October 2026

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The month in reviewPuerto Rico in October 2026: Shipwreck Recovery and Fiscal Board Funds

Thursday, October 15

Politics

Oct 15PoliticsFree Tren Urbano Rides: Implementation of New Payment System Still Pendingvia Primera Hora
Oct 15PoliticsPuerto Rico House Passes Bills Banning Live Broadcast of Pretrial Court Hearingsvia El Nuevo Día
Oct 15PoliticsLoíza Mayor Denounces Errors in Authorized Project, Lawmakers Analyze Permit Reformvia WAPA TV
Oct 15PoliticsACLU Puerto Rico Demands DTOP Secretary Resign Over Handing Immigrants’ Data to ICEvia Radio Isla
Oct 15PoliticsPuerto Rico Governor Rejects ACLU Claim That Transportation Department Voluntarily Gave Migrants’ Data to ICEvia NotiCel
Oct 15PoliticsSuzanne Roig Asks for Time to Deliver Copy of Alleged Proposal to Coccolobavia Telemundo PR
Oct 15PoliticsPuerto Rico Governor Urges Tsunami Readiness: Only 30 to 35 Minutes to Evacuate Coasts After a Quakevia Primera Hora
Oct 15PoliticsNOLA Education Regrets $38 Million Star Academy Contract with Puerto Rico Family Department Never Materializedvia Telemundo PR
Oct 15PoliticsSenate Committee Unable to Identify Benefits of Single-Use Plastic Lawvia NotiCel
Oct 15PoliticsHouse Committee Receives Transcripts for Power Expectations Investigation Reportvia Radio Isla
Oct 15PoliticsPuerto Rico Senator Files Bill to Adjust Veterans’ $1,500 Tax Deduction for Inflationvia The Weekly Journal
Oct 15PoliticsPennsylvania and New Jersey Congressional Races Key to Puerto Rican Interestsvia Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Oct 15PoliticsCamuy Mayor Advocates for More Municipal Powersvia Metro PR

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Infrastructure

Oct 15Our reportingLess Than a Quarter of FEMA’s $30 Billion to Rebuild Puerto Rico Has Been Paid Out787daily
Oct 15InfrastructureEnergy Bureau Finds Rodent-Damaged Cable Helped Cause Puerto Rico’s April 2025 Island-Wide Blackoutvia Telemundo PR
Oct 15InfrastructurePuerto Rico Law Bars LUMA Energy From Closing Complaints Without Notifying Customersvia Radio Isla
Oct 15InfrastructurePuerto Rico’s DRNA Plans 2027 Call for Waste-to-Energy Plants Across the Islandvia Primera Hora
Oct 15InfrastructureThree Sons Sue LUMA in Federal Court Over Father’s Electrocution Death in Carolinavia NotiCel
Oct 15InfrastructureGarzas Reservoir Exceeds the Spilling Band, While Carraízo and La Plata Register Declinesvia El Vocero
Oct 15Our reportingDaily Water Watch: Carraízo at 40.85 m787daily
Oct 15InfrastructureEcoEléctrica Aims to Extend Its Stay in Puerto Rico Beyond 2045via NotiCel
Oct 15InfrastructureFederal Court Extends PREPA Bankruptcy Mediator’s Appointment Through April 2027via San Juan Daily Star

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Business

Oct 15BusinessPuerto Rico Gaming Commission’s Slot Machine Oversight Raises Over $45 Million in 14 Monthsvia Metro PR
Oct 15BusinessPuerto Rico Lacks Banking and Home Sales Statisticsvia Sin Comillas
Oct 15BusinessSan Germán Leads Growth of Airbnb Reservations in Puerto Ricovia El Nuevo Día
Oct 15BusinessDDEC: Canadian Tariffs Will Not Affect Puerto Rico Trade Missionvia The Weekly Journal
Oct 15BusinessISO Solar: All Payment Plans Now Cheaper Than LUMA, with Batteries Includedvia Metro PR

Community

Oct 15Crime & SafetyDriver Charged in Barranquitas Accident That Killed One, Injured Threevia WAPA TV
Oct 15Crime & SafetyContradictions Emerge in Nurse’s Murder Case in Puerto Ricovia WAPA TV
Oct 15CommunityFDA Expands Recall of Great Value and Trader Joe’s Frozen Berries, Sold in Puerto Rico, Over E. Coli Riskvia Primera Hora
Oct 15CommunitySuper Heroes Foundation Warns That Lack of Childcare Deepens Poverty in Puerto Ricovia Primera Hora
Oct 15CommunitySan Cristobalitos Coop Teaches Cooperativism Values to Children in Caguasvia Primera Hora
Oct 15CommunityPonce Student, 12, Brings Father’s Magazine with 17 Rounds to San Judas Tadeo Schoolvia WAPA TV
Oct 15Crime & SafetyTwo Youths Arrested in Stolen Motorcycle After Chase in Guaynabovia El Nuevo Día
Oct 15Crime & SafetyManatí Coworker Killing Suspect Waives Preliminary Hearingvia Primera Hora
Oct 15CommunityEducation Department Activates Emergency Alert System in Schoolsvia Radio Isla
Oct 15Crime & SafetyPreliminary Hearing Against CODEPOLA President Postponedvia El Nuevo Día
Oct 15CommunityFederal Court in Puerto Rico Awards Four Law Scholarshipsvia Microjuris al Día
Oct 15Crime & SafetyWarrant Issued for Man Accused of Stealing $4,200 from Vehicle in Río Piedrasvia Primera Hora
Oct 15SportsPuerto Rico Bids Farewell to Legendary Boxer Wilfredo 'Bazooka' Gomezvia Metro PR
Oct 15Crime & SafetyNew Judge Evaluates Request for Second Trial in Elvia Cabrera Casevia El Nuevo Día
Oct 15CommunityPuerto Rico Holds Earthquake Drill as Part of Gran ShakeOut 2026via El Nuevo Día
Oct 15CommunityPuerto Rico Public Relations Professionals Prepare for New Challenges at Brújula 2026via Radio Isla
Oct 15Crime & SafetyArmed Men Break into Hatillo Home, Assault Elderly Manvia Telemundo PR
Oct 15Crime & SafetyCouple Arrested in Bayamón After Police Find Arsenal and Hundreds of Percocet Pillsvia Metro PR
Oct 15Crime & SafetyWoman Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle in Añascovia NotiCel
Oct 15WeatherAfternoon Rains May Bring Flooding to Western and Southwestern Puerto Ricovia El Nuevo Día
Oct 15Crime & SafetyMan Wanted for Allegedly Assaulting 80-Year-Old Grandmother Shot in Barcelonetavia Telemundo PR
Oct 15CommunityPonce Health Sciences University Professor Earns Bariatric Counseling Certificationvia The Weekly Journal
Oct 15Crime & SafetyMan Arrested for Violating Controlled Substances Law in Río Grandevia NotiUno
Oct 15Crime & SafetyAAA Employee Charged with Theft in Isabelavia WAPA TV
Oct 15CommunityTourist Dies After Jumping into River at El Hippie Pool in Naguabovia Primera Hora
Oct 15CommunityTwo Dominican Nationals Extradited to Puerto Rico on Federal Sextortion Charges Over Facebook Schemevia NotiCel
Oct 15Crime & SafetyPuerto Rico Leads US Jurisdictions With 18 Rip Current Deaths So Far This Yearvia Metro PR
Oct 15CommunityGovernor Declares 3 Days of Mourning for Boxing Champion Wilfredo Gómezvia San Juan Daily Star

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Culture

Oct 15CultureBACOA Restaurant Wins Two International Awards for Puerto Rican Cuisinevia Metro PR
Oct 15CultureElectronic Lottery Announces Up to $4.6 Million in Pega 3 and Pega 4 Prizesvia NotiCel
Oct 15CulturePuerto Rican Traveling Theater Revives 'The Beep', a Musical Play About Identity and Migrationvia Metro PR
Oct 15CultureArt and Music Take Center Stage in Puerto Rico This Weekendvia NotiCel
Oct 15CultureVan Gogh Immersive Experience Coming to Puerto Ricovia El Nuevo Día
Oct 15SportsTen National Team Members to Participate in BSNF All-Star Gamevia NotiCel
Oct 15CultureComedian Turned Music Sensation with AI-Generated Hit 'The Puerto Rico Song'via San Juan Daily Star