Honduras Daily by Location

A lawyer in San Pedro Sula accused of revealing the identity of a protected witness was released on condition of biweekly check-ins with authorities, pending trial on charges of obstructing justice.

The national power utility has scheduled an 8-hour power outage on August 30 in San Pedro Sula neighborhoods and industrial zones for maintenance work on two circuits at the Calpules substation.

Construction on the El Carmen interchange—a tunnel-and-relief-channel project designed to ease traffic congestion in San Pedro Sula—has stalled because municipal and infrastructure officials have not cleared the right-of-way or relocated about 130 families living in the project zone.

The Honduran coffee company purchased a premium Parainema lot from Santa Bárbara producer Richard Fernández at the 2026 Cup of Excellence auction, continuing its three-year support for award-winning local growers.

Specialists at Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital in San Pedro Sula successfully performed Honduras's first procedure to treat a ruptured cerebral aneurysm using a Woven EndoBridge device, a minimally invasive technique.

A San Pedro Sula court sentenced Héctor Danilo Gonzáles Lemus to four years in prison after he admitted to robbing a vehicle using violence or intimidation against two victims.

Honduras's Energy Ministry announced new fuel prices effective August 31, with gasoline declining slightly in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa while diesel rises with a temporary government subsidy of L1.86–L1.95 per gallon.

A National Congress deputy has proposed allocating 2 million lempiras (about $80,000) to Hospital Leonardo Martínez in San Pedro Sula to upgrade surgical equipment and reduce waiting times for procedures.

A security guard in San Pedro Sula was ordered held in pretrial detention after a judge found sufficient evidence that he contacted a 12-year-old girl via WhatsApp and sexually abused her; preliminary hearings are set for November 4.

Roberto Contreras, president of the Liberal Party's executive council, called rival Salvador Nasralla a "factory of failures" who will never be president and warned that internal divisions could keep the party out of power for 20 years.

A young man was found dead floating in Jucutuma Lagoon in San Pedro Sula with his hands and feet bound; police are investigating and attempting to identify the victim.

Twenty-six Mexican nationals deported from the United States are temporarily housed at Honduras's migrant reception center in San Pedro Sula while completing consular paperwork to return to Mexico, part of a larger flow of 365 Mexican deportees Honduras has received and assisted since the beginning of the year.

Honduras has received and is arranging the return of 365 Mexican citizens deported from the United States, providing shelter, food, and assistance at a migrant center in San Pedro Sula as part of a reciprocal arrangement with Mexico.

The Social Security Institute has launched a WhatsApp-based appointment system for 39 medical specialties at hospitals in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, allowing members to book without visiting clinics in person.

Carlos Eduardo Zaldívar Cervantes, alias El Texas, was rearrested on Friday in San Pedro Sula on suspicion of murdering Marvin Omar Fernández Vásquez, a 46-year-old law student, who was shot multiple times at his office on August 11; Zaldívar had been released the day before on drug-trafficking charges pending trial.

Honduras's National Immigration Institute suspended passport services on August 20 for technical maintenance and platform updates, rescheduling affected appointments to Saturday in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and La Ceiba, with no extra fees.

About 300 shoe and textile workshops have closed in the San Pedro Sula area over 24 months as cheap imports from China and Panama undercut local makers, affecting over 1,500 workers and prompting artisans to seek better access to raw materials and financing.

Marathón president Daniel Otero apologized to fans after the team's 1-0 defeat to El Salvador's Alianza FC in Copa Centroamericana play, with the San Pedro Sula club needing to beat Nicaragua's Real Estelí on Wednesday to advance.

Nurses held assemblies in La Ceiba and San Pedro Sula on August 20, pressing the Health Ministry to fulfill signed agreements on permanent positions, back pay owed since January, and reinstatement of fired workers, warning of potential work stoppages.

The Friends of Children's Nurseries Foundation will hold its first "Copa Amigos 2026" golf tournament on August 22 at La Lima Country Club in San Pedro Sula to raise funds for early-childhood education and development programs for vulnerable children in northern Honduras.

Police say video surveillance and witness statements place Carlos Eduardo Zaldívar Cervantes, alias El Texas, at the killing of law student Marvin Fernández in San Pedro Sula; prosecutors plan to seek his arrest on the murder charge after he faces an initial hearing on drug-trafficking allegations.

Vehicle owners in San Pedro Sula report delays of up to 45 days to register imported vehicles at the Property Institute, exceeding the legal 30-day limit and exposing owners to traffic fines while vehicles remain unregistered and unusable for sale or daily use.

Residents of the Paseo Real del Carmen neighborhood in San Pedro Sula say they have endured two weeks of pressure and harassment from developers seeking to evict them for residential construction projects, and are calling on authorities to intervene.

Police say businessman Jaime Roberto Becker Menardi, shot dead outside his motorcycle and car dealership in San Pedro Sula on August 8, likely was killed over financial debts to friends, according to investigators working several theories.

Honduran midfielder Kervin Arriaga's transfer from Spain's Levante to Greece's AEK Athens for about 3 million euros will generate approximately 3.5 million lempiras (about $140,000) for Platense and Marathón under FIFA's solidarity mechanism, which compensates clubs that developed players before age 23.

Between August 12 and 15, a law student was shot dead in a San Pedro Sula law office, three women were killed in separate incidents across Comayagua, Valle, and Francisco Morazán within roughly 24 hours, and police in Olanchito arrested suspects linked to a massacre and other violent crimes.

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Atlantic coast near Puerto Cortés at 4:07 PM, followed eight minutes later by a 3.7 aftershock; the temblor was felt in San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés.

Honduras's largest automotive trade show will run in Tegucigalpa September 4–6 and San Pedro Sula September 25–27, featuring major distributors, Ford, financing options, and a motorcycle zone.

Environmentalists warn that water production from San Pedro Sula's Sunseri aquifer has plummeted 75% since wells were drilled in 1987, and a congresswoman is pushing legislation to protect the zone as a multi-use area and create a Metropolitan Park to safeguard the city's groundwater system.

Police arrested TikToker Urías Lobo in San Pedro Sula after he posted a video showing a child being shaved for 500 lempiras (about $20) in Danlí, prompting the government child-welfare agency to warn that publishing images of minors in vulnerable situations violates their rights.