Great Sienna Escape to Mexico

An informative, needlessly dramatic, and proudly unreliable report Authorities across four counties spent a lovely Monday on a cardio-intensive sightseeing tour of Southern California after...

•November 11, 2025

Almost News: El Médano Declares Itself a Free-Market Republic of Sand

In a historic announcement delivered between a jet-ski rev and a sunrise two-for-one daiquiri, El Médano Beach in Cabo San Lucas declared independence this week...