Honduras Daily by Location

The National Football League unanimously approved an expansion to 12 clubs for the 2026–27 season in an ordinary assembly held in San Pedro Sula, marking a significant structural change to the Honduran championship.

Jesús Alexis Maradiaga, a four-year-old from Santa Cruz de Yojoa who fell from a bus on May 21 and spent weeks in intensive care after two emergency surgeries, was discharged from IHSS on June 19; his grandfather's photo of prayer at the hospital's pediatric ICU had gone viral, drawing nationwide prayers for the child's recovery.

The Honduran National League (Liga Hondubet) will expand from 11 to 12 clubs beginning in the 2026–2027 season, approved unanimously by club representatives, with Atlético Independiente de Siguatepeque among the leading candidates for the new slot.

A court sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for the murder of attorney René Altamirano in San Pedro Sula, following a prosecution by the Public Ministry.

The Energy Ministry announced price cuts for gasoline, diesel, and kerosene effective June 22, with the largest reductions in diesel and kerosene, while domestic liquefied petroleum gas remains subsidized by the government.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity to several neighborhoods in San Pedro Sula on Sunday, June 21, for two separate maintenance windows on transmission lines—7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and noon to 3 p.m.

A section of Second Street Northeast between Fifth and Sixth Avenue in San Pedro Sula is closed through Saturday for repairs to a burst water pipe that caused a street collapse.

Honduras and the Dominican Republic are exploring direct flights to San Pedro Sula and deepening cooperation on tourism, trade, and investment to generate jobs and economic growth in both countries.

Heavy rains have left streets waterlogged in the Montefresco Este neighborhood of San Pedro Sula for days, forcing school closures and disrupting commerce; residents say the chronic drainage problem persists despite years of complaints.

Argentine coach Héctor Vargas, a two-time Liga Nacional champion with Olimpia and Marathón, has been hired to lead CD Choloma as the club aims to reach the playoff round for the first time since its promotion to the top flight.

André Enoc Mejía Romero, the first Honduran to attend NASA's Space Academy Camp at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, returned to San Pedro Sula and pledged to teach science and robotics to Honduran youth interested in STEM fields.

Cancer patients at the Honduran Social Security Institute report a three-month shortage of carboplatin, an essential chemotherapy drug, forcing them to buy vials costing over L3,000 (about $120) out of pocket or forgo complete treatment.

An analysis of Honduras's migrant reintegration program found 581 beneficiaries and over L1.5 million (about $60,000) in payments listed in detailed records but not reflected in official summaries, raising questions about accountability in the L104.3 million fund distributed since January 2025.

Argentine coach Silvio Rudman, recently departed from Boca Juniors, has been named manager of Honduran first-division club Marathón in San Pedro Sula following the team's loss in the recent Clausura final.

Police removed 18 illegally installed security cameras in San Pedro Sula neighborhoods that gangs used to monitor police operations and coordinate criminal activity.

Prosecutors in San Pedro Sula filed charges against 18 people linked to drug-trafficking offenses.

Nurses, nursing assistants, stretcher-bearers, and support staff at Leonardo Martínez Valenzuela Hospital in San Pedro Sula protested Monday over salary arrears of up to ten months, despite continuing to work regularly since their reinstatement in July 2025 following a wrongful-dismissal lawsuit.

San Pedro Sula's 34th annual Feria Juniana will feature 500 vendors, live World Cup broadcasts, music, food, and entertainment across ten days, with organizers projecting 300,000 visitors and about 150 million lempiras in economic activity.

Of 32 dike and flood-control projects underway across the Sula Valley ahead of the rainy season, only six are finished, 26 are roughly half-done, and several have not started, with the Infrastructure Ministry estimating completion in July.

A court in San Pedro Sula unanimously acquitted Isaac Sandoval of violence against a woman and injury charges brought by his ex-partner, Colombian model Daniela Aldana, finding insufficient evidence to prove the allegations.

Argentinian coach Silvio Rudman, who recently left Boca Juniors, has been hired to lead Marathón of San Pedro Sula after the club's loss in the Clausura final.

Congress and the Oabi (seized-property office) signed an agreement to establish Congress's first regional office in San Pedro Sula, where lawmakers representing the north and Atlantic coast can meet constituents, with a second property in Tegucigalpa for a regional legislative forum.

Roberto Contreras, president of the Liberal Party's executive council and mayor of San Pedro Sula, asked the Public Ministry to investigate the handling of 42 million lempiras the party borrowed and spent during the 2025 presidential campaign.

The state utility ENEE will cut power across industrial parks, commercial centers, and neighborhoods in San Pedro Sula on June 16 from 8:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. for maintenance work on two distribution circuits serving the Bermejo substation.

San Pedro Sula mayor Roberto Contreras said a protective barrier installed in the zone stopped a vehicle and protected a doctor inside during a recent accident, preventing more serious consequences.

National Police arrested a man suspected of belonging to the Barrio 18 gang on a drug possession charge in the La Rivera Hernández neighborhood.

The criminal court in San Pedro Sula's judicial section now allows law students from the country's universities to observe court hearings for educational purposes, giving them hands-on exposure to procedure and judicial practice.

A sentencing court in San Pedro Sula acquitted Jorge Rigoberto Vásquez Corea of aggravated illegal natural-resource extraction, citing insufficient evidence to overcome the presumption of innocence.

Several vehicles became trapped in floodwaters on San Pedro Sula streets after heavy rains inundated the northern city.

The national utility ENEE will cut power to various areas of Honduras on Saturday, June 13, for scheduled grid maintenance and upgrades, with outages lasting up to six hours in affected zones.