Tegucigalpa News

Tegucigalpa's municipal government has completed road improvements on about 33 kilometers (20 miles) of streets in the capital, a project that cost 120 million lempiras (about $4.8 million), according to Mayor Juan Diego Zelaya.

Firefighters controlled a fire that erupted following a vehicle accident near a gas station on Calle de Los Alcaldes, with emergency crews treating three people injured in the incident.

A toddler admitted to Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa with fever developed severe complications after receiving phenytoin intravenously, resulting in purple discoloration and potential loss of his left arm; hospital officials say a hyperbaric specialist will evaluate whether the limb can be saved.

A woman, appearing to be about 35 years old and bearing stab wounds to the neck, was found dead on a street in Perpetuo Socorro, Comayagüela, on the morning of June 20; she remains unidentified pending forensic examination.

A Honduran court has ordered television journalist César Silva to pay 300,000 lempiras (about $11,200) in damages to a Venezuelan man after a confrontational 2019 encounter, a case Silva says was dismissed under the previous administration but reactivated following the return of the Nationalist Party to power.

Hospital General San Felipe completed more than 1,800 major surgeries in eight weeks, reducing the surgical waiting list and treating patients who had been waiting for care.

Ninfa Flores, the former head of Honduras's National Institute of Migrant Workers (INAMI), appeared in court in Tegucigalpa for an initial hearing on charges of fraud and abuse of authority for alleged omissions that harmed the public administration.

Honduras's Supreme Court has finalized a judgment requiring the municipal government, the environment ministry, and the contractor to pay approximately L280 million (about $11.2 million) in damages to 54 families who lost homes to geological failures in the controversial Ciudad del Ángel housing project over 13 years ago.

The Agriculture Ministry and Tegucigalpa's municipal government began distributing certified seeds and fertilizers to 240 small farmers across 23 rural villages in the capital, a program worth more than 1.1 million lempiras (about $44,000) aimed at boosting food security and reducing production costs.

A woman waiting at Honduras's Supreme Court of Justice had to wait nearly 30 minutes for a 911 ambulance after a medical emergency, exposing the court's lack of basic first-aid equipment for citizens conducting business there.

At a job fair in Tegucigalpa, older workers reported facing age discrimination despite their experience and credentials, while hundreds of applicants across all demographics struggle with high unemployment and a shortage of formal-sector positions.

Attorney Francisco Pascua filed complaints with Honduras's human rights ombudsman and the National Police after reporting his vehicle was broken into and items stolen, which he says is part of a pattern of surveillance and intimidation linked to his legal criticism of previous government decisions.

At least six vehicles, including a municipal water tanker and a cement mixer, collided on the city's ring road near San Miguel, causing heavy congestion; no injuries have been reported yet.

Lawmakers approved five contracts totaling roughly 464 million lempiras (about $18.6 million) for road maintenance, slope stabilization, and drainage work in Tegucigalpa neighborhoods, aimed at improving mobility and managing stormwater runoff.

The capital's water authority has shifted to a once-weekly distribution schedule for thousands of residents served by the Los Laureles and La Concepción reservoirs, which have fallen below 50% capacity, with July and August forecast as the most critical months.

Honduras's Supreme Court rejected journalist José Carlo Panameño's appeal and upheld his conviction for assaulting neighbor Edson Euclides Gutiérrez Lagos over a parking dispute on May 24, 2023, with the victim now breaking years of silence about the incident.

Pedro Alexis Matamoros Sánchez, the fourth person charged in the 2019 killing of Tegucigalpa's former mayor Óscar Acosta, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after accepting guilt in the crime.

The capital's water utility has announced a rotating supply schedule for June 16–21 with outages of three to six days per neighborhood due to drought-depleted reservoirs now at less than 50% capacity.

Tegucigalpa's municipal emergency committee is clearing sediment from rivers and drainage systems and removing debris to reduce flooding risk as a tropical wave approaches the capital this week.

An aviation training center at Toncontín Airport in Tegucigalpa says its electricity was cut off, suspending classes for scholarship students in what the organization claims is an irregular eviction process that violates prior agreements and due process.

A 66-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man were electrocuted Saturday in the Mololoa neighborhood of Tegucigalpa while trimming tree branches near power lines.

Tegucigalpa's municipal emergency committee responded to 101 incidents during a green weather alert, including flooding, fallen trees, drain cleaning, and water distribution to vulnerable neighborhoods.

The Metropolitan Health Region is conducting a house-to-house vaccination campaign across Tegucigalpa on June 13–14 and June 20–21 to increase immunization coverage.

A woman suspected of driving under the influence collided with at least 11 parked vehicles in the Lomas del Guijarro Sur neighborhood, causing extensive damage; authorities are investigating the incident.

Chef Sandra Isabel Díaz del Valle Hernández died on June 10; authorities are investigating and attempting to locate the physician who treated her, amid unconfirmed reports linking her death to complications from a cosmetic procedure.

Farmers discovered the headless and limbless body of an unidentified man in a ravine near Tegucigalpa on June 11; authorities will use DNA identification since fingerprints are unavailable.

Ángel Alexis Palma, 36, a San Pedro Sula native who owned a tire-repair shop in Tegucigalpa, died Thursday when his motorcycle plunged off a cliff into the Choluteca River near the IHSS building in the capital; the cause of the accident remains unclear.

Chef and television presenter Sandra Díaz died Wednesday after receiving an injection in her neck at a private clinic for back and neck pain; authorities are investigating whether medical negligence caused her sudden collapse and death.

Egg prices jumped at Tegucigalpa's main markets over the weekend, with large eggs rising from 85 to 95 lempiras per 30-unit carton, as sellers cite higher production costs and limited large-egg supply.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler announced that reconstruction of the Germania Bridge and widening to three lanes on the southern highway exit will be completed by September.