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Diocese Proposes Farmers Market at Shuttered La Ceiba Prison
The Catholic Diocese of La Ceiba wants to turn the shuttered English Quarter prison—closed in January 2024 and now falling into disrepair—into a temporary farmers and artisans market until authorities settle on a permanent use, a plan local church and city leaders have backed.
Sports
Estrella Roja Stuns Olimpia With Free-Kick Goal
Maikel García curled in a spectacular free kick in first-half stoppage time to hand newly promoted Estrella Roja a 1–0 lead over league leader Olimpia in the fifth round of the 2026 Apertura.
DiezRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolDanlíLuis Palma Scores Dramatic Winner for Lech Poznan
Honduran forward Luis Palma came off the bench and scored his first goal of the Polish league season in stoppage time to give Lech Poznan a 3–2 win away at Widzew Łódz.
Crime
Police Inspector Killed in Clash With Gang 18 in San Pedro Sula
A National Police inspector was killed in a firefight with suspected members of Gang 18 in the Rivera Hernández neighborhood of San Pedro Sula, and police said they arrested several suspects in the operation.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolSecurity · San Pedro SulaMan Shot Dead After Chase in Juticalpa
Jeremías López Hernández, 27, was chased down on a motorcycle and shot dead in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Juticalpa on August 29, and police investigating the killing have yet to establish a motive.
La PrensaRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolSecurity · JuticalpaHonduras Extradites Man Accused of Killing US Child in 2000
Mario Roberto Flores Mejía, a Honduran fugitive on the FBI's most-wanted list since 2007 with a $250,000 reward, was handed over to US authorities after a Honduran judge approved his extradition to face charges in Philadelphia over the 2000 kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of a five-year-old girl.
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