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Dr. Juan Carlos Argueta was removed from his position as director of San Pedro Sula's Mario Rivas Hospital on Wednesday, six months after taking the role for a second time; hospital staff reported internal conflicts over administrative decisions and staffing changes.

Carlos Eduardo Zaldívar Cervantes, alias El Texas, was rearrested on Friday in San Pedro Sula on suspicion of murdering Marvin Omar Fernández Vásquez, a 46-year-old law student, who was shot multiple times at his office on August 11; Zaldívar had been released the day before on drug-trafficking charges pending trial.

José Levis Reyes Canales, 13, drowned in the Patria Marathón sports complex pool in San Pedro Sula after becoming trapped on the pool stairs; the municipal sports authority said he had entered the area without authorization during a Special Olympics program activity.

Génesis María Ortiz Ramírez, 11, was found safe by Interpol after disappearing from her home in San Pedro Sula on July 22; her family had received extortion calls demanding payment during the search.

Jaime Roberto Becker Menardi, a San Pedro Sula businessman, was shot and killed on Saturday evening as he left his shop near the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras boulevard; a gunman on a motorcycle fired multiple shots, and authorities are investigating the motive.

A man was shot and killed on Saturday at the Viveros bus station on the North Boulevard in San Pedro Sula; witnesses suggested he may have been a robbery suspect, though police have not confirmed the claim.

Gloria Marina López Pineda, accused of fatally stabbing her newborn daughter in May 2025 in San Pedro Sula, will stand trial on October 19–21; prosecutors presented 16 pieces of evidence including DNA tests and an autopsy showing stab wounds.