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Puerto Vallarta expands beach and road patrols after rescues, a fatal boat accident, rough surf and rain-related highway hazards.

Nearly three months after three women were found dead in Puerto Vallarta, two remain unidentified as Jalisco expands the search nationwide.

Puerto Vallarta lifeguards report 11 summer rescues after four swimmers entered Playa de Oro while red and purple flags were posted.

National Guard officers sealed a block in Puerto Vallarta’s 1 de Mayo neighborhood as the purpose and reported detention remained unconfirmed.

Three unidentified bodies were recovered from the Ameca and Mascota rivers as Jalisco and Nayarit opened separate investigations.

Jalisco will expand coordinated patrols in Puerto Vallarta as the state Security Cabinet prepares to meet in the city Thursday.

Jalisco is investigating whether a seized El Zancudo property near Puerto Vallarta served as an organized-crime training camp.

Navy rescue swimmers brought a tourist ashore at Los Muertos Beach after strong surf swept her out. She sustained minor abrasions.

Puerto Vallarta’s perceived insecurity reached 65.4 percent, more than doubling in a year as confidence in city problem-solving ranked near last.

Municipal judges will decide the penalty after photos helped identify a woman accused of abandoning kittens on Cuale Island.

Police found a worker hidden in Víctor Iturbe and stopped an MXN 300,000 payment after callers staged a virtual kidnapping.

Puerto Vallarta rescuers pulled a 48-year-old man unconscious from the Cuale River in El Remance and took him to Regional Hospital.

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