MLBSeptember 24Pirates prospect arrested in deadly Dominican Republic crash: reportPittsburgh Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz was reportedly arrested in a deadly crash in the Dominican Republic on Monday.
WeatherAugust 23Tropical storms Marco, Laura near Gulf, expected to strengthen into hurricanesTropical storm Marco could intensify into a hurricane Sunday and make landfall on the Louisiana coast by Monday as Tropical storm Laura heads for the same path.
Washington NationalsAugust 22MLB’s Washington Nationals fire employee after video shows coffee tossed in store cashier’s faceThe Washington Nationals say they have fired a team employee who was allegedly seen on video tossing two cups of hot coffee into the face of a convenience-store employee.
Tropical Storm IsaiasJuly 30Tropical Storm Isaias: Americans should start preparing for 'winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge,' hurricane center saysThe U.S. National Hurricane Center is warning Americans Thursday to prepare for “a risk of impacts from winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge” as Tropical Storm Isaias is moving along its forecasted path toward the country’s east coast.
MLBJune 23Red Sox legend David Ortiz hit with restraining order in Dominican Republic: reportFormer Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was handed a restraining order in the Dominican Republic last week after his former partner claimed he “intimidated and threatened” her last month, reports say.
CoronavirusMay 7NYC woman loses four family members to coronavirus in less than two weeks, sister fighting for life in ICUThe tragedy suffered by Roman’s family is indicative of the disproportionate manner in which the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting black and Hispanic families in the United States.
CoronavirusMarch 1Dominican Republic confirms 1st coronavirus case cruise denied entryHealth officials in the Dominican Republic on Sunday reported the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in the tourist-rich Caribbean, a 62-year-old Italian citizen.
CrimeFebruary 14Dominican convicted murderer who escaped prison twice is recaptured in PanamaPanamanian police on Thursday recaptured a Dominican man convicted of kidnapping and murdering five young people of Chinese descent, two weeks after he escaped prison for a second time.
Dominican RepublicFebruary 7Canadian tourist, 42, dies in Dominican Republic after falling down stairs at all-inclusive resort: reportA Canadian man vacationing with his wife in the Dominican Republic died Wednesday morning after sustaining a head injury during a fall at an all-inclusive resort just outside of Puerto Plata, reports say.
Dominican RepublicJanuary 8Bill Clinton visits Dominican Republic, says island 'on its way to full recovery' after American deathsFormer President Bill Clinton says the Dominican Republic is “well on its way to full recovery” following a series of deaths of American tourists in the island country last year.
