Honduras Daily by Location

A 15-year-old from San Manuel, Cortés, who vanished on June 5 after delivering donuts, was located with her Salvadoran boyfriend; her family had received ransom demands for 1.5 million lempiras, but she later said she left voluntarily, and prosecutors declined to charge the boyfriend.

Messages between the man accused of killing nurse Elvia Mercedes Gómez López on June 3 in San Manuel, Cortés, and his father have surfaced, with the father reportedly providing the WhatsApp screenshots to local media.

The state utility ENEE announced scheduled power cuts Monday, June 8, in Puerto Cortés and surrounding areas for maintenance on distribution lines, affecting hotels, the port authority, and residential neighborhoods from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Health authorities confirmed a third imported measles case in Corinto, Omoa, a border zone in Cortés, as the virus circulates actively in Guatemala and neighboring countries; officials say no community transmission has occurred yet but are intensifying vaccination and contact-tracing efforts.

Police clashed with gang members in San Pedro Sula's Chamelecón sector on June 5, injuring two civilians and resulting in arrests and seizures as authorities continue saturated operations in the high-crime area.

The father of Daniel Antonio Meras, accused of killing his wife, nurse Elvia Gómez, in San Manuel, Villanueva, said his son promised to turn himself in to authorities and face justice for the killing.

Altos Hiking y Running is opening registration for a June 28 trail-running event in Choloma featuring 5- and 10-kilometer courses, with entry at 450 lempiras and prizes for top finishers.

Elvia Mercedes Gómez, a nurse found dead in her San Manuel home in Cortés, is being investigated as a possible femicide, with her partner the main suspect; the death brings the toll of violent deaths of women in Honduras to at least 112 in 2026.

Honduras's Special Prosecutor for Tax Crimes has recovered more than L31.9 million (roughly $1.28 million USD) in unpaid taxes from smuggling cases in the northern region.

A judge ordered pretrial detention for four men accused of being members of Pandilla 18 who were wanted in La Lima.

Honduras's Special Environmental Prosecutor has filed charges against two defendants for illegal exploitation of natural resources and unauthorized development in Villanueva and La Pita village within the Merendón Reserve near San Pedro Sula.

The state electricity company ENEE announced planned power cuts on June 4 in multiple regions including Tegucigalpa, Nacaome, Peña Blanca, La Lima, and Colón for scheduled maintenance, tree trimming, and equipment upgrades.

A magnitude-4.4 earthquake struck off Honduras's north coast early June 2, the second tremor in the Caribbean in less than 24 hours; authorities reported no damage or injuries from either event.

A court ordered pretrial detention for Jefry Josseth Guardado Herrera and Elí Nahúm Guerra, accused of involvement in a May clash at the Corinto border post that killed five members of a defunct anti-gang police unit.

Honduras's environmental prosecutor's office has identified unauthorized cabin construction in the Panacam nature reserve near Santa Cruz de Yojoa and launched an investigation.

A court found 11 former Dipampco agents guilty of kidnapping, robbery, and planting weapons and drugs on a Filipino citizen during an illegal 2023 raid in Villanueva, Cortés.

Honduras's Infrastructure Secretariat is reconstructing 860 meters of embankment along the Canal Marimba in San Manuel, Cortés, to protect the community and local agricultural production from seasonal flooding.

Honduras's Infrastructure Ministry is carrying out pothole repairs on the Ticamaya highway linking San Pedro Sula and Choloma, with the stated goals of improving safety and traffic flow.

Students, graduates, and colleagues in Cofradía, Cortés have flooded social media with tributes to Víctor Fiallos, the beloved founder and principal of Instituto Polivalente Gubernamental Brisas del Valle, whose killing authorities are still investigating.

The principal of Instituto Polivalente Brisas del Valle in Cofradía, Cortés, was found dead of an apparent suicide on May 29, less than 24 hours after 14-year-old student Violeth Eunice Acosta also died by suicide following her expulsion from the school.

Honduran police arrested a man known as 'El Fantasma,' identified as an active MS-13 member, on drug possession charges in Choloma, Cortés.

The National Defense and Security Council approved the permanent closure of Dipampco after an oversight commission found protocol violations, illegal raids, negligence, and possible cover-up in a mission where five officers died, and authorities plan to replace it with a new specialized criminal-investigation unit.

Following an unauthorized operation in Corinto, Cortés, that killed five officers, Honduras dissolved the Dipamco anti-gang police unit and fired its top commanders, who now face disciplinary and criminal proceedings.

Víctor Fiallos, principal of Polivalente Brisas del Valle school in Cofradía, Cortés, was found dead on the premises, one day after a student at the same school also died under unexplained circumstances under investigation by authorities.

A 14-year-old girl was found dead in Cofradía, Cortés, after reportedly telling classmates she felt depressed and bullied at school, as Honduras records 161 suicides in the first months of 2026.

Crews started clearing and laying out a new bypass road in the Los Cármenes sector that officials say will link San Pedro Sula and Choloma, reducing traffic, improving safety, and spurring development.

Honduras's environmental enforcement unit FEMA carried out an operation in the village of San Isidro, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, arresting four people and seizing heavy machinery.

Honduras's Central Bank said it respects ongoing investigations after prosecutors charged current and former employees with 100 counts of negligent embezzlement tied to a multimillion-lempira theft, with arrests made in Choluteca, Francisco Morazán, and Cortés.

After disbanding the Dipampco following an internal probe linked to the deaths of five officers in Omoa, Security Minister Gerzón Velásquez announced a replacement División Antiextorsión y Asociaciones Terroristas that will handle organized-crime and extortion investigations nationwide.

A proposal in Congress would fund five new heavy-vehicle training and licensing centers across Honduras, addressing a shortage that currently limits such certification to one department.