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A 15-year-old girl, Bany Danely Muñoz Mejía, was found dead in the remote hamlet of El Chaparrón in Zacapa, Santa Bárbara; authorities are investigating the circumstances, with family members suspecting a crime of passion.

National Party congresswoman Fernanda Sandres was wounded by gunfire while traveling to a community in Santa Bárbara to deliver aid; she was treated for a superficial injury and is out of danger.

Police arrested Aldair Torres Romero, 21, in Concepción del Norte, Santa Bárbara, on suspicion of coordinating drug distribution points and ordering homicides as an MS-13 member.

Endy Yadira Jiménez Calderón, a supervisor at an apparel factory in Naco, Quimistán, Santa Bárbara, died at work on Monday after suffering a health collapse; authorities are investigating the circumstances, and coworkers have called for a full investigation into her death.

An Argentine pastor accused of sexually assaulting two minors during a prayer session in Santa Bárbara faces judicial proceedings; a church pastor who attended the two-hour gathering said she kept her eyes closed and could not confirm what occurred.

Marcos Tulio Mejía Urrutia, 28, was arrested in Atima on a judicial warrant issued September 3 for the murder of Yester Melgar Vega.

Two young men riding a motorcycle were shot and killed in the La Pita sector of San Luis, Santa Bárbara; authorities have not yet identified the victims or identified suspects in the attack.

Border police arrested two men at the Ceibita checkpoint in Quimistán, Santa Bárbara, during a nighttime operation and confiscated $19,600 in cash from them.

Security screening detected four packets of cocaine on two women attempting to enter the Ilama penitentiary in Santa Bárbara during a visiting day; both were arrested and referred to police investigation for aggravated drug trafficking.

Jesús Renán Guardado, 39, a miner who had worked for a company in El Mochito for 17 years, was shot and killed on a road near Las Vegas, Santa Bárbara on the morning of August 15; his father said the family had no involvement in any disputes.

A 20-year-old motorcyclist, Jeison Fajardo, died in a traffic accident on the highway between Santa Bárbara and San Pedro Sula; police cordoned the scene as locals mourned the loss.

National penitentiary security personnel arrested a woman at Ilama Prison in Santa Bárbara after discovering a package of suspected illicit drugs hidden in her body during a visit.

Police and anti-kidnapping units rescued a 5-year-old girl and her caregiver in Las Vegas, Santa Bárbara, after kidnappers demanded 7 million lempiras (about $280,000) and abandoned them when officers flooded the area.

Armed men intercepted and shot a man identified as Roger Villalta, an engineer, and a child in Atima, Santa Bárbara on July 8; authorities have opened an investigation but have not disclosed a motive.

One person died and several others were injured when a vehicle overturned in Santa Rita, Santa Bárbara department; the deceased was identified as Adán Aguilar, and the injured are receiving treatment at Santa Bárbara Integrated Hospital.

Carlos Humberto Vivas, 49, and Juan Pablo Vivas, 44, were arrested in Las Vegas, Santa Bárbara, on suspicion of killing their brother José Luis in April 2018 by striking him with an axe and strangling him with a rope, then dismembering and dumping his body in a septic tank.

A man and his young daughter were shot dead in their home in Nueva Granada, a border community in Santa Bárbara department, while the mother was wounded and hospitalized; authorities were investigating possible personal disputes as a motive.

National Police arrested a suspected participant in the kidnapping of a VIP taxi driver who was rescued alive in Santa Bárbara.

A video circulating on social media shows inmates at the maximum-security prison 'El Pozo' in Santa Bárbara apparently celebrating, dancing, and using a cellphone inside the facility, raising questions about security and contraband control in Honduras's prison system.