SAN JUAN — Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. The Puerto Rican crested anole, a brown lizard with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian spy ship has been patrolling off the coast of Hawaii but so far has remained in international waters, the Pentagon said Thursday. While the appearance of a Russian surveillance ship along…
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian navy rescued a man from Dominica who says he survived 24 days adrift in the Caribbean on a sailboat by eating ketchup, garlic powder and seasoning cubes. Elvis Francois,…
CRUZ BAY — Police are investigating after a house-sitter left a residence for nine days only to return to find that the St. John home had been burglarized in their absence, authorities said. Detectives were…
CRUZ BAY — A 78-year-old Wisconsin man with an “all USVI” name drowned while snorkeling near one of St. John’s most popular beaches on Wednesday morning, authorities said. Thomas William St. John of Shorewood, Wisc.…
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico is asking you to “Discover Puerto Rico” in all of its unique beauty with its new tourism campaign emphasizing the individuality of its peoples. The Puerto Rico Tourism Company says…
Overfishing may put the queen conch — a large marine snail known for its showy shell and delectable flesh — on the path to extinction, U.S. government researchers concluded earlier this year after an extensive…
OMMEREN — Muddy holes dot the ground in a Dutch village where a map allegedly showing the location of Nazi loot buried in World War II has triggered an invasion of treasure hunters. “It really…
CRUZ BAY — Three gunmen remain at large after storming a jewelry store in a busy shopping area on St. John near mid-day on Wednesday, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a robbery…
SAN JUAN — A JetBlue plane bound for Puerto Rico struck the tail of another company jetliner in the gate area at JFK Airport on Wednesday morning – just days after two planes almost collided on a runway.…