Neiva

The Neiva Mayor's Office officially delivered the recovered synthetic field in the Las Brisas neighborhood on May 9, 2026. The project benefits more than 1,500 children, youth and athletes in the area.

May 06, 2026 Reported by AI

Juan Guillermo Barrera Pinilla, known as ‘Juangui’, died Monday afternoon at the Uros clinic in Neiva after being shot on April 30. Authorities are investigating the case as a possible settling of scores. With this death, Neiva has recorded 26 homicides so far this year.

Following the Prosecutor's request after a decade-long probe, Judge Fredy Peña Ávila has fully absolved David Andrés Cangrejo Torres and 11 others in the alleged electoral corruption case at Neiva's ESE Carmen Emilia Ospina, citing insufficient evidence to overcome the presumption of innocence.

April 12, 2026 Reported by AI

Officers from the Neiva Metropolitan Police captured two women known as alias ‘Heidy’ and ‘Wendy’, suspected of selling small quantities of drugs in the city's comuna 9. The operation, following months of investigation, involved raids in the Villa Nazareth neighborhood and the seizure of drugs and cash.

Neiva's Superior Court upheld a 12-year prison sentence against Jhonatan Felipe Zambrano Córdoba for abusive carnal access with a 12-year-old minor. The events took place in 2019 in Neiva's Las Palmas neighborhood. The ruling confirmed the first-instance decision from December 2025.

April 04, 2026 Reported by AI

Thousands of faithful in Huila marked Good Friday with processions and Stations of the Cross in Neiva, Palermo, La Plata, and Timaná. Bishop Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino led the Adoration of the Holy Cross at Neiva's Immaculate Conception Cathedral. Events featured prayers for peace, the sick, and struggling families.