Friday, September 11, 2026 — Evening Edition

The Francisco Morazán Appeals Court is weighing a defense motion while the preliminary hearing for Roosevelt Hernández, the former head of Honduras's Joint Chiefs of Staff, stays on hold; Hernández is charged with publicly attacking journalists in 2025.

ENEE manager Guillermo Peña Panting says steadying the power supply is the immediate priority as the utility grapples with infrastructure weakness that could stretch through 2026 and into next summer, even as the newly approved electricity-sector reform gets under way.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV), El Heraldo, Once Noticias

The Honduran private-sector council, Cohep, is pressing for the 2027 national budget of roughly 457 billion lempiras to favor productive investment and job creation over current spending, citing concerns about weak public-investment spending.

Honduras must strengthen transparency, anti-corruption controls, and institutional oversight to qualify again for the US-backed Millennium Challenge Account, a governance expert said, pointing to recent reforms in energy and beneficial-ownership disclosure as progress.

The Central Bank of Honduras said August's core inflation reflects its monetary-policy stance to cushion fuel-price swings and the effects of El Niño, citing international uncertainty from the US–Iran conflict that has pushed up global fuel costs since late February.

Honduras's banks will close their branches on September 15 for Independence Day, but customers can still bank through digital channels and other services, the banking association said.

The Honduran Institute of Tourism and the Tomalá municipality are teaming up to upgrade El Cerrito, a scenic overlook in the Lempira municipality, with new trails, a second elevated level, perimeter walls, lighting, cultural murals, and a café to draw tourists and spur the local economy.

Port Vale said Honduran forward Keyrol Figueroa, 20, has been called up to the national team for the Concacaf Nations League international break, leaving him unavailable for the English club's upcoming League Two fixtures.

Olimpia beat Firpo in a Central American Cup match, with Jorge Álvarez and Yustin Arboleda scoring the goals.

Honduras took two gold medals at the Central American student sports games in Tegucigalpa: the softball team rallied to beat Panama 18–12, and José Eduardo Gómez won the men's individual table-tennis title.

Former presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla called on President Asfura to negotiate with Canada and Spain to place Honduran workers who lost US temporary protected status, citing their skills in construction and other sectors.

A man identified as Francisco Georch Cruz was shot by armed gunmen on a motorcycle in the Valle de Sula neighborhood of San Pedro Sula and is hospitalized in critical condition; police are hunting for the attackers.

Also reported by: Once Noticias

Brothers Lito and Miguel Cuestas were shot dead on September 7 in Santa Rita, Copán, after recently returning from the US to launch a vehicle-sales business; security footage captured the attack, and relatives have publicly named suspects.

Also reported by: La Prensa, Diez

Sara Romero was killed in the Las Tablas community of Catacamas, Olancho, after men took her from her home, where she was with her children; authorities are investigating.