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Honduras's flagship La Prensa-Gatorade half marathon, now in its 50th edition on June 14 in San Pedro Sula, has sold out all categories, drawing 22 nationalities and thousands of recreational and elite runners in what organizers describe as a milestone for the country's premier running event.

A lightning strike during a Tuesday electrical storm set a two-story home in San Pedro Sula's Chamelecón sector ablaze, injuring two adults and destroying most of the structure along with two parked vehicles.

Mexican regional music stars Conjunto Primavera and Luis Ángel "El Flaco" will perform June 11 at Expocentro in San Pedro Sula as part of the Feria Juniana celebrations, with tickets available through ETicket Honduras.

Honduras's Infrastructure Ministry is carrying out pothole repairs on the Ticamaya highway linking San Pedro Sula and Choloma, with the stated goals of improving safety and traffic flow.

Police say armed groups in the Los Rigores area of Trujillo have been firing heavy-caliber weapons to intimidate and provoke the security forces deployed there after a massacre of 20 farmers on May 21, and authorities say suspects have been identified.

More than 120 National Police officers took part in a saturation operation in Chamelecón, San Pedro Sula, aimed at curbing crime and strengthening security in the area.

Honduras will host the Third Ibero-American Tourism Forum in San Pedro Sula on June 3, bringing together public and private sector representatives to discuss AI, infrastructure, and connectivity in tourism development.

A decree transferring authority over the El Merendón mountain range to the national forestry agency ICF has alarmed the local conservation group Guardianes del Merendón, which warns of deforestation and threats to San Pedro Sula's water supply.

Karolay Castillo, the San Pedro Sula designer who brought Garífuna heritage to the international fashion world, has died of a heart attack at 42, a loss mourned across Honduras's cultural and creative community.

Crews started clearing and laying out a new bypass road in the Los Cármenes sector that officials say will link San Pedro Sula and Choloma, reducing traffic, improving safety, and spurring development.

Peace judges traveled to the "La Laguna que Tiembla" community in the Merendón area of San Pedro Sula, where residents elected five community leaders as judicial facilitators to mediate conflicts and promote civic education.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler and San Pedro Sula Mayor Roberto Contreras met to coordinate upcoming bypass and traffic-relief road projects for the city.

Prosecutors are seeking incarceration for five people accused of irregularities in the awarding of 33 contracts worth nearly 45 million lempiras by the San Pedro Sula municipality, which prosecutors allege circumvented state procurement law by fragmenting contracts.

Josué David Calderón disappeared while swimming with friends in the Chamelecón River on May 26 and was found dead hours later, the latest in a pattern of annual drowning fatalities involving minors at Honduras's rivers and beaches.

Honduras is hosting the VIII International Forum of Securities Market Issuers of the Americas (FIMVA 2026) in San Pedro Sula, which the private sector says offers opportunities to connect local firms with Latin American financial leaders and develop the national capital market.

Honduras's Forest Conservation Institute (ICF) confirmed that the El Merendón protected reserve near San Pedro Sula will remain under municipal management following public opposition to a proposal that would have changed its legal status.