January 11, 2020 Puerto Rico shocked by magnitude 5.9 earthquake causing further damage to island A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.
January 8, 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake, power outage spurs state of emergency, many sleep outside amid 'uncertainty' Schools across Puerto Rico remained closed on Wednesday as more than a half a million people remained without electricity after the island's worst earthquake in a century killed at least one person and caused homes to collapse.
January 7, 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake causes popular tourist rock formation to collapse A rock formation in Puerto Rico that was a popular tourist destination was reduced to rubble after the first of two powerful earthquakes rocked the island on Monday.
January 7, 2020 Puerto Rico hit with 6.4 magnitude earthquake, islandwide blackout reported A 6.4 magnitude earthquake was registered off the coast of Puerto Rico on Tuesday, killing at least one person and causing an island-wide blackout.
January 6, 2020 Puerto Rico hit with 5.8 magnitude earthquake in largest of flurry of temblors in region A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the southern coast of Puerto Rico early Monday, cracking homes and triggering landslides after a flurry of smaller quakes rattled the region over the past two weeks.
January 2, 2020 Louisiana couple dead in Puerto Rico after catamaran catches fire on New Year's Eve A Louisiana couple died in Puerto Rico Wednesday from injuries sustained after their catamaran caught fire while docked at a marina in Cabo Rojo, local authorities said.
December 17, 2019 Puerto Rico to approve cockfighting in defiance of US law, officials say Puerto Rican lawmakers say they will approve a law to keep alive the 400-year-old tradition of cockfighting on the island territory, in defiance of a federal ban on the practice that goes into effect this week.
November 28, 2019 Grandfather charged in toddler's cruise death says colorblindness may be to blame The bereaved Indiana grandfather charged in the death of his toddler granddaughter after she fell from a cruise ship’s 11th floor window said Wednesday his colorblindness may have been a contributing factor in the heartbreaking incident, a published report said.
November 6, 2019 Puerto Rico senator, 7 others arrested by FBI in corruption investigation A Puerto Rico senator awaiting trial on fraud charges was taken into custody Wednesday morning by federal authorities in connection with an investigation into alleged corruption that also netted seven other arrests, officials said.
October 29, 2019 Grandfather charged in death of toddler who fell on cruise ship in Puerto Rico A grandfather who police say dropped his young niece from the 11th floor of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico in July has been accused of negligent homicide.
