December 30, 2019 Mexican cartel violence, Notre Dame up in flames and Justin Trudeau blackface scandal: World in review 2019 There was no shortage of news from around the world that captivated headlines in 2019.
December 23, 2019 Family of US woman who died in Dominican Republic seeks answers after FedEx loses blood test sample For William Cox, this will be the first Christmas he celebrates without his mother Leyla after she died under mysterious circumstances during a June vacation to the Dominican Republic. He attempted to have a blood sample shipped to a U.S. laboratory to hopefully uncover answers, but it was lost by FedEx, which said it has done everything in their power to locate it.
December 14, 2019 Lindsay de Feliz, best-selling author, found dead in Dominican Republic in shallow grave: reports A best-selling British author has become the latest victim of deadly violence in the Dominican Republic, according to reports.
November 15, 2019 Dominican Republic police arrest 8 following death of American teacher, report says Police in the Dominican Republic reportedly have arrested eight people following the death of an American teacher who was discovered bound and strangled in her home there earlier this week.
November 14, 2019 American teacher found dead in Dominican Republic was tied up, suffocated, investigators say The brutal murder of a former Michigan elementary school teacher discovered bound and strangled in her Dominican Republic home is being investigated as a potential robbery-gone-wrong, officials told Fox News on Thursday, emphasizing police were working diligently to “solve this case as quickly as possible."
October 4, 2019 Dominican Republic doctor helps impoverished community he grew up in: 'God answered my prayers' Today, Dr. Jose Frank Piña, 30, has a wife and a daughter in his native Dominican Republic. He is a medical missionary who shares medical advice every Saturday on television.
September 15, 2019 Retired MLB star David Ortiz recounts being shot in Dominican Republic: 'I want to find out who did this' Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz gave his first English-language interview since he survived a near-fatal shooting at a bar in his native Dominican Republic in June.
September 13, 2019 Dominican Republic minister promotes safety measures after tourist deaths, insists island is safe The Dominican minister of tourism touted new safety measures that been put in place after the public relations nightmare that erupted over the summer following the deaths of at least 9 American tourists at hotels in the Caribbean destination.
August 30, 2019 Octavio Dotel, Luis Castillo cleared in Dominican Republic drug trafficking case Former Major League Baseball stars Octavio Dotel and Luis Castillo were reportedly cleared in a Dominican Republic drug case after a judge ruled there was no evidence linking the pair to the case.
August 26, 2019 David Ortiz shares first photos since Dominican Republic shooting, looking into attack independently Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz posted the first photos of himself on social media since he was wounded in a shooting at a Dominican Republic bar more than two months ago.
