Central East Mexico News

Welcome to our central east Mexico news hub. We cover Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, State of Mexico, Morelos, and Mexico City. Our reporters pull from municipal briefings, community bulletins, and official releases. We deliver timely news on governance, public safety, and local culture across these key states.

•September 15, 2021

Explosion at Popocatepetl volcano spreads ash in Mexico City

The Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection of Mexico City reported that due to the recent activity of Popocatépetl volcano, ash fall is...

•August 13, 2021

Mexico City marks fall of Aztec capital 500 years ago

Walking for hours through the gritty streets in the center of Mexico City, you can hear the daily urban soundtrack: Car engines, the call of...

•July 17, 2021

Mexico City reports 60-65% of all COVID-19 cases are Delta variant

Oliva López Arellano, Head of the Ministry of Health of Mexico City, said that, according to estimates, the variant of COVID-19 that dominates in the...

•June 17, 2021

Probe into Mexico City metro crash blames structural failure

Preliminary findings of an independent investigation into the deadly collapse of a Mexico City metro rail line last month showed the accident was caused by...

•May 19, 2021

Mexico City marks 500 years since conquest battle began

MEXICO CITY (AP) — There are two ways of remembering the Spanish siege of Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital now known as Mexico City: as the...

•May 5, 2021

The blame game over Mexico City’s metro rail collapse begins

The dramatic collapse of a rail overpass in Mexico City that killed at least 24 people has dealt a blow to two of President Andres...

•May 4, 2021

Death toll rises to 23 in Mexico City metro accident

A section of the Mexico City subway structure that passed over a road collapsed on Monday night causing chaos in the southeast of the capital...

•May 4, 2021

Thirteen people killed in Mexico City subway accident

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvfD_nTB42s On Monday night, a bridge on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro collapsed at Olivos station, causing a train to fall to the...

•April 19, 2021

Two out of every three adults in Mexico feel unsafe

Murders, kidnappings, and organized violence continue in many parts of Mexico, a country where 66.4% of the adult population doesn't feel safe. The latest National...

•March 19, 2021

A 5.9 earthquake sends tremors through Mexico City, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Morelia

An earthquake of 5.7 (preliminary reports 5.9) degrees was registered this Friday night in Mexico City and other parts of the country. According to information...