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Mayor of San Juan Says Puerto Rico Remains ‘In Desperate Need of Help’ Right Now

HARTFORD, Conn. — The mayor of San Juan said Thursday that Puerto Rico remains in desperate need of help eight months after Hurricane Maria and isn't ready for the hurricane season…

John McCarthy May 18, 2018

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Coast Guard Searches For Missing Filipino Crew Member Who Fell Off Cruise Near St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue crews are still looking for a crew member of the cruise ship MSC Seaside who went overboard about eight nautical miles southeast of…

John McCarthy May 17, 2018

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Honeymoon Husband From Alaska Took Bullet In Puerto Rico Meant For His Wife

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A wedding trip almost turned deadly for one couple while in Puerto Rico after a robbery went horribly wrong. The husband, who took…

John McCarthy May 15, 2018

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Puerto Rico Stocks Food, Water, Radios as Hurricane Season Approaches June 1

SAN JUAN -- Federal and local officials said that they are stockpiling radios, food, water and generators in Puerto Rico and demanding rigorous emergency training to prepare the U.S. commonwealth for…

John McCarthy May 15, 2018

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Puerto Rico Cops Find $15.6 Million Worth of Cocaine on Fishing Boat in Cabo Rojo

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Authorities in Puerto Rico say they found cocaine worth an estimated $15.6 million on a fishing boat off the southwestern coast. U.S.…

John McCarthy May 15, 2018

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Honeymoon Tourist Continues To Make Medical Progress After Being Shot In Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- An Alaska woman says she thanks God that her husband has been able to move his extremities after a point blank shooting…

John McCarthy May 8, 2018

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Puerto Rico Governor Details How $1.5 Billion in Federal Hurricane Relief Aid Will Be Used

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico's governor has released a plan that outlines how his administration will use $1.5 billion in federal funds to help the…

John McCarthy May 7, 2018

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17-Year-Old Puerto Rican Boy Shoots Honeymoon Tourist At Point Blank Range

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Police in Puerto Rico have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in the armed robbery and shooting of tourist Kendric Tyler of Alaska. Tyler…

John McCarthy May 4, 2018

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MONTH EARLY? Hurricane Season Just Can’t Wait With Tropical System Set To Form This Weekend

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- We're still almost a month away from the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, so why are we already looking at tropical…

John McCarthy May 3, 2018

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Despite Speedy Recovery, Caribbean Is Poised to Lose Billions of Tourism Dollars

BUENOS AIRES -- The numbers are sobering. When Hurricanes Irma and Maria battered the Caribbean last fall, the region lost nearly one million visitors and an estimated $900 million in tourism-related…

John McCarthy May 3, 2018