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The animal-rights organization PETA asked Honduras's attorney general to thoroughly investigate an August 1 incident in Choloma where a man dragged a dog behind a truck, citing research linking animal cruelty to other forms of violence.

Daniel Meraz confessed in court on August 7 to the June 3 femicide of nurse Elvia Mercedes Gómez López, his ex-partner in San Manuel, Cortés; sentencing is set for August 12, with prosecutors seeking 18–25 years imprisonment.

Constantino Milla was killed in the Rondón de Alfredo neighborhood of Choloma on July 10 after being struck by at least 23 gunshots; authorities have not yet identified a motive or made arrests.

Honduras's Education Ministry is analyzing whether to temporarily suspend in-person classes in Cofradía, Cortés, after 12 confirmed measles cases emerged in the northern region, pending recommendations from health officials.

A man and woman riding a motorcycle were killed when struck by a heavy truck on a road in Villanueva, Cortés; authorities were investigating the crash.

ENEE will cut power for maintenance in Puerto Cortés, San Pedro Sula, and Tatumbla on June 29, with outages lasting up to six hours and affecting businesses, schools, clinics, and residential neighborhoods.

A shooting at a food establishment in San Manuel, Cortés, left three people dead—including Óscar Ortiz Enríquez and Melva Caballero Fernández—after armed men on motorcycles entered and opened fire; one other person was wounded.

Daniel Antonio Meraz, accused of strangling his partner, nurse Elvia Mercedes Gómez López, on June 3 in San Manuel, surrendered to police in Villanueva on June 9 after days in hiding.