Monday, August 24, 2026 — Evening Edition

Luis Redondo's legal team filed a motion to keep the prosecution's expert witness from testifying about videos of the congressional session that approved Decree 58-2025, arguing the judge should not have let prosecutors correct their expert-designation request.

Consumer advocate Adalid Irías warned that the basic food basket could top L17,000 (about $680) by year's end, driven by holiday demand, drought, and the wider dry corridor affecting 75 municipalities.

The Health Ministry is sending mobile clinics (UMAC) to Margen Izquierda, Colón, from August 24–26 and to Tocoa from August 28–September 1, offering free care to underserved communities.

An engine-room explosion aboard the Miss Georgina, a fishing vessel working the Cajones banks off Gracias a Dios on August 23, killed the captain and left one crew member missing; four others were rescued.

Also reported by: El Heraldo, TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Honduras's Education Ministry is planning a nationwide teacher-hiring exam for January 2027, with Education Minister Ivette Argueta saying the number of openings will depend on vacancies that come up in the public system.

Seventy-five Honduran municipalities under red alert for severe drought asked for early release of August and September government transfers, and 63 of them have already received early payments to address the El Niño-driven emergency.

A near-total lunar eclipse reaching 93% coverage will turn the moon red across Honduras on the night of August 27, peaking at 10:12 PM, with free public viewing at Ciudad Universitaria in Tegucigalpa hosted by the FACES faculty.

Samuel Romero, mayor of La Libertad, Comayagua, announced on social media that 'aura battles' and 'therians' are banned in his municipality and said he would back reinstating mandatory military service — a remark that drew a sharp and divided online reaction.

Olimpia striker Michaell Chirinos fractured his cheekbone in a match against Olancho FC and will have surgery, ruling him out of Thursday's Central American Cup game against Costa Rican club Saprissa.

Honduras's second-division Apertura tournament opened with lopsided scores and upsets across three groups, while historic club Olimpia Occidental began under a cloud after an administrative relegation was confirmed before play started.

Honduras has taken in and is arranging the return of 365 Mexican citizens deported from the United States, providing shelter, food, and assistance at a migrant center in San Pedro Sula under a reciprocal arrangement with Mexico.

About 31,000 Hondurans were deported from the United States, Mexico, and Guatemala between January and August 2026, including 27,828 who arrived by air from the US, as the government braces for possible mass returns after the US ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans.

Brayan Omar Sánchez, a Honduran from Olancho deported to an African country by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement despite an active asylum case under judicial review, posted videos documenting severe poverty and sanitation conditions where he says he now lives.

Military Police arrested a suspected MS-13 member in the Smith neighborhood of Comayagüela on suspicion of drug trafficking, seizing cocaine, crack, marijuana, and cash.

Génesis Acosta Morales, 20, was shot and killed outside a plaza in San Antonio de la Cuesta, in San Jerónimo municipality, on the night of August 22; authorities are investigating and have not identified a motive or suspects.