Cortés News

A confirmed measles outbreak in the Cofradía sector of San Pedro Sula has prompted health authorities to deploy 15 daily vaccination brigades and open four fixed vaccination sites, while schools have shifted to remote classes for three weeks to limit spread.

A Villanueva court ordered Selvin Edgardo Meza Alemán held in pretrial detention on suspicion of repeated sexual assault of a minor, with a preliminary hearing set for August 7.

Honduras's Education Ministry is analyzing whether to temporarily suspend in-person classes in Cofradía, Cortés, after 12 confirmed measles cases emerged in the northern region, pending recommendations from health officials.

Honduras has confirmed six measles cases, including four in a family that traveled to Copán, with health authorities investigating seven contacts and urging parents to complete vaccination schemes as inoculation coverage lags at 70% of the 95% target.

Health authorities confirmed an 11-year-old girl in Cofradía, Cortés, with measles, bringing the total to 11 cases; she is a classmate of a previously diagnosed student, and health officials are monitoring all school contacts and conducting mass vaccination in the municipality.

A man and woman riding a motorcycle were killed when struck by a heavy truck on a road in Villanueva, Cortés; authorities were investigating the crash.

A young motorcyclist died on July 6 after losing control on a curve along kilometer 111 of Honduras's CA-5 highway and colliding with a pickup truck near San Pedro Sula; authorities have not identified the victim.

Pimienta, a municipality in Cortés Department, stands out as the only town in the region with no homicides recorded so far this year.

Health authorities in Cortés confirmed 395 dengue cases through epidemiological week 25, with 18 new cases in the latest week, and urged residents to eliminate standing water and seek immediate medical care at the first sign of illness.

The Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry reinforced 260 meters (about 850 feet) of levee along the Chamelecón River in Finca 44 to protect over 600 families and farmland in the Sula Valley from flooding.

Police arrested an adult and a minor on suspicion of drug trafficking in Choloma, Cortés.

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.

A 6-month-old in Cofradía, Cortés, became Honduras's twelfth confirmed measles case, linked to four locally transmitted infections in the area; health officials warned that national vaccination coverage remains at only 70%, below the 95% threshold needed to prevent spread.