Tag: Puerto Rico

Hegseth visits Puerto Rico as US boosts Caribbean military operations

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of…

Former Puerto Rico governor Wanda VĂĄzquez pleads guilty to campaign finance violation

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda VĂĄzquez pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a…

Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 as tropical storm warning issued for Turks and Caicos

Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane early Sunday as a tropical storm warning was issued…

Hurricane Erin winds decrease to Category 3, but storm growing in size. Florida impact?

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm Saturday, Aug. 16, but winds decreased to 125 mph…

Erin Remains A Rare Category 5 Hurricane; Outer Rain Bands Impacting Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Hurricane Erin is remaining a rare Category 5 hurricane as it passes north of the Northern Leeward Islands.…

Hurricane Erin intensifies offshore, lashes Caribbean with rain

Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened offshore to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm on Saturday, as rain lashed Caribbean islands…

Hurricane Erin now catastrophic Cat 5 storm, winds at 160 mph. Florida impact?

Hurricane Erin formed in the Atlantic Aug. 15 and rapidly strengthened to a catastrophic Category 5 storm with…

Hurricane Erin To Rapidly Strengthen This Weekend; Heavy Rain Threat In Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season Friday morning several hundred miles east-northeast…

Puerto Rico police charge a suspect in the recent killing of a US tourist

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 37-year-old man with a criminal record turned himself into police on…

Tropical storm turns into Hurricane Erin as it approaches Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

A tropical storm sped up to become Hurricane Erin mid-morning on Friday, as it approached Puerto Rico and…

Hurricane Erin threatens Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands with flooding

Hurricane Erin has formed in the Atlantic Ocean as it approaches the northeast Caribbean, as forecasters warn of…

Puerto Rico cashes in on Bad Bunny as thousands flock to the island for his concerts

VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tourists slipped into borrowed red polyester vests from the Puerto Rico supermarket…