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Cristian Pradenas resigns as regional secretary for National Assets in Arica
Arica and Parinacota has seen five regional ministerial secretaries leave in seven months of Kast's administration, and the reason for the latest departure remains unknown.
Arica evaluates two sites for a US$450 million high-complexity hospital
Cerro Chuño, with 14 hectares undergoing eviction and heavy metal contamination, is competing with a 12-hectare state-owned site in the northern part of the city.
El Niño wipes out anchoveta catches in northern Chile, and Corpesca suppliers fear bankruptcy
Small-scale fishers from Arica to Mejillones are landing no catch, and Sonapesca is asking for a review of the tax paid on fishing quotas.
State Defense Council files criminal complaint against Arica judge for judicial misconduct, bribery and forgery
The state alleges that a judge, a court process server and a cartographer coordinated to register an agricultural subdivision rejected by the Agriculture and Livestock Service in the Lluta Valley.
US and Mexican importers question Chile over burning of Bolivian timber
The Fiscalía de Arica (Arica prosecutor's office) stands by its tests, while Bolivian timber firms and trade groups estimate losses of up to 15 million dollars.
Government halts mining concession auctions from Arica to Los Lagos after rains
Small-scale miners in disaster zones will be exempt from auctions until the end of 2026, though their outstanding mining license fees remain due.
Kast travels to Bolivia amid drug-tainted timber crisis and a shortened agenda
The detention of Bolivian timber in Arica strains a visit that seeks to restore ambassadors after 48 years without relations at that level.

Mirosevic takes over Senate Constitution Committee and announces opposition security agenda
The senator for Arica asked the government not to rush him with legislative urgency requests, while the signatories to the security reform push to speed it up.
Electricity bills could fall by an average of 4.3% from January, government says
Arica, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo and Valparaíso could see decreases of between 7.4% and 11%, according to preliminary figures from the Ministry of Energy.
Kast signs agreements in La Paz as Bolivia reiterates its demand for sea access
Chile and Bolivia agreed on mining, energy and digital cooperation, although Rodrigo Paz noted that access to the sea remains in Bolivia's Constitution.

Kast arrives in La Paz on the first Chilean presidential visit to Bolivia in 71 years
The president received a distinguished guest plaque and will sign agreements with Rodrigo Paz on mining, electricity interconnection and trade.

Kast travels to Bolivia for the first Chilean state visit in 70 years
Drug-linked timber trafficking and stolen cars strain a meeting that La Moneda wants to focus on trade, energy, mining and connectivity with La Paz.

Kast travels to La Paz to sign agreements with Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz
It is the first state visit by a Chilean president to Bolivia since 1955, with expectations growing over a possible restoration of relations.
Northern governors to join Kast on his official visit to Bolivia
The one-day visit aims to advance security, trade and mining, but the narcomaderas case and protests in Bolivia led to a more limited trip.

San Luis beats Puerto Montt 1-0 to become the sole leader of Primera B
El equipo de Humberto Suazo suma 50 puntos, dos más que Cobreloa, y el sábado 17 de octubre recibe a Magallanes, que es tercero con 46.In Spanish

Seven low-magnitude earthquakes recorded in northern Chile this Saturday the 24th
The strongest earthquake reached magnitude 3.6 near Putre. None of the reported earthquakes exceeded magnitude 4, and all occurred at intermediate depths.
San Luis could become Primera B champions without receiving the trophy this Saturday
The ANFP has suspended the promotion league's trophy presentation until the Disciplinary Tribunal rules on the San Marcos and Puerto Montt cases.
Government completes eleventh charter flight, bringing total expulsions to 1,704
The plane departed with 75 foreign nationals bound for Peru, Colombia and the Dominican Republic, while the Investigative Police reports a 33% drop in irregular entries.
Aysén pays Chile's highest diesel prices, with diesel costing more than 93-octane gasoline in 15 regions
In Aysén, diesel averages $1,754 per liter, $190 more than in Santiago, and analysts expect further increases in the coming weeks.
Former prosecutor Vinko Fodich faces revised charges over money laundering for Colombian network
The Supraterritorial Prosecutor's Office accuses him of concealing nearly $984 million as an E-Panda shareholder; his defense says there is no evidence he knew the money's origin.