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Fiona Strengthens Into Category 4 Storm, Heads To Bermuda

HAMILTON — Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm today after devastating Puerto Rico, then lashing the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It was forecast to…

John McCarthy September 21, 2022

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Fiona Nears Dominican Republic After Pounding Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Hurricane Fiona bore down on the Dominican Republic today after knocking out the power grid and unleashing floods and landslides in Puerto Rico, where the governor said…

John McCarthy September 19, 2022

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Hurricane Fiona Makes Landfall In Puerto Rico As Electricity Grid Fails

SAN JUAN — Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast today after causing an island-wide power blackout and threatening to dump “historic” levels of rain. Forecasters said the downpour was…

John McCarthy September 18, 2022

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National Weather Service Lifts Hurricane Watch For The U.S. Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN — The National Weather Service has lifted its Hurricane Watch advisory for the U.S. Virgin Islands; however, the Territory remains under a Tropical Storm Warning as Fiona, which…

John McCarthy September 18, 2022

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Puerto Rico Under Hurricane Watch As Tropical Storm Fiona Approaches St. Croix

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Fiona threatened to dump up to 16 inches of rain in parts of Puerto Rico today as forecasters placed it under a hurricane watch and…

John McCarthy September 17, 2022

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Puerto Rico Under Hurricane Watch As Tropical Storm Fiona Nears St. Croix

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Fiona threatened to dump up to 16 inches of rain in parts of Puerto Rico today as forecasters placed it under a hurricane watch and…

John McCarthy September 17, 2022

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Port Condition Yankee Set For U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto For Tropical Storm Fiona

SAN JUAN – The Coast Guard set Port Condition YANKEE at 10 a.m. Friday for all maritime ports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgins Islands, due to Tropical Storm Fiona’s…

John McCarthy September 16, 2022

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Port Condition For USVI and PR at X-Ray With Tropical Storm Fiona’s Approach

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard set Port Condition X-RAY at 8 a.m. today for all seaports in the U.S. Virgins Islands and Puerto Rico due to Tropical Storm Fiona’a approach to…

John McCarthy September 15, 2022

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Grand Jury Indicts 3 From Puerto Rico With Smuggling 165 Pounds of Cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has returned a two-count Indictment charging three men with trying to smuggle 165 pounds of cocaine into St. Thomas, U.S. Attorney Delia L.…

John McCarthy September 9, 2022

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Ex Puerto Rico Legislator Gets 5 Years For Bribery and Kickback Scheme

SAN JUAN — A former Puerto Rico legislator was sentenced Wednesday to 57 months in prison for engaging in a bribery and kickback scheme. He was also ordered to pay…

John McCarthy September 8, 2022