Cortés News

Cofradía residents blocked the CA-4 highway Wednesday to demand urgent repairs to a sinkhole threatening seven homes and a kindergarten, after months of inaction by San Pedro Sula authorities.

Darling Hércules, a mother of three from Choloma, died after being bitten by a fer-de-lance (barba amarilla), one of Honduras's most venomous snakes; authorities say the circumstances remain under investigation.

A 15-year-old drowned in the Chamelecón River in Cortés after being warned not to go out, according to Radio HRN.

A mother identified as Darling died in Cortés after being bitten by a venomous fer-de-lance snake, a death highlighted in newly released video footage.

ENEE will cut power for maintenance in Puerto Cortés, San Pedro Sula, and Tatumbla on June 29, with outages lasting up to six hours and affecting businesses, schools, clinics, and residential neighborhoods.

Police arrested a 24-year-old resident of Choloma in Cortés on suspicion of drug trafficking, seizing nine packets of suspected cocaine during a patrol in the Las Américas neighborhood as part of a public-safety operation.

Hondurodendron urceolatum, a tree species discovered between 2004 and 2006 and officially described in 2010, exists nowhere on Earth except in Cusuco National Park in Cortés, underscoring the biodiversity value of Honduras's cloud forests.

Honduras's environmental prosecutor's office is inspecting a warehouse under construction in the Panacam protected area near Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, to determine whether it violates environmental boundaries.

The Public Ministry's human-trafficking unit conducted raids in Choloma, Cortés, to investigate alleged child sexual-abuse material crimes.

Alejandro Antonio Barahona, 65, died after being attacked by a bee swarm that fell from a public sign when strong winds knocked down its hive in La Lima, Cortés; he arrived at the hospital without vital signs.

Alejandro Antonio Barahona, 65, died after being attacked by a swarm of bees that fell from a billboard in La Lima, Cortés when strong winds dislodged the hive; he was pronounced dead at the hospital despite emergency care.

A woman from Choloma died over the weekend at a local gymnasium in circumstances authorities are investigating; forensic pathologists are conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death and whether any preexisting medical condition was involved.

Two people were struck by lightning during a thunderstorm at a football pitch in the Chulavista neighborhood of La Lima, Cortés.

A 60-year-old man known as Pablo, a bottle and can collector in Villanueva, was found dead in the El Milagro sector on Saturday morning after an apparent knife attack; police are investigating.

Authorities discovered the body of a 57-year-old woman in advanced decomposition inside her home in Choloma, Cortés; neighbors reported the discovery after noticing a strong odor, and forensic experts will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Of 32 dike and flood-control projects underway across the Sula Valley ahead of the rainy season, only six are finished, 26 are roughly half-done, and several have not started, with the Infrastructure Ministry estimating completion in July.

Honduras is conducting laboratory testing on soil and rock samples from dyke-reconstruction projects in the Sula Valley to ensure materials can withstand flooding and river swelling, with tests including soil classification, permeability, and structural-load capacity.

A judge ordered Daniel Antonio Meraz Cáceres held in pretrial detention on a charge of aggravated femicide in the death of nurse Elvia Mercedes Gómez López, who was killed June 3 in San Manuel, Cortés; a preliminary hearing is set for July 15.

Infrastructure Secretary Aníbal Erler inspected work reinforcing the Chamelecón River levees in La Lima, Cortés, a L1.5–1.6 billion project (approximately $60–64 million) designed to protect citrus farms, communities, and the international airport from flooding during heavy rains.

Honduras's anti-trafficking unit conducted raids in La Lima, Cortés, to investigate suspected child sexual abuse material production and distribution.

The Cortés Chamber of Commerce and Industry president said Expoproducción and a business roundtable scheduled for next month are projected to generate at least 26 million lempiras (about $1 million) in commercial transactions, bringing together entrepreneurs, producers, and investors.

Juan Guardado Portillo, 49, was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle in Choloma on June 10; police suspect gang members demanding extortion were behind the attack, which also wounded a teenage passenger.

A shooting at a food establishment in San Manuel, Cortés, left three people dead—including Óscar Ortiz Enríquez and Melva Caballero Fernández—after armed men on motorcycles entered and opened fire; one other person was wounded.

A proposed law would authorize the municipality of Villanueva (Cortés) to borrow 300 million lempiras (about $12 million) for a municipal administrative center, cultural complex, market for small vendors, sports stadium, road paving, and stormwater drainage.

An armed attack at a taxi stand in El Centro neighborhood, Choloma, left a taxi driver and a 25-year-old woman wounded by gunfire.

Prosecutors are investigating who abandoned a vehicle containing suspected cocaine and marijuana in Villanueva, Cortés.

Daniel Antonio Meraz, accused of strangling his partner, nurse Elvia Mercedes Gómez López, on June 3 in San Manuel, surrendered to police in Villanueva on June 9 after days in hiding.

A 15-year-old from San Manuel, Cortés, who vanished on June 5 after delivering donuts, was located with her Salvadoran boyfriend; her family had received ransom demands for 1.5 million lempiras, but she later said she left voluntarily, and prosecutors declined to charge the boyfriend.

Messages between the man accused of killing nurse Elvia Mercedes Gómez López on June 3 in San Manuel, Cortés, and his father have surfaced, with the father reportedly providing the WhatsApp screenshots to local media.

Health authorities confirmed a third imported measles case in Corinto, Omoa, a border zone in Cortés, as the virus circulates actively in Guatemala and neighboring countries; officials say no community transmission has occurred yet but are intensifying vaccination and contact-tracing efforts.