Huila

Two suspects fled from police in the municipality of Rivera after abandoning a bag containing 150 drug doses. Officers seized the material during a surveillance operation.

May 10, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

Huila is preparing for Festival al Río, which will bring together eight bands at Neiva's Plazoleta Olave Tower from May 15 to 17.

Students at Colegio Cooperativo Utrahuilca joined a Prensa Escuela workshop by LA NACIÓN, discussing media evolution and crafting their own news front pages. The event highlighted their skills in interpreting current affairs and judicial stories, covering topics from economic data to local events like coffee production declines and the Huila Half Marathon.

April 21, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

A Neiva judge sentenced Gildardo Burbano Chito to 21 years in prison for sexually abusing a girl over four years in rural Aipe, Huila. The assaults began when the victim was six and were silenced with death threats against her siblings. The ruling relied on testimonies, forensic evidence, and the girl's statement.

Colombia's Attorney General's Office has brought mother Karol Viviana Méndez Trujillo and stepfather Wilson Ariel Guerrero Cerón to trial for aggravated homicide, aggravated torture, and family violence leading to the death of two-year-old Jordán Alexander Cerón Méndez in Neiva. Prosecutor Mario Afanador stated that the couple 'turned this defenseless child's life into hell' through systematic abuse. The boy died on March 13, 2025, from peritonitis caused by severe beatings.

April 19, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

José Leonardo Muete Ruiz, 25, was shot dead by two sicarios in a commercial establishment in Pitalito, Huila. The incident took place in the Sucre neighborhood, where the victim was with friends. Officials report he had nine open criminal investigations.