Tuesday, September 15, 2026 — Evening Edition

The recent blackouts stem from several power plants that remain disconnected from the grid, a former ENEE manager said, warning that extreme heat from a climate pattern known as Super Niño and possible water shortages next year could deepen the energy crisis unless idle thermal and renewable units come online.

Tegucigalpa is testing and preparing the Satellite 5 well for service as part of a five-well network meant to supply more than 900 homes in the La Satélite neighborhood, where one well is already running.

The Bethel Drum and Bugle Corps says it will sit out Honduras's September 15 independence celebrations, citing harassment and demeaning comments aimed at band members on social media after a recent video was posted.

Spain's extraordinary migrant regularization program enters its final correction phase through September 30, having drawn more than 1.175 million applications — over 600,000 of them admitted — far beyond the 500,000 the government initially expected, while a Spanish immigration lawyer warns that new rules in November could complicate travel and residency for Hondurans.

Community leader Isaac Dubón says Honduras's newly approved migrant-return and asset-protection law is bogged down in the Customs, Finance, and Foreign Affairs ministries, and he is demanding the government explain the delay.

A woman identified as Carmen was arrested in San José, La Paz, after attacking her partner with a club in a jealous rage, allegedly set off by finding a condom in his belongings.

Rosy Martínez, a young Garífuna woman from San Juan who had been reported missing, was found dead Saturday on Tornabé beach in Tela, Atlántida, and authorities are awaiting a forensic report to determine how she died.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Radio HRN

Authorities carried out 11 raids across Colón and Yoro targeting the Montoya Natarén criminal group, arresting five people and seizing cash, weapons, two vehicles, and 12 phones, with investigators now examining the evidence for money-laundering ties.