Thursday, August 20, 2026 — Morning Edition

A Central Bank of Honduras survey finds that 85% of Hondurans who send remittances home live in the US, more than half have been abroad at least 16 years, and they send an average of $506 a month.

Honduras's Medical College says the government has not kept the commitments it agreed to, damaging its credibility and raising the prospect of renewed conflict if the pledges go unmet.

A congressman from Yoro has called for urgent action from the Agriculture Ministry over a severe drought in the Alto Aguán region of Olanchito, where the lack of rain has wiped out livestock feed and threatened cattle ranchers' livelihoods.

Farmers in Honduras's drought-stricken Dry Corridor are facing near-total crop failure after planting, tending, and harvesting corn and beans in parched conditions, leaving many to borrow money and buy cheaper grain to get by until the fall planting season.

Honduran midfielder Kervin Arriaga missed AEK Athens's 0–0 draw with Levski Sofia in the first leg of the Champions League playoff because he was in Spain collecting his family and belongings; he is expected back for the return match and could make his Greek league debut Saturday.

Honduras's foreign minister said the end of Temporary Protected Status for more than 55,000 Hondurans in the US does not mean every beneficiary must return right away, since individual cases will hinge on family ties, length of residency, and pending legal proceedings.

Also reported by: El Libertador, HCH

Yoro recorded 166 homicides between January and early August 2026, with residents of Olanchito and other towns saying rising violence and robberies have upended daily life and eroded their trust in the police.

The animal-welfare group PETA has written to Honduras's attorney general demanding an investigation and charges in the case of Spike, a dog dragged behind a vehicle in Choloma — one of at least 27 animal-abuse complaints police have received this year — pointing to widespread impunity in such cases.

Three women were hospitalized in Mina de Oro, Olancho, after being attacked with blades and firearms on August 18; police are investigating the attack along with the women's identities and conditions.

A retrospective profiles Olvin Leonel Zambrano Pérez, alias 'El Ejecutor,' a suspected Barrio 18 hit man and leader whom investigators called 'strategic, calculating, and bloodthirsty,' arrested in Comayagüela's Barrio Lempira in July 2020 after months of surveillance.