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Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve

SAN JUAN (AP) — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in…

John McCarthy December 31, 2024

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Silver Airways files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Silver Airways announced Monday its decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move aimed at securing additional capital and implementing financial restructuring. The regional airline…

John McCarthy December 31, 2024

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Puerto Rican man was owed $400 for SUV when mother and baby were killed

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — A man charged in a drive-by shooting that killed a woman and her 4-month-old baby in Connecticut was ordered held on $5 million bail Monday, as a newly…

John McCarthy December 31, 2024

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35-year-old boxer Paul Bamba of Puerto Rico dies six days after last fight

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rican boxer Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35, his manager, the R&B singer Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, announced Friday. The news comes less than…

John McCarthy December 28, 2024

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Royal Caribbean cancels stops to Puerto Rico due to Christmas rush chaos

SAN JUAN — Royal Caribbean has announced further cancellations of scheduled stops in Puerto Rico by its flagship cruise ship Symphony of the Seas. This comes as the capital city’s…

John McCarthy December 25, 2024

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Saharan dust plume expected for Christmas Eve in USVI and PR

SAN JUAN — A plume of Saharan dust will begin affecting the local region, with direct impacts on the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico starting tomorrow (Christmas Eve day),…

John McCarthy December 23, 2024

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Army family experiences a Christmas miracle through adoption

SAN JUAN – Staff Sgt. Carlos L. Ramos, a member of the San Juan Recruiting Company, and his wife Jarielys Santiago, a child and youth program assistant at the Fort…

John McCarthy December 20, 2024

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Coast Guard searches for swimmer off Flamenco Beach in Culebra

SAN JUAN – Coast Guard air and surface rescue teams continued searching alongside local emergency authorities for a missing swimmer off Flamenco Beach in Culebra on Thursday. Missing is Brandon…

John McCarthy December 20, 2024

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Coast Guard, CBP, DR Navy intercept 108 migrants near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Dominican Republic Navy surface and air units interdicted three vessels carrying 108 migrants during three separate unlawful maritime migration…

John McCarthy December 18, 2024

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Stars rally for Berríos and Báez’s charity event in Puerto Rico

CAROLINA, Puerto Rico — Brothers-in-law José Berríos and Javier Báez have had their share of face-offs over the years, but none carried as much impact as the one they staged on Saturday night. The…

John McCarthy December 16, 2024