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Santiago municipality loses appeal after no lawyer appears for oral arguments
The municipality must pay nearly $16 million to a former Communist employee whose contract for 2025 was revoked by Mario Desbordes's administration.
Estatua de Polimnia robada del cerro Santa Lucía se exhibe en el Palacio ConsistorialIn Spanish
La escultura francesa del siglo XIX, hallada por la PDI en Mostazal en 2018, hoy está en el acceso al Salón de Honor de la Municipalidad de Santiago.In Spanish
Rabat denies abandoning Santiago Uno expansion and blames municipal litigation
An injunction from the 17th Civil Court freezes the security units, while the Justice Ministry will only renew the prison's operating concession.
Government excludes Santiago Uno expansion from new tender due to litigation
The prison’s new concession will cover only its operation, while a civil court keeps construction of four security units suspended.
Hail causes roofs to collapse in Santiago and leaves serious damage at the Municipal Theatre
The municipality was seeking vehicles to evacuate older adults from two care homes whose roofs collapsed after Tuesday's storm in the capital.
Santiago sets up four emergency stations ahead of weather front on Tuesday 20
The municipality will deploy pumps, generators and sandbags ahead of rainfall of up to 25 millimeters, thunderstorms and possible hail.
Court admits Santiago's criminal complaints over damage during October marches
The municipality led by Mario Desbordes is asking the Prosecutor's Office to investigate barricades, attacks on Catholic University students and graffiti on heritage buildings.
Desbordes welcomes postponement of Santiago 1 expansion as Orrego calls for explanations
The mayor of Santiago is confident of winning the lawsuit against the construction work, while Governor Orrego demands that the executive branch explain the suspension.
Confech and opposition lawmakers push for changes to the 2027 education budget
Students, unions and lawmakers from the Communist Party to the Party for Democracy demand changes to the 2027 education budget and do not rule out further protests.
Frontal system leaves 36 thousand customers without power and triggers yellow alert in Maule
Senapred, Chile's national disaster prevention and response service, reported activated ravines in Vicuña, an evacuated SAMU (emergency medical service) base in Rancagua and 23 thousand customers without electricity in the Región Metropolitana (Santiago Metropolitan Region).
Storm in Santiago leaves schools in four municipalities without classes this Wednesday
Tuesday's rain and hail damaged schools in Providencia, Ñuñoa, Las Condes and Santiago Centro, which will spend the day on repairs.
Partial collapse of historic house in Santiago forces 60 people to evacuate
Mayor Mario Desbordes attributes the roof collapse to Tuesday's hail, and the Housing and Urban Development Service will assess whether the building on Ejército Street should be demolished.
Renca mayor describes Cerros de Renca as a project for territorial justice
The mayor seeks to turn 800 hectares of hills into a metropolitan park to reduce the green space gap in the western part of the city.
San Bernardo mayor accuses central government of neglect after flooding
Christopher White called on the Ministry of Public Works to build stormwater drains and compared the state response in his municipality with the response Las Condes receives.
Santiago firefighters mobilize at stations from 18:00 ahead of new weather front
The institution divided ravines in Las Condes and Lo Barnechea affected by the October 8 surge into sectors and will deploy fire companies to those areas.
Government praises preparations for weather front and calls for alerts to remain in place
Undersecretary Máximo Pavez said there had been no serious emergencies but urged continued vigilance as the Metropolitan Region remains under a red alert.
Storm causes flooding in Peñalolén and evacuations in Talagante and Arauco
The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service reports 111 people in shelters and two disaster victims, while the Chilean Meteorological Directorate warns of possible tornadoes in Maule, Ñuble, Biobío and La Araucanía.
Prosecutor’s Office closes investigation into payments demanded from PAC employees without formal charges
The investigation into alleged forced contributions to Luis Astudillo’s campaign ended without an indictment, although it could be reopened with new evidence.
Hailstorm in Santiago floods underpasses and leaves 36 thousand households without power
Transporte Informa suspended traffic through underpasses in Ñuñoa and Santiago and warned of traffic lights out at several locations across the region.
La Florida suspends classes at its 26 municipal schools on Wednesday
Mayor Daniel Reyes defied the Mineduc (Chile's Ministry of Education), which ordered classes to resume in the Región Metropolitana despite the red alert for rain.
