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Hurricane Fiona: Puerto Rico faces another day without power, flash flooding and ‘catastrophic’ damage

September 19, 2022

Hurricane Fiona: Puerto Rico faces another day without power, flash flooding and ‘catastrophic’ damage

Hurricane Fiona left multiple counties in Puerto Rico under flash flood warnings through the afternoon Monday as torrential rain pounded the island in the wake of the storm.

Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Dominican Republic after hitting Puerto Rico

September 19, 2022

Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Dominican Republic after hitting Puerto Rico

Hurricane Fiona delivered "catastrophic" damage to Puerto Rico, and the storm made landfall in the Dominican Republic on Monday. No deaths have been reported in Puerto Rico.

Hurricane warning issued in Puerto Rico for Tropical Storm Fiona

September 17, 2022

Hurricane warning issued in Puerto Rico for Tropical Storm Fiona

Tropical Storm Fiona is bringing hurricane conditions to the Leeward Islands and U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Rainfall will likely produce flood impacts.

Official: Ex Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez arrested

August 4, 2022

Official: Ex Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez arrested

Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez was arrested Thursday on corruption charges, along with two other unidentified individuals.

Ricky Martin's ex-manager sues star for $3 million, citing 'career-ending allegation'

July 2, 2022

Ricky Martin's ex-manager sues star for $3 million, citing 'career-ending allegation'

Ricky Martin faces a lawsuit of more than $3 million as his former campaign manager and adviser Rebecca Drucker claims he breached their contract after she saved and revived his professional career.

AOC recalls being awakened to her 'indigenous heritage'

June 4, 2022

AOC recalls being awakened to her 'indigenous heritage'

AOC says she was welcomed as a "relative" of the Lakota Sioux due to her Taíno ancestry from Puerto Rico, which "awakened" her to her "indigenous heritage."

Power in Puerto Rico restored to over 1 million after widespread blackout

April 10, 2022

Power in Puerto Rico restored to over 1 million after widespread blackout

Power has been restored to over 1 million customers in Puerto Rico after a fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year across the U.S. territory.

Major outage hits Puerto Rico, shuttering schools and offices

April 7, 2022

Major outage hits Puerto Rico, shuttering schools and offices

Puerto Ricans are already frustrated with an electricity system razed by Hurricane Maria. Repairs have been made but reconstruction has been stalled by crumbling infrastructure.

Florida man, sister-in-law fight off attempted robbers on street: 'WWE stuff'

April 7, 2022

Florida man, sister-in-law fight off attempted robbers on street: 'WWE stuff'

A Florida teen and his sister-in-law did not fall victim to an attempted robbery after defending themselves against the suspects.

Anti-COVID vaccine mandate bishop in Puerto Rico relieved of leadership by Vatican

March 15, 2022

Anti-COVID vaccine mandate bishop in Puerto Rico relieved of leadership by Vatican

Bishop Torres previously refused to sign an episcopal decree advocating the separation of vaccinated and unvaccinated parishioners