La Ceiba

A congressman from the Liberal Party proposed designating the football field in La Isla neighborhood, La Ceiba, as a cultural heritage site to recognize its historical significance to the community.

Two men, identified as Kevin Ruiz Sánchez and Kelser Orlando Castillo, were shot and killed Sunday afternoon inside a home in La Ceiba's Bonitillo sector; one was the homeowner's son, and authorities are investigating the motive.

Pedro Darío Lobo Rodríguez, 38, suspected of arranging illegal migration to the United States, was shot dead inside an auto-repair shop in La Ceiba by armed assailants who fled on a motorcycle.

Onner Suazo Martínez, a 26-year-old security guard, died when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in La Ceiba on the evening of August 15.

A lightning strike killed one person and injured another in La Ceiba's Alvarado neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon as they sheltered under wooden structures during a heavy storm; the injured person was taken to Hospital General Atlántida.