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The historic Catholic church in El Corpus, Choluteca, is showing severe cracks, moisture damage, and water seepage; residents fear the 400-year-old structure may collapse and report water flowing beneath the building, fueling local legends of underground tunnels.

Óscar Josué Zavala, 18, was fatally shot in the Suyapa neighborhood of Choluteca on August 31; his mother said she had warned him not to go out minutes before he was killed, and two others were also wounded in the attack.

A 55-year-old woman from El Caracol, Choluteca, was treated for first-degree burns on her thigh and left arm after her son allegedly threw hot water at her; authorities are investigating and the Public Ministry referred her for surgical evaluation.

A doctor at Hospital del Sur in Choluteca defended the medical team's care after a newborn died, saying fetal monitoring showed no distress when the mother was evaluated on July 27 and the cause of death remains undetermined.

An elderly woman in Choluteca's Manuel Valladares neighborhood filed a complaint after her 22-year-old grandson attacked her with kitchen utensils and her daughter threatened her with death at the police station; both were arrested and police said protective measures will remain in place.

A child in San Marcos de Colón was rushed to Hospital General del Sur after a rattlesnake bit his leg while he played in his family's yard; the Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa has treated over 60 people for venomous snakebites so far this year across multiple departments.

A 3-month-old girl who was subjected to traditional purging and massage remedies in Choluteca remains hospitalized and alive, despite false reports of her death circulating on social media; her 14-year-old mother and 18-year-old father are providing support amid family economic hardship.

Honduras's new agroindustrial protection law has entered force, triggering initial evictions in Choluteca as authorities enforce rules meant to shield farm production and infrastructure, though human-rights groups warn it could deepen rural land conflicts.

A 13-year-old girl in Choluteca took her own life, prompting her father to call for a thorough investigation and urging parents to strengthen emotional support and communication with their children amid family conflict.

Coastal erosion in Cedeño, on the Gulf of Fonseca, has pushed back the shoreline 135 meters since 2004, destroying homes and livelihoods and driving young people to migrate abroad in search of economic survival.

A 24-year-old in Choluteca reported losing L22,000 (about $880) in remittance money intended for home-construction materials when an elderly man used a sleight-of-hand trick to swap his cash for paper at a bank exit on June 17.

An elderly woman in El Triunfo, Choluteca, filed a police report against her grandson after he allegedly threatened to kill her and set fire to her bed and belongings inside her home.

Honduras's state electric utility ENEE will cut power overnight Saturday in dozens of neighborhoods across Choluteca and Puerto Cortés for scheduled maintenance and infrastructure upgrades, affecting thousands of customers.