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Honduras's 128 child delegates proposed legislation for the country's first fully accessible public school designed to remove barriers and enable children with disabilities to exercise their right to education on equal terms.

The Honduran Medical College suspended its nationwide informational assemblies on October 26 after reaching agreements with the government and the Health Secretariat to address outstanding wage and labor disputes.

Jesús Fuentes Mejía was killed by armed gunmen in the La Cultura neighborhood of Yoro on Saturday night; police prevented his family from removing the body until forensic procedures were completed.

Police arrested two men identified as key MS-13 operatives in Choloma and seized two AR-15 rifles, a grenade launcher, drugs, and ammunition in a targeted operation.

Honduras's special anticorruption prosecutor charged former Congress president Luis Redondo and 12 lawmakers with usurping state functions and falsifying public documents in connection with an allegedly irregular permanent committee formed in October 2025 despite Congress having extended regular sessions until January 2026.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano visited the abandoned La Acequia prison to evaluate whether it should be rehabilitated or replaced with a new facility elsewhere in Honduras, with a decision expected within days.

About 60 homes in the Villa Ernestina neighborhood of San Pedro Sula were flooded by heavy rains in the past 48 hours, with 10 houses suffering structural damage including wall cracks and foundation instability near a creek bed.

National Police arrested at least two suspected members of the Pandilla 18 gang in Choloma and seized multiple firearms, a grenade launcher, and alleged drugs during an operation in the Kilómetro sector.

A Honduran judge has reactivated the criminal case against Marco Antonio Ávila Castellanos, accused in the 1997 kidnapping and death of Ricardo Ernesto Maduro Andreu (son of former president Ricardo Maduro), nearly three decades after the crime; Ávila Castellanos was arrested in October 2026 and remains jailed pending trial under the old penal code.

Honduras will experience scattered to moderate rain in the north and northeast regions Saturday, with weak isolated showers in the west and center, while the south remains mostly dry, according to Copeco's weather forecast.

Prices for staple vegetables in San Pedro Sula have climbed sharply—lettuce reached L50 per pound (up from L25), onions L30, potatoes L30, and cabbage L15—as wet weather disrupts local and Guatemalan supplies.

Honduras's Medical College has called an assembly for Saturday to discuss a 47-day pay dispute affecting about 727 doctors, and warns it will extend protests Monday unless the government convenes talks with Health and Finance officials to review pending cases.

A high-pressure system is forecast to bring 60–70 millimeters of rain to northern Honduras this weekend through early Monday, with Copeco warning of urban flooding risk in San Pedro Sula and other departments as river levels rise.

Police arrested a suspect in the death of Wilmer Enmanuel Cruz Corea, 21, in Piraera, Lempira, after investigators say the man attacked him with a wooden object while intoxicated.

The Public Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for former National Congress president Luis Redondo on charges of unlawfully disrupting government institutions, usurping functions, and abuse of office related to actions of the now-defunct permanent congressional commission during the 2025 electoral process; police say he is currently outside Honduras.

Prosecutors filed opposition to a court order that would release Óscar Ramírez Melgar, accused of killing law student María Fernanda Alemán in February 2025, arguing that pretrial detention is legally required and that his release poses a risk to witnesses and the victim's family.

Police antidrug and community security units seized 131 pounds (about 59 kg) of suspected marijuana hidden in a vehicle in the La Bolsa neighborhood of Tocoa, Colón, as part of a national operation against drug trafficking organizations.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano announced plans to push through legal reforms allowing gang tattoos—those linked to MS-13 and Pandilla 18—to serve as sufficient grounds for prosecution, arguing the measure targets only criminal members and would help overcome witness intimidation in high-crime areas.

Honduras is defending 12 cases before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) representing about $4.2 billion in claims, with the largest being Honduras Próspera's $1.6 billion lawsuit following the government's cancellation of the special economic zone regime.

The US Embassy delivered water-storage tanks to 85 schools in Honduras's drought-stricken Dry Corridor region, aimed at improving water access as El Niño conditions persist.

Honduras's Constitutional Court admitted a legal challenge against former Prosecutor General Johel Zelaya and ordered the Public Ministry to provide documents within 24 hours regarding allegations he neglected his duties by not pursuing complaints against officials who acted during the 2025 post-election crisis.

Criminal investigators conducted simultaneous raids on four underground lottery businesses in San Pedro Sula, seizing electronic devices, records, and cash while investigating trademark violations and unlicensed gambling operations.

U.S. ICE deported three Hondurans—Víctor Manuel Zelaya García (firearms and traffic convictions), José Daniel Burgos Laínez (armed robbery), and Ludwig Criss Zelaya Romero (cocaine conspiracy and firearms charges)—among 12 immigrants removed from Texas.

The fourth Infrastructure Forum 2026 will convene government officials, experts, and private-sector representatives in San Pedro Sula on November 5 to discuss priority projects in the Sula Valley—including roads, flood control, water treatment, and port logistics—and explore financing mechanisms.

Chinese-owned stores are rapidly expanding in Honduras's Sula Valley region, now operating in Potrerillos, Choloma, Villanueva, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, El Progreso, and San Pedro Sula, where they offer lower prices on general merchandise, hardware, and furniture but face protests from local merchants who say sales are declining.

Honduras's Constitutional Court admitted an appeal by Óscar Ramírez, accused of killing law student María Fernanda Alemán in February 2025, and ordered his provisional release; a judge will review his detention status on October 22.

A cold front is forecast to arrive in northern Honduras this weekend, potentially bringing heavy rain, lightning, and flooding risk to cities including San Pedro Sula, El Progreso, and Puerto Cortés, with officials monitoring its development.

The Public Ministry has submitted a prosecutorial complaint to the Supreme Court against former National Congress president Luis Rolando Redondo and fellow lawmakers over alleged abuses of authority by the now-defunct Permanent Commission during 2022–2026, with a judge set to be assigned to the case.

Two anti-extortion unit (DAET) agents were arrested for investigation after alleged cocaine, marijuana, and crack were found in a San Pedro Sula house administered by a state asset-management office and assigned to their unit, with authorities probing why the seized drugs were never processed through legal channels.

An ASJ watchdog report warns that energy losses at Honduras's state power company have risen to 34.4%, a major 1,500-megawatt energy tender already delayed to 2027 risks supply shortages, and the three successor companies can absorb only a fifth of a 143.8-billion-lempira debt.