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Allison Adriana Sánchez Montoya, 16, was fatally shot in the head at her home in La Trinidad, Comayagua, on Sunday night when her brother Danilo allegedly opened fire as she answered the door; she died at Hospital Santa Teresa despite medical efforts.

The government contracted Prodecon to maintain 12.5 kilometers of road between San Jerónimo and La Libertad in Comayagua for L46 million (about $1.8 million), but residents and former officials report the work is superficial and deteriorates quickly.

Antony Castillo Garrido, a young resident of Comayagua, died at Hospital General Santa Teresa after gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on his home; authorities are investigating the motive and seeking the attackers.

Maternal-Infant Clinics in Honduras, including one in Las Lajas, Comayagua, that handles about 10 deliveries monthly, operate round-the-clock to serve pregnant women and new mothers in underserved areas where primary health centers close on weekends.

Palmerola International Airport urged passengers to arrive early on July 26 due to expected vehicle congestion on the CA-05 highway as former president Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras.

Danilo Flores and Aracely Ramírez were killed by gunfire on Sunday afternoon in the El Cablote sector of Lajas, Comayagua; armed assailants intercepted them on an isolated road, fired multiple times, and fled.

Armed assailants opened fire on an unidentified young man working as a helper on a bread-delivery truck in El Buen Pastor, El Rosario municipality, Comayagua, killing him on the spot.

A 40-year-old tow-truck driver from Choloma was turned over to prosecutors for investigation into a June 17 traffic accident on Highway CA-5 that killed seven National Police officers and injured dozens when his vehicle lost control descending a slope, overturned, and struck a police bus.

Police say the shooting death of retired teacher Mercedes Martina Turcios, 62, killed Wednesday in El Rosario, Comayagua, may be connected to a dispute over land sale, with investigators reviewing surveillance footage and working with protected witnesses.