Browse Honduras Daily Stories

About 10 families in sector 8 of the Villa Nueva neighborhood have been forced to flee their homes after alleged M-18 gang members threatened them — one victim was reportedly tied up and threatened directly — with police arriving only to stand guard over the displaced families.

A decomposed body discovered floating in Tegucigalpa's Guaserique River showed apparent signs of violence, prompting authorities to suspect the man was murdered and disposed of in the water.

A man collecting scrap metal was struck by a vehicle on Tegucigalpa's ring road while attempting to cross lanes; he suffered head injuries and fractures and was taken to Hospital Escuela.

The military and police are intensifying patrols across Comayagüela's commercial zones, including the Belén Market, to prevent crime and protect traders and shoppers in the busy area.

A young man was shot and killed in the Villa Nueva neighborhood of Tegucigalpa; authorities are investigating and forensic teams are processing the scene.

An elderly man died after being hit by a car while crossing the Anillo Periférico in Tegucigalpa on Sunday, July 26, in the area between the Divino Paraíso and Cantarero López neighborhoods.

Moisés Girón was fatally shot in front of his house in the Ramón Amaya Amador neighborhood of Comayagüela; police are investigating the killing.

Border police arrested Matthew Saul Castro, a 30-year-old American, at the Las Manos checkpoint in El Paraíso after detecting a red Interpol alert for two murder charges in the United States; he was also previously detained in Honduras in connection with a killing in Yoro.

A pedestrian died after being struck by a pickup truck on Bulevar Fuerzas Armadas in Tegucigalpa; the driver remained at the scene and traffic authorities are investigating.

A man identified as Ernesto Vaca was killed after being struck by a motorcycle on a main street in the Ramón Amaya neighborhood of Comayagüela, Tegucigalpa.

A woman died early Sunday when her car struck an electrical pole on the Peripheral Ring road near Tegucigalpa's Quezada neighborhood; authorities suspect excessive speed caused the crash, which left another person injured.

A young motorcyclist, Marlon Gerardo Antúnez Díaz, died after a traffic accident on a median of Boulevard Kuwait in Tegucigalpa.

A dump truck that was apparently out of control plowed into vehicles and structures in the Villa Nueva neighborhood of Tegucigalpa at midday on June 1, killing nine people.

A man was killed in a violent attack with stones at a residence in Cerro Grande, Las Flores zone, in Tegucigalpa; authorities were investigating and his identity had not been disclosed.