Eleven bullet-riddled bodies were found in Tangamandapio The Michoacán Attorney General’s Office (FGE) said the bodies hadn’t been identified and were taken to a government morgue in the neighboring municipality of Zamora The victims were killed on a rural road near the indigenous Purépecha community of Tarecuato located about 180 kilometers west of Morelia near Michocán’s border with Jalisco The newspaper Milenio reported that the multi-homicide occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m Authorities collected ballistic evidence at the scene of the crime and seized a pickup truck and three motorcycles The victims are men of varying ages and were apparently traveling in the truck and on the motorcycles The FGE didn’t reveal any motive for the massacre and acknowledged there have been no arrests Several violent incidents have occurred in Tarecuato this year including a Molotov cocktail attack on a community police station and the murder of a local official The Jalisco New Generation Cartel and local criminal groups operate in the region and have previously clashed According to the crime monitoring website elcri.men Tangamandapio had the 15th highest per capita homicide rate among Mexico’s almost 2,500 municipalities between October 2020 and September 2021 Zamora and Tangancícuaro and nearby Cotija had the second With reports from Milenio, El Economista and El País  ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC was damaged by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake on Sept A Catholic church in Tangamandapio and seven other Catholic churches were damaged in the state of Michoacán by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico on Monday According to the Facebook page “Diocese of Zamora art and tradition,” the earthquake that took place at 1:05 p.m local time damaged several places of worship but did not claim any lives of the faithful “Let’s be ready to support our parishes in repairing the damage incurred for the well-being and safety of the faithful who come to these places” and “to restore [the churches’] former appearance,” the diocese encouraged James the Apostle church located in Tangamandapio Michael the Archangel church in Tacátzcuaro partially collapsed Francis of Assisi church in Corupo partially collapsed Francis of Assisi church in Zamora was cracked Some pieces fell from the interior walls and from the threshold of St Cement blocks broke loose and fell on the sanctuary and the nave Peter the Apostle church in the town of Paracho Some cracks appeared in the belltowers of the Lord of Miracles Shrine in San Juan Nuevo which caused the local priests to close access through the main door of the church The earthquake’s epicenter was 49 miles from the town of Coalcomán in the state of Michoacán which was felt in other parts of the country such as Mexico City occurred on the anniversary of two other major earthquakes in 1985 and 2017 for the anniversary of the two great earthquakes a national earthquake drill had been carried out one hour before Monday’s earthquake The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also issued an alert This story was first published by ACI Prensa Copyright © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) St Clare Media (EWTN GB) Limited A Snead State Community College alumna was selected for the University of Alabama’s Blackburn Institute an organization that focuses on student involvement in improving the campus and the state Angela Barajas Salcido of Boaz graduated from Snead State in 2019 and is majoring in Political Science with a minor in International Studies at the University of Alabama She learned about the Blackburn Institute from a member of the previous class.  “I was attending a meeting for the Hispanic Latino Association and one of the members mentioned that the nominations for the next class had begun,” she said To be considered for the Blackburn Institute and those nominated will be emailed an application with information about the selection process nominees participate in two rounds of interviews – a group interview and a solo interview One of the Institute’s biggest initiatives is the Daniel Community Scholars Program The program splits each class into groups that are in charge of creating every aspect of a service project the Institute hosts a showcase to spotlight the different projects One group is selected to receive a scholarship to fulfill a project and the entire class will then work on the selected project together “I attended the Daniel Community Scholars Showcase that fall (before I was selected) and loved all of the projects,” Angela said “Blackburn also has a lot of connections with the community within UA and the state of Alabama fellows and other important members of the community to establish connections with the current classes.” Angela is the Community Partner Specialist for her Daniel Community Scholars group She will be reaching out to members of the Tuscaloosa community who are working in the same area of service as her group.  “I meet with them and will be the connection between the community and my group I am excited to research and find different organizations within the Tuscaloosa community to reach out and learn from,” she said “I am excited to be able to work on a project that’s purpose is to help build a better state. “I hope to be able to make connections that will help me in my future endeavors I am hopeful that I will make friends and associates from whom I can grow and learn I hope to continue to grow and open up as a person I want to meet all kinds of people and to be able to view different parts of my community from other perspectives.” Born in Santiago Tangamandapio in the state of Michoacan Angela moved to the United States when she was four years old she graduated from Susan Moore High School before attending Snead State “I absolutely loved my time at Snead and will forever be grateful for all of the opportunities that it has given me I was very timid but wanted to change that I forced myself to expand outside of my comfort zone and joined multiple groups and throw myself into large social situations “I loved every second of being a part of the Snead State Ambassadors I had full confidence to sign up for pretty much every organization I was interested in at the University of Alabama It also helped to prepare me for the interviews and my communication skills (At Snead,) I was introduced to how college works and the different programs that are used.” Angela said she had no idea what career path she wanted to choose “The best decision I ever made was to attend Snead State Community College I was able to take the most random classes from ethics to art history to psychology and loved being able to explore and be creative with my schedule I was able to get the grades necessary to attend the University of Alabama on a full-ride scholarship I am so thankful for my time at Snead and will always recommend attending a community college Snead State was an experience that I will forever be grateful to have had.” she plans to attend law school and study international and immigration law.  “I hope to eventually make my way into politics and hopefully continue service projects throughout the state of Alabama The Blackburn Institute values diversity and action within the community I hope to learn ways on becoming a more active member and to learn to begin my path into diversifying politics,” she said who placed a role in the University of Alabama’s integration “I know Blackburn will open doorways for me to have difficult conversations and allow me to expand my viewpoints in order to hopefully one day serve my community.” Though concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic have limited some of the events hosted by the Blackburn Institute Angela remains hopeful that her group will be able to continue their work with limited interruption this fall She also had one piece of advice for other students beginning college this fall my advice 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