Wednesday, June 24, 2026 — Morning Edition

Congresswoman Iroshka Elvir says the Public Ministry is investigating journalist Armando Villanueva for alleged gender-based violence and defamation, and that she has been called to testify about verbal abuse she says went on for months.

President Nasry Asfura attended a ceremony in Panama marking the 200th anniversary of the Amphictyonic Congress, where leaders including those of Colombia and Guatemala discussed strengthening regional cooperation, peace processes and democratic institutions amid pressures on Latin American democracies.

Former prosecutors' office staff dismissed since February 2026 filed a complaint against Attorney General Dagoberto Aspra alleging unjustified firings and the nonpayment of severance and labor benefits, though Finance Ministry records show funds were transferred to the agency.

The Public Prosecutor's Office secured a new conviction against former officials and businesspeople for large-scale fraud in the '14 Contracts' case involving the Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS).

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler said prosecutors and the Superior Court of Accounts are investigating contracts for three regional hospitals before construction can resume.

Interest rates on new loans and deposits in Honduras are falling, especially in lempiras, as bank deposits grow and credit conditions normalize across the financial system.

Economist Amparo Canales welcomed the fuel price cuts as temporary relief but stressed that the savings must show up in lower consumer prices across the board, urging authorities to watch for price gouging.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government has finished road improvements on about 33 kilometers (20 miles) of streets in the capital, a project that cost 120 million lempiras (about $4.8 million), Mayor Juan Diego Zelaya said.

Health authorities confirmed a sixth measles case in Honduras in 2026—a 29-year-old Italian citizen who caught the virus while traveling in Guatemala and later arrived on the island of Utila in the Bay Islands; officials are conducting epidemiological surveillance and urging vaccination.

Nurses, orderlies and other staff shut down San Pedro Sula's Leonardo Martínez Hospital to demand 10 to 11 months of back pay owed under a court order reinstating them after they won a wrongful-dismissal case.

Also reported by: Radio HRN, Radio América Honduras

Heavy rain and wind tore roofs off homes in the communities of Matazano and La Montañita in La Iguala, Lempira; emergency teams are assessing the damage and watching for more rain.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

A sacred Lenca ceremonial site near Lake Yojoa in Santa Bárbara is drawing visitors who clap or shout to set off an unexplained burst of bubbles from the water, sparking widespread curiosity online.

Cantarranas hosted the first Central American Karting Championship, drawing more than 50 drivers from five countries to compete under FIA supervision in a milestone for the region's motorsports.

An estimated 423,845 Hondurans had been internally displaced by criminal threats, extortion and violence by the end of 2025, while more than 262,000 others sought international protection abroad, as climate change and economic vulnerability added to the pressures driving people to flee.

A hillside collapsed onto a warehouse complex in southern Tegucigalpa on June 23, sparking a fire and trapping two people under debris as firefighters worked to clear the rubble and reach them.

Also reported by: El Heraldo, El Libertador, SEDENA Honduras, Wendy Funes

A driver has been ordered held in pretrial detention in Támara after a crash killed seven National Police officers.

Two men arrested in La Ceiba on suspicion of robbery were freed after the 24-hour legal detention period expired without formal complaints from victims, leaving prosecutors without grounds to seek charges.

A tow-truck driver involved in a fatal accident at a rodeo in Comayagua has been formally charged and ordered held in pretrial detention.