Yoro News

A judge ordered three men held pending trial on charges of transporting 1,234 kg of cocaine in a hidden-compartment tanker truck seized in El Progreso, Yoro on August 27; they also face weapons charges.

The body of an unidentified man was found Saturday in the Río Humuya near Campo Llano, on the border between Santa Cruz de Yojoa and Santa Rita in Yoro, with authorities investigating whether his death was criminal or an accidental drowning.

Armed Forces units seized three coca plantations spanning seven acres with 25,000 bushes and a marijuana plot with 3,500 plants in Olanchito and El Bañadero in Yoro department, part of a broader 2026 drug-eradication campaign that has already secured 54 coca farms.

Erlin Escoto and Aníbal Aguilar, charged in the September 2025 killing of Libre congressional candidate Óscar Bustillo in Yoro, will enter an abbreviated guilty-plea proceeding on September 8, with prosecutors seeking sentence reductions that would total 19.5 years in prison.

A motorcycle rider was killed in a high-impact collision with a truck on National Road 23 near Punta Ocote in Yoro municipality; firefighters found him without vital signs at the scene.

Three men were killed by gunfire in different neighborhoods of Yorito on the night of August 23, sparking fear among residents who reported hearing gunshots across the municipality.

Farmers and livestock producers in Yoro have lost an estimated 150 million lempiras (about $6 million) to drought, with corn crops failing, milk production down 40%, and cattle herds shrinking as pasture vanishes and rural employment collapses.

A criminal court confirmed a three-and-a-half-year sentence against retired military officer Óscar Finlander Armijo Uclés for threats and property damage against a Tolupán family in San Francisco de Locomapa, though more than 35 related complaints filed since 2013 remain without prosecution and over ten people have been killed defending the territory.

A prolonged drought in Yoro has killed at least 400 head of cattle in the municipalities of Olanchito, Arenal, and Jocón, prompting a congressman to call for an emergency assessment by agricultural and disaster-response authorities.

Yoro recorded 166 homicides between January and early August 2026, with residents of Olanchito and other municipalities reporting that escalating violence and robberies have upended daily life and eroded confidence in law enforcement.

A National Congress member from Yoro requested urgent intervention from the Agriculture Ministry to address severe drought in the Alto Aguán region of Olanchito, where lack of rainfall has depleted livestock feed and threatened cattle producers' livelihoods.

Delsy Maribel Hernández Hernández, a Class I police officer assigned to El Negrito, Yoro, died after her Toyota Corolla veered off Highway RN-23 near Vueltas de Chancaya on Friday.

Police arrested Jesús Daniel Tróchez (alias "El Diablo") and Carlos Eduardo Zaldívar (alias "El Texas") in connection with the August 10 killing of Roberto Chavarría during an armed robbery at a supermarket in Olanchito, Yoro; Tróchez has prior criminal arrests.

A prison officer died when a police vehicle transporting a detainee from La Ceiba back to Olanchito prison collided with a cargo truck near Agua Caliente in Yoro's Olanchito municipality.

An armed robbery attempt at a market in Olanchito, Yoro, on Monday left a man dead and the store owner seriously wounded after an exchange of gunfire; police are investigating.

Daniel Ramos, 15, from the hamlet of Locomapa, was identified as the boy whose body was found in Subirana, Yoro on Saturday; authorities are investigating the circumstances of his death.

Social-media videos and posts from Brayan Wilfredo Salgado Ruiz, one of six people killed in a massacre in Olanchito, Yoro, on August 4, have sparked widespread commentary as police investigate what they preliminarily suspect was a dispute between criminal organizations over illicit activities in the area.

Police arrested Jhoel Salomón Pineda García, 31, known as "El Peludo," a suspect in a kidnapping in Yoro in which the perpetrators demanded three million lempiras (about $120,000).

Four people were shot and killed in the colonia 15 de Septiembre neighborhood of Olanchito on Tuesday night when four armed gunmen on two motorcycles opened fire without warning; three of the victims were from the same family.

Security Minister Gerzon Velásquez confirmed authorities are actively hunting Esteban Gumercindo Ferrera Rodas, alias "El Diablo," the alleged leader of the Diablo cartel, saying seized videos of the group's murders document extreme brutality and noting recent operations have found hideouts in rural mountain areas.

Harold Ulloa Ramos, 17, was kidnapped by two men on motorcycles near Santa Rita, Yoro, on August 3 and found decapitated the following morning, with his head left on a roadside and his body discovered separately.

The second edition of the Reto Canal 2026 invites swimmers of all ages to compete in open-water distances of 800 meters, 2 kilometers, and 5 kilometers on Honduras's Lake Yojoa, with organizers emphasizing safety through lifeguards, medical staff, and certified trainers.

Joshua Núñez, a player for FC La Familia in Santa Rita, died Saturday night when his motorcycle collided with a bus on the highway between Santa Rita and El Progreso.

The national power utility will cut electricity across zones in Yoro and Cortés departments on July 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for scheduled transmission-line maintenance.

National Police arrested two suspects in Yoro who attempted to illegally transport a truck loaded with alcoholic beverages into the department without proper documentation.

Police in Yoro arrested three suspected members of Los Kiwis, a gang linked to the Devil's Cartel, seizing two firearms, cocaine, cash, and surveillance equipment from a drug-distribution hub.

A man identified as Samuel Mejía was killed by at least nine gunshot wounds in El Sauzal, Yoro on Wednesday afternoon; police and forensic authorities arrived to investigate.

A teacher in Morazán, Yoro, remains suspended while authorities investigate a viral video of an alleged classroom confrontation; school officials say the student involved had prior disciplinary problems and was deported from the U.S. before enrolling.

More than 600 farmers in Yoro are facing severe drought as rainfall has dropped sharply compared to 2025, with communities calling on the government for emergency assistance as grain supplies dwindle.

A severe drought across at least 30 communities in Yoro's Alto Aguán region has left livestock without food or water, forcing ranchers to buy fodder and haul water to keep herds alive while cattle die of starvation.