San Pedro Sula News

Bus drivers and their assistants blocked major roads in San Pedro Sula on September 28 to protest rising diesel costs, stranding hundreds of passengers who had to walk to their destinations, even as the IHTT clarified no official work stoppage had been called.

Mente Sana, La Prensa's mental-health initiative, held sessions with about 500 parents at two San Pedro Sula schools to discuss the effects of excessive screen and social-media use on children and adolescents, marking the program's first parent-focused outreach since its 2024 launch.

An 11-year-old girl in San Pedro Sula's Lomas del San Juan neighborhood suffered severe injuries, including the loss of her ear, when attacked by a pitbull on her way home from school; her mother is seeking medical support and removal of the animal from the area.

A caravan of about 300 Hondurans and other Central Americans dubbed 'Fe y Esperanza' arrived in Tapachula, Mexico, after departing San Pedro Sula and crossing Guatemala, with members seeking to continue north — some aiming for the United States and others hoping to stay in Mexico if they can regularize their status.

A Libre party congresswoman, Dunia Jiménez, has introduced legislation to permanently halve the Siglo XXI municipal vehicle tax in San Pedro Sula, arguing that rising living costs and multi-vehicle households — where families can pay up to L15,000 (about $600) a year — have overburdened working-class budgets.

Thirteen high-school roboticists from San Pedro Sula's Instituto Gubernamental Primero de Mayo placed second at STEAM Passion 2026 in El Salvador, competing against university-level teams with three projects they designed from scratch.

The national power utility has scheduled two separate power outages in San Pedro Sula on Monday, September 28, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Condominios Hábitat and from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Bermejo Substation area for circuit maintenance and equipment installation.

Edwin Salguero, 35, was shot multiple times by two armed men on motorcycles outside a fast-food restaurant in San Pedro Sula on Saturday; the attackers reportedly fled with approximately 200,000 lempiras (about $8,000) and remain at large.

Congress inaugurated its first regional office in San Pedro Sula, where representatives from all four political parties in Cortés will work to serve constituents and municipal officials without requiring travel to Tegucigalpa.

San Pedro Sula will hold a Color Run on September 27 benefiting Hospital Leonardo Martínez, with three distance options (3K, 5K, 10K) starting at 5:30 a.m.; registration costs 600 lempiras (about $24) and includes a kit with hydration drink, snacks, and gear.

Guatemalan migration authorities say the caravan that left San Pedro Sula on Sunday has broken up into small groups moving independently, with about 250 of the roughly 400 Hondurans identified between Monday and Tuesday having entered legally, 106 ordered to leave after irregular entry, and 10 teenagers aged 15–17 placed under state protection.

A group of deported Hondurans arrived at San Pedro Sula's main bus terminal on September 22, while another caravan of Hondurans continues through Guatemala toward Mexico.

Juan Carlos Rodríguez, known as "Piola," was shot and killed in the Guamilito neighborhood of San Pedro Sula; he died at the scene, and authorities say the circumstances and suspects remain unknown.

The Public Prosecutor's Special Tax Crimes Unit is conducting inspections of customs warehouses in northern Honduras on suspicion of tax fraud, in coordination with customs and national intelligence authorities.

A slander and defamation trial against Cofradía local mayor Roberto Contreras Mendoza, brought by former municipal councilor Carmen Elena Paz over public statements about a commercial property's undervalued assessment, was rescheduled from Wednesday to February 18 after his defense attorney reported a medical incapacity.

Pharmacies at the Social Security's Regional Hospital of the North will close temporarily from September 21 to 25 for inventory work, affecting the outpatient, oncology, hospital, and emergency pharmacies.

Approximately 400 Hondurans who departed San Pedro Sula on Sunday crossed into Guatemala at El Cinchado; Guatemalan authorities registered over 250 who entered legally, issued deportation orders to more than 100 who entered irregularly, and identified eight unaccompanied minors.

A minibus driver died on September 22 while operating his route between Choloma, Puerto Cortés, and San Pedro Sula; preliminary reports suggest a heart attack, though the cause has not been officially confirmed.

San Pedro Thunder, a 10-player squad from Honduras, faced teams from the US, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, and Peru at the 'Ruedas de Esperanza' international wheelchair basketball tournament in Chiclayo, Sept. 19–21.

Twenty-two containers of furniture and educational equipment from the United States arrived in San Pedro Sula for distribution to schools in Cortés, Yoro, and Santa Bárbara departments, with items valued at up to $200 each.

Dozens of Honduran men, women, and families left San Pedro Sula on September 20, heading toward the Corinto border crossing with Guatemala in what appears to be the first such caravan of 2026.

The national power company ENEE will cut electricity to a residential circuit in San Pedro Sula's Bellavista neighborhood on Monday, September 21, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. for scheduled line maintenance.

Military police arrested Nelson Antonio Gómez Licona and Carlos David Portillo Rivera in Chamelecón, seizing cocaine, crack, marijuana, and 14,600 lempiras (about $585) in cash during separate operations.

Family members identified Edy Alvarado at the San Pedro Sula morgue after his body was found with signs of violence in the Las Flores de Mayo neighborhood on September 16; authorities are investigating.

A San Pedro Sula court scheduled a trial for November 19 against Joaquín Nodarse Banegas, accused of two slander and three libel counts against Eddi Fabricio Andino Munguía, after the defendant again failed to appear and the judge warned police may be ordered to bring him to court.

Real España appointed Juan Ignacio Martínez, a Spanish coach with LaLiga experience including a sixth-place finish with Levante in 2011–12, on a contract through June 2027.

The Infrastructure Ministry plans L4–5 billion in projects for San Pedro Sula, starting with the El Barón bridge (bidding next week) and the Las Brisas bridge, plus road extensions and riverbank work, in coordination with the city government.

Over 2,500 students from ten departments are formalizing their National Scholarship contracts in San Pedro Sula on September 17–18, receiving a monthly stipend of 4,000 lempiras (about $160) to cover transportation, materials, and study costs.

The Instituto Primero de Mayo in San Pedro Sula will transition starting in 2027 to a primarily technical-education school, adding programs in automotive mechanics, refrigeration, and metal fabrication to match the industrial sector's workforce needs.

Gerardo Antonio Alfaro Laínez, 39, was struck and killed by a truck on San Pedro Sula's northern boulevard after dismounting his motorcycle to aid another rider involved in a collision.