Mauricio Cruz Solis is the first journalist to be killed in Mexico since Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as president on Oct. 1

With changes in drug demand, Michoacán ports have become key entry points for methamphetamine, synthetic opioids, and precursor chemicals smuggled from China.

A Mexican media outlet, citing unnamed police sources, said the attacks were linked to a conflict between criminal gangs, including Los Viagras, Cartel del Abuelo, Templar Knights and the larger Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

Reuters reported that the suspension was linked to a protest in support of local police in the municipality of Paracho

Drug cartel soldiers and pro-cartel townspeople attacked the Mexican military Saturday, a day after residents claimed military troops tried to disrupt protesters.

We spoke to director Matthew Heineman, who immersed himself in the vigilante groups that fight drug cartels in Mexico and the U.S. and gave us a compelling look of the realities of the drug war terror with his documentary "Cartel Land."

Three political candidates of different parties have been murdered or kidnapped in the last week.

Rodrigo Vallejo Mora, son of former governor of Michoacan Fausto Vallejo, was transferred to the city of Mexico to testify in the case against "La Tuta."

Rosa del Carmen Verduzco, responsible for the Hostel "La Gran Familia," in Zamora, Michoacán, will not be prosecuted due to poor health.

Mama Rosa, founder of La Gran Familia hostel, was released from custody on Saturday.

Nearly 600 people who were exploited and suffered physical abuse were rescued from the hostel La Gran Familia, in Zamora, Michoacán.

The Knights Templars once reaped huge benefits from illegal iron ore sales to Chinese companies.

Michoacán militia members will join one of two security forces in the state.

Michoacán has a new official police force and it is made up of vigilantes and former police officers who all passed a training course to defent the state agains drug cartels

Estanislao Beltrán, who will take over spokesman duties for the militias' council, said Mireles was ousted after a vote involving over three dozen groups from around the state.

The militia leader wants to be able to confer directly with the Mexican president, avoiding government representatives who he says advise the president poorly.

Michoacan vigilantes and drug cartel members in the area have created an new cartel: La Tercera Hermandad or 'Los H3.'

Five people died near the port town of Lázaro Cárdenas during a shootout between two alleged militias -- one of which said the other was actually composed of cartel members posing as militiamen.

Mexican self-defense militias began registering their weapons today in the first step of a transition which will see many members legitimized.

The militias have until May 10th to work alongside the government against drug cartels in the state.

The militias say the government still hasn't lived up to most of the agreed-upon points in an earlier accord. On Sunday, they demonstrated against an attempt at disarming them.

President Enrique Peña Nieto has affirmed his government's resovle to continue its assault on the forces of organized crime in Michoacan.

The Mexican Attorney General's office has confirmed that the man killed by Mexican Marines in Michoacan on Sunday was Nazario Moreno Gonzalez.

Nazario Moreno Gonzalez, known as 'El Chayo' or 'El Mas Loco' was recently killed by Mexican government forces in Michoacan.

The Mexican Government has confirmed that a confrontation which resulted in the death of a man presumed to be Nazario Moreno alias "El Chayo."

The perception of vigilante groups in Michoacan is becoming increasingly fearful as some believe they are becoming the very group they sought to eliminate.

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Anthony Wayne has expressed his administration's hope that efforts in Michoacn would be met with "great success."

Authorities in Coahuila state made a grisly discovery over the weekend. It's as yet unclear how many people the remains belong to.

Two human heads were placed in front of a bank apparently by the drug cartel that controls a key state in Mexico, with a sign reading “for all those who switched sides.”

Autodefensa members in the Mexican state of Michoacán are lining up by the hundreds to become police in six towns.