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Small-business owners in the Sula Valley report daily losses of approximately L10 million (about $400,000) from six- to eight-hour power outages in September, with three blackouts so far accumulating roughly L30 million in damages.

Gilberto Benítez, the teachers' union leader for northern Honduras, reported that dozens of teaching posts in Cortés were filled without proper competition or screening during the previous administration, and warned of possible school occupations if authorities do not investigate and correct the irregular appointments.

National Police arrested a 26-year-old engineering student in San Manuel, Cortés, after a court-ordered raid on a home where officers seized 15 kilograms of marijuana valued at approximately 500,000 lempiras (about $20,000) and equipment used for packaging drugs for distribution across the Sula Valley.

Cofradía residents blocked the CA-4 highway Wednesday to demand urgent repairs to a sinkhole threatening seven homes and a kindergarten, after months of inaction by San Pedro Sula authorities.