Prisoners from El Pedregal prison engage in civil disobedience
The crisis in the Medellín prison system reached a critical point this Tuesday, January 27. The inmates of the El Pedregal prison, located in the town of San Cristóbal, declared themselves in a state of civil disobedience to protest against what they consider a “degrading” diet and an alleged corruption scheme that would involve Inpec […]
Crash between bus and tractor-trailer on the Pan-American Highway
On the morning of this Tuesday, January 27, in the southwest of the country. A violent traffic accident that occurred on the Pan-American Highway, exactly in the sector known as Río Cabuyal, township of Pescador (municipality of Caldono), left as a preliminary result the death of seven people. The accident involved a public service bus […]
Sapiencia opens free places in technology and AI courses
Medellín continues to bet on digital transformation and the generation of qualified employment for its citizens. The Mayor’s Office of Medellín, through the Postsecondary Education Agency (Sapiencia), announced that registration is still open to access one of the 2,500 free places in high-tech courses. This ambitious initiative is possible thanks to a strategic alliance with […]
The golden glow of non-Olympic sports in 2025
Colombian sport has demonstrated once again that its greatness transcends the Olympic rings. At the Altius 2025 Awards gala, the excellence of the disciplines that are not part of the Olympic Games program took center stage, reaffirming that rigor, talent and the tricolor flag are defended with equal vigor on all stages of the world. […]
Subject accused of abusing his stepdaughter fell in Santa Cruz
In a forceful response from the authorities against crimes that violate the integrity of minors, the National Police captured a 42-year-old man in Medellín in the last few hours. The subject is being investigated as the alleged perpetrator of an abuse committed against his stepdaughter, a 15-year-old teenager, in a home in the Santa Cruz […]
Prosecutor’s Office will ask for 30 years in prison for Juan David Palacio
This Monday, January 26, became a historic day for justice in Medellín. Two of the most notorious cases of alleged corruption from the administration of former mayor Daniel Quintero returned to the courts, raising to 55 the number of people charged with irregularities in the management of public resources between 2020 and 2023. Mayor Federico […]
There was no forgiveness! Three men convicted in Cali for abuses against minors and an elderly woman
The forcefulness of the evidence collected by the Attorney General’s Office allowed judges of the Republic to issue convictions against three men involved in serious crimes of a sexual nature in the city of Cali. The cases, which have caused outrage in the community, involve victims in highly vulnerable conditions, specifically two minors and an […]
Gonzalo Valle, goalkeeper of Liga de Quito, sentenced to 20 days in prison for driving under the influence of alcohol
The goalkeeper of Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Gonzalo Valle, is being held in the Traffic Offender Detention Center after being arrested last Friday night for driving while intoxicated. The incident occurred on Friday, January 23 at 10:11 p.m., during a road control operation at the intersection of La República and Diego de Almagro avenues. After undergoing […]
Natalia Linares and Daniela Colmenares, the great winners of Acord 2025
In a gala full of emotion and recognition of the capital’s talent, the 2025 edition of the Acord Bogotá Athlete of the Year was held. The event, held this Monday, January 26 at the Compensar Convention Center, brought together the elite of Bogotá sports to exalt their achievements in national and international competitions during the […]
They fell red-handed! They capture alleged members of the ‘Aragua Train’ for extortion in Kennedy
Two people of foreign nationality were captured in flagrante delicto in the south of Bogotá for their alleged participation in an extortion case, after an operation coordinated between the National Army and the Attorney General’s Office, within the framework of actions against criminal economies that affect merchants and citizens. The procedure was carried out in […]