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Assist or resist: Local officials debate Trump’s mass deportation thre...

The San Diego region, like many communities that hug the southern border, saw a sharp drop...

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Fajardo mayor laments death of 7-year-old struck and killed while play...

Fajardo Mayor José Aníbal “Joey” Meléndez Méndez expressed his solidarity with the family...

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Moca falls under PDP control for first time in 36 years

Efraín ‘Franco’ Barreto Barreto, a businessman and community leader, emerged victorious in...

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Governor enhances powers of central towns in territorial planning

Gov. Pedro R. Pierluisi signed three crucial documents enhancing the powers of several cen...

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Women lead González Colón’s first Cabinet appointments

Governor-elect Jenniffer González Colón announced the first eight appointments for her con...

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Ports Authority, Fajardo sign pact to renew ferry terminal

Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia announced on Monday the signing of a contract between the Pue...

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Blackout darkens most of Puerto Rico on New Year’s Eve

Asweeping blackout hit Puerto Rico early Tuesday morning, plunging most of the island int...

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Local team nets prize to develop hydroelectric microgrids for rural PR...

The Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña, in collaboration with Green Power Technologi...

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Governor extends Three Kings celebration to all corners of island

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón has extended the traditional Three Kings Day (Epiphany) cele...

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Governor celebrates Three Kings Day, says more appointments coming tod...

Amid the celebration of Three Kings Day, Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said she will revea...

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Slaying of suspect in attack on nonagenarian called ‘street justice’

The designated secretary of the Department of Public Safety, Arturo Garffer, confirmed on...

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160 teaching positions vacant with 2nd semester set to begin

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón visited the headquarters of the Department of Education on T...

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Governor announces new appointments for Cabinet & other agencies

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón announced on Tuesday a new round of appointments for her Cab...

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San Juan presents logistical plan for San Sebastián Festival

San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo on Wednesday presented the transportation, sanitation/be...

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Bill in the works to protect elderly from financial fraud

House District 14 (Arecibo and Hatillo) Rep. Edgar Robles Rivera on Wednesday condemned “t...

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Health warns about increasing influenza, dengue and COVID-19 cases

The island Department of Health provided updates Thursday on the epidemiological surveilla...

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Governor: Any agency chief who doesn’t meet metrics will leave

Although the appointment process has not yet been completed, Gov. Jenniffer González Colón...

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Executive order strips PREB of control over generation tenders

The executive order that Gov. Jenniffer González Colón recently enacted will give the newl...

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Agriculture Dept., COR3 lead governor’s 6th round of appointments

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón made her sixth round of appointments Sunday, naming Josué Ri...

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Governor to Senate: Vote for statehood is not open for negotiation

During the inaugural session of the 20th Legislative Assembly, Gov. Jenniffer González Col...

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Loíza mayor demands emergency declaration for seafront community subje...

Loíza Mayor Julio Nazario is demanding that the new central government administration decl...

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Bad Bunny's residency will generate an economic impact of $100 million...

SAN JUAN – Bad Bunny's residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, titled "No Me Quiero Ir de...

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PIP delegation presents its first legislative measures

THE CAPITOL – The delegation of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) presented its fi...

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Governor asks Trump to have PR’s back after Maduro’s invasion threat

It seems that the threat of an invasion of Puerto Rico made by Venezuelan President Nicolá...

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Health Dept. reaches deal to avert closing of Utuado Hospital

Designated Health Secretary Víctor Ramos Otero, alongside District 22 Rep. Joe “Joito” Col...

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Governor appoints 2 justices to Supreme Court

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón has appointed Camille Rivera Pérez and Raúl Candelario López...

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Governor announces safety strategies for San Sebastián Street Festival

In a joint effort to ensure the safety and well-being of participants at the traditional f...

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Ortiz González to resign as PDP president

In an emotional and grateful message, Jesús Manuel Ortiz González on Monday announced his...

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House to assess installation of EV charging stations

District 4 (San Juan) Rep. Víctor Parés Otero is scheduled to meet with Edwin González Mon...

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Quiles denies he tried to favor governor’s in-laws

Designated Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) Secretary Waldemar Quiles Pérez on T...

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