Saturday, October 10, 2026 — Evening Edition

Representatives of executive taxi and ride-hailing drivers in Honduras plan to open talks with Congress next week to win legal recognition for their services, after the president of Congress and the President agreed to negotiate.

Honduras's labor ministry has released lists of 2,869 candidates picked for final interviews starting October 12 to fill 2,000 to 3,000 temporary farm jobs in Spain, which offer contracts of up to nine months and monthly pay above €1,200.

Regular gasoline, kerosene, and vehicle gas will rise by up to L2.50 per gallon (about $0.10) in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula starting Monday, October 12, while diesel prices stay frozen.

Also reported by: La Prensa, Televicentro, Once Noticias, Radio HRN

Year-over-year inflation in Honduras reached 6.28% in September, topping the Central Bank's tolerance range, according to the bank's monthly bulletin.

Rice growers warn the 2026 harvest could fall to just 150,000 to 160,000 quintals (about 6,800 to 7,300 metric tons), down from 446,000 in 2025, as a lack of price supports and competition from imports leaves farmers unable to finance seeds and inputs.

Honduras's banking regulator is warning the public about fraudulent investment offers circulating on Telegram that impersonate the brokerage CABVAL and its manager, urging investors to verify any offer through official channels before sending money.

The national power utility ENEE says no maintenance work or scheduled outages are planned across Honduras for Sunday, October 11, though more could be announced in the coming hours.

The state power utility ENEE says no blackouts are planned for Saturday, October 10, though emergency crews remain on standby for unexpected failures from storms, accidents, or equipment faults.

José André Marcía, 27, died while visiting Machu Picchu in Peru on Wednesday; authorities blame a possible cardiac arrest and kidney failure that struck him as he sightsaw with friends.

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

Hospital Escuela treated 178 traffic-crash patients during the Morazán holiday, including 172 injured and 6 dead, nearly 90% of all trauma admissions at the facility.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

A 3-year-old boy from Copán who was badly burned in a firecracker explosion was flown to Shriners Hospital in Sacramento, California, after local doctors determined he needed advanced care unavailable in Honduras.

Three men were detained in Juticalpa, Olancho, after police found two dead white-tailed deer and firearms in their vehicle during a departmental operation.

The Ulúa River rose 18 centimeters to 1.40 meters, but Honduras's fire department says it poses no current threat to nearby communities and is continuing to monitor it.

More than 43,000 Hondurans traveled to El Salvador over the Morazán Week break, making the neighboring country a popular vacation spot.

Also reported by: El Libertador, Radio América, Radio América Honduras

Pope Leo XIV met with nine bishops of Honduras's Episcopal Conference at the Vatican, urging the Church to deepen education for peace and dialogue to counter violence and build a more fraternal society.

Striker Yustin Arboleda reached 141 goals in Honduras's National League after scoring against Génesis in the ninth round of the Apertura 2026 tournament, a record that cements his place among the league's all-time top foreign scorers.

Dereck Moncada scored his fifth goal for Swiss club Lugano in a 4–0 win over Luzern, stretching his run to six goals across league, cup, and European play this season.

Concepción Alemán, 75, was killed by armed men in Las Casitas, El Paraíso, as she walked home from a church meeting; authorities have named no suspects or motive.

Also reported by: Once Noticias

Two men from Cayo Sierra were killed in an armed attack on a motorcycle in Zamora, Tocoa, Colón, the latest in a wave of violence that has claimed six lives in the area over two weeks.