Intibucá News

A 20-lempira (about $0.80) increase on public-transport fares between San Francisco, Lempira, and La Esperanza, Intibucá, has angered commuters who question whether the Honduran Land Transport Institute approved the rise and what justifies the cost hike.

Firefighters in La Esperanza rescued three people trapped by flooding in the Los Arbolitos neighborhood and responded to reports of inundated homes in the Lempira area.

Rep. Erika Madrid (Intibucá) expressed concern that smuggled Guatemalan potatoes are flooding Honduras's western agricultural markets, undercutting local farmers who already earn minimal profit, and proposed activating soil-analysis labs to detect the product's origin.

A major fire swept through a gas station at the entrance to Yamaranguila, Intibucá, on Monday evening; authorities have not yet confirmed the cause or whether anyone was injured.

Five years after Keyla Martínez died at a police station in La Esperanza, Intibucá, family and friends protested outside the facility demanding justice, as a retrial of the case involving one accused person is underway.

A court completed the evidence phase on September 10 in the trial of Jarol Rolando Perdomo Sarmiento, accused of killing nursing student Keyla Patricia Martínez, who died in police custody in Intibucá in February 2021; the judge will schedule closing arguments after a final site inspection.

In Honduras's dry corridor, a 57-year-old farmer in Intibucá is raising tilapia in a pond built on his land with training and support from World Vision, diversifying his family's food sources and income as prolonged droughts threaten traditional crop production.

Edgar Haziel Nolasco Fiallos, a student at Instituto Técnico Federico C. Canales in Jesús de Otoro, Intibucá, collapsed during a school exercise class on August 12 and died at a hospital in Siguatepeque; preliminary reports suggest cardiac arrest.

Congress unanimously approved funding of 20 million lempiras (about $800,000) to equip and launch a hemodialysis clinic in La Esperanza, Intibucá, expanding specialized kidney-disease care for the region.

Police arrested a suspect in Intibucá in connection with the death of a woman; the man had an outstanding arrest warrant from the previous year.

Police arrested a man in Intibucá on suspicion of fatally stabbing another man during a brawl while under the influence of alcohol.

María Nery Méndez, a 55-year-old farmer, was fatally attacked by two men wielding machetes as she walked home in rural Intibucá on the evening of July 9; a third person allegedly provided information about her location.

Osman Danilo Reyes, 30, a motorcycle-taxi operator, was shot and killed on a road near the village of La Montañita in San Juan, Intibucá, as police secured the crime scene.

A 16-year-old boy died at a Tegucigalpa hospital after being shot by police during a June 30 operation in La Esperanza, Intibucá; his mother says officers beat and shot him, while police say they are investigating the officers involved.

A judge ordered Wilian Obeth Medina Cáli held in pretrial detention after he allegedly hit and killed Alejandra Patricia Meza Reyes, 23, a municipal band member from Petoa, Santa Bárbara, in a traffic accident in La Esperanza, Intibucá; prosecutors plan to upgrade the charge to aggravated reckless homicide.

Fundación Terra launched its peer-tutoring scholarship program in Intibucá, benefiting 120 students in three schools through a model where high-performing students tutor younger peers in core subjects to reduce academic lag and boost retention.

A man identified as Noé Mejía Vásquez was killed by gunfire in the Segua sector of San Miguelito, Intibucá; authorities are investigating the motive.

Public Ministry spokeswoman Lorena Cálix said the office will not open a criminal investigation into the poisoning of a family in La Esperanza, Intibucá, who consumed toxic mushrooms, finding no evidence of third-party involvement and treating it as an isolated health matter.

Thirteen people in Intibucá were hospitalized after consuming toxic mushrooms, with an 11-year-old girl in critical condition.

Police arrested a man with an outstanding warrant in connection with the killing of Máximo Martínez in Intibucá.

A truck made an unsafe passing maneuver and struck a motorcyclist in La Esperanza, Intibucá on Monday; the truck driver fled the scene.