San Pedro Sula News

A 36-year-old security supervisor in San Pedro Sula was found unharmed after police determined he had staged his own abduction and sent WhatsApp messages demanding one million lempiras (about $40,000) from his wife; he was taken to a police station and will be referred to prosecutors on a charge of simulating a nonexistent offense.

Congress approved a decree allocating 2027 budget funds to pave a one-kilometer concrete road connecting the El Zapotal and Ciudad Jaraguá boulevards in San Pedro Sula, with complementary infrastructure to ensure durability and safety.

Prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence for Luis Francisco Núñez Santos, convicted of transporting drugs, during a sentencing hearing in San Pedro Sula.

A court in San Pedro Sula convicted José Francisco Estrada Rodríguez of serious negligent injury to two women, Rosana Mejia and Ashlin de los Ángeles Ferrera Castillo, with sentencing scheduled for August 12.

A San Pedro Sula court scheduled a retrial of ex-mayor Oscar Eduardo Kilgore López on illicit enrichment charges for November 30–December 3.

The Attorney General's Office and financial crimes unit arrested a member of a Colombian-Venezuelan ATM-fraud network in San Pedro Sula and seized 500,000 lempiras (about $20,000) in cash.

The anti-extortion and counterterrorism division arrested a man known as "El Matata," allegedly an MS-13 gang leader in the Sula Valley, seizing a firearm and cocaine with an illicit market value of over 750,000 lempiras (about $30,000).

Marathón announced it will file a complaint with the National Football Arbitration Court against player Cristian Sacaza, who abandoned training on July 24 without authorization days before the season opens, seeking maximum sporting sanctions and compensation for financial damages.

San Pedro Sula has no operational wastewater treatment plants despite rapid urban growth, and with the water utility's concession ending in 2030, the construction industry is urging the municipality to secure and develop treatment sites before it is too late.

A 31-year-old man was arrested in San Pedro Sula after a woman reported that her ex-partner, allegedly intoxicated, attempted to sexually assault her granddaughter at their home.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity in several neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula on Monday, July 27, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. for scheduled grid maintenance.

Minibuses in San Pedro Sula are parking illegally and picking up passengers outside authorized stops, accounting for about half of the city's 100–120 daily traffic violations and creating congestion and pedestrian hazards; authorities say limited staff struggle to monitor the city's 2,000 bus stops.

Police in Cortés identified a suspect accused of filling vehicles with fuel and driving away without paying at multiple gas stations in San Pedro Sula and Villanueva, with security footage capturing the most recent incident.

A 25-year-old Mexican man was arrested in San Pedro Sula after allegedly using a mobile phone to withdraw over L190,000 (about $7,600) from automated teller machines through unauthorized digital transactions.

Génesis María Ortiz Ramírez, 11, disappeared from her home in San Pedro Sula's Nuevos Horizontes neighborhood early on July 25; her family says she did not leave willingly and is seeking public help to locate her.

Authorities in San Pedro Sula will enforce a 600-lempira (about $24) fine against drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians at marked crosswalks, a violation of the Traffic Law that officials say is routinely ignored.

Miguel "Hino" Mathews, a prolific striker who became a legend of Honduran football in the 1980s with Real España and Motagua and represented the national team, died of sudden cardiac arrest in San Pedro Sula on July 25.

The state electric utility ENEE will cut power to dozens of neighborhoods and commercial zones in San Pedro Sula on Sunday, July 26, starting at 8:30 a.m., for scheduled maintenance and operational testing on the grid.

Police and prosecutors executed searches in Peñitas Arriba (El Merendón, San Pedro Sula) to dismantle the gang led by 'Juan El Malón,' accused of murders and terror that forced over 26 families to flee the community.

More than 30 law students from seven Honduran universities are participating in San Pedro Sula in the 18th edition of the National Anti-Corruption Council's legal specialization program, which aims to deepen their expertise in anti-corruption work and connect them with professionals committed to transparency.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity for eight hours on Saturday, July 25, in multiple neighborhoods and commercial areas of San Pedro Sula for grid maintenance work.

A San Pedro Sula court sentenced José Nectaly Mejía Castellanos to 22 years in prison and permanent disqualification from public office for criminal association, illegal firearms possession, and drug trafficking.

Milton Omar Rápalo, owner of a car wash, was shot and killed in a shopping center parking lot in San Pedro Sula on Monday afternoon; authorities are reviewing security footage and gathering evidence.

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 from Miami landed at San Pedro Sula's Ramón Villeda Morales Airport on July 20 with visible denting on its nose cone, and its return flight was cancelled; a bird strike during approach has been suggested by unofficial sources but has not been confirmed by the airline or any Honduran authority.

Health authorities and major hospitals in northwestern Honduras have established a coordinated protocol to manage a potential spread of measles, with the outbreak currently limited to six confirmed cases in San Pedro Sula and an active epidemiological barrier in Cofradía since early July.

Police arrested Marvin Ariel Barrera García, a 23-year-old wanted on drug-trafficking charges, during a routine security check at a public-transport hub in San Pedro Sula on July 18.

Víctor Manuel Pineda Trejo, 69, a security guard, died Saturday morning when his motorcycle collided with a Ford Escape on a main street in San Pedro Sula; authorities are investigating the cause.

Hundreds of families in San Pedro Sula neighborhoods live alongside severely polluted rivers and streams choked with sewage and garbage, exposing residents to health hazards and environmental risks.

Argentine midfielder Bruno Farioli, Marathón's key offensive player, suffered a right-knee injury during a preseason friendly against Génesis FC on July 18, raising alarm weeks before the Apertura 2026 season begins given his eight-month recovery from knee surgery just last year.

Honduras's Property Institute distributed 1,141 property titles to families in San Pedro Sula on Saturday, with another 5,797 titles available for pickup, regularizing land rights for about 7,000 households across 240 neighborhoods.