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October 2026
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Politics
- Oct 16PoliticsPuerto Rico Bar Association Condemns Transportation Department Handing Migrants’ Data to ICEvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16PoliticsAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez Donates $1 Million to Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate Campaignvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16PoliticsFamily Department Secretary Requests 15 More Days to Deliver Proposal Evaluation Filevia Metro PR
- Oct 16PoliticsRitchie Torres’s Office Receives Suspicious Letter with Non-Hazardous Substancevia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16PoliticsGovernor Claims She Has Not Received Final Amendments to Permit Projectvia Metro PR
- Oct 16PoliticsSecretary of Family Suzanne Roig Fuertes Responds to Senate Allegations Over Contractsvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16PoliticsSpecial Prosecutor Expands Investigation into Former Puerto Rico Housing Secretary and Her Fathervia Primera Hora
- Oct 16PoliticsBill Proposes Refunding Excess Funds to Employers Who Prevent Work Accidentsvia Radio Isla
- Oct 16PoliticsGovernor Signs Measure Demanding Statehood for Puerto Ricovia Primera Hora
- Oct 16PoliticsPuerto Rico Social Workers’ Group Opposes Hiring Outside Organizations for Social Servicesvia NotiUno
- Oct 16PoliticsSenator Proposes Law to Create Women’s Council to Advise Governorvia NotiCel
- Oct 16PoliticsGovernor Proposes Regulating Online Gambling to Fund Pension Increasesvia NotiUno
- Oct 16PoliticsTrump Proposal to Teach Only English in Head Start Divides Puerto Ricovia Primera Hora
- Oct 16PoliticsOversight Board Questions Education Department Funding for Puerto Rico Charter-Style Alliance Schoolsvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16PoliticsSenator Ángel Toledo López Supports $1,000 Minimum Pension for Retirees with Guaranteed Fundsvia NotiUno
- Oct 16PoliticsFormer Governor Questions DTOP’s Obligation to Share Immigrant Data with ICEvia Metro PR
- Oct 16PoliticsFormer Puerto Rico Cabinet Secretary Miranda Warns of 'Operational Dysfunction' Over Surge in Independent Prosecutor Referralsvia NotiUno
- Oct 16PoliticsDávila Colón: PNP Must Close Ranks if Rivera Schatz Doesn’t Runvia NotiUno
- Oct 16PoliticsTaxpayer Groups Ask FEMA to Pause Puerto Rico Funds Over Municipal Construction Taxesvia NotiUno
- Oct 16PoliticsDominican Republic Orders Extradition of Three Nationals to US; One Sought in Puerto Ricovia Metro PR
- Oct 16PoliticsACLU Weighs Lawsuits Against Government After DTOP Handed Personal Data of 6,321 People to ICEvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 16Our reportingLegislature Week: 1 Measure Passed a Chamber787daily
- Oct 16PoliticsSenate to Investigate State of Justice Administration in Puerto Ricovia NotiCel
- Oct 16PoliticsRivera Schatz Gains Support for Possible Candidacyvia Metro PR
- Oct 16PoliticsPuerto Rico National Guard Extends DC Mission Through May 2027via San Juan Daily Star
- Oct 16PoliticsDaughter of Venezuelan Banker Donates $2.5 Million to Trump’s White House Ballroomvia El Nuevo Día
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Infrastructure
- Oct 16InfrastructureAAA Construction Project Employee Killed in Caguasvia Primera Hora
- Oct 16InfrastructurePuerto Rico House Leaders Review $16.5 Million in Water Projects in Dorado and Vega Altavia Metro PR
- Oct 16InfrastructureGovernment Rejects LUMA Energy’s Claim of $1.3 Billion Cancellation Costvia NotiCel
- Oct 16InfrastructureWater Levels Drop in 11 Reservoirsvia NotiUno
- Oct 16InfrastructureGovernor Blames LUMA as Rodents Helped Trigger Islandwide Blackoutvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 16Our reportingDaily Water Watch: La Plata at 43.39 m787daily
- Oct 16InfrastructurePuerto Rico Energy Bureau Tells NFE to File a Complaint if It Disputes Its Gas Contract Ordersvia NotiCel
- Oct 16InfrastructurePuerto Rico Energy Bureau Orders LUMA to Finish Emergency Generation Interconnection Study in Eight Weeksvia San Juan Daily Star
Business
- Oct 16BusinessPuerto Rico Salon Owner Fears Closure After Electric Bill Tops $3,255via WAPA TV
- Oct 16BusinessHMS Ferries Announces Change in Administrationvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16BusinessPuerto Rico Casinos Object to Online Gaming Projectvia NotiCel
- Oct 16BusinessFive Puerto Rican Businesses Compete for $20,000 and a Spot in Plaza Las Américasvia Metro PR
- Oct 16BusinessBloom Pop Launches in Puerto Rico With Prebiotic Soda Collaborationvia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 16BusinessCarolina Herrera Launches Good Girl Jasmine Absolute in Puerto Ricovia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 16BusinessPuerto Rico Construction Grows 9.55% on Federal Recovery Funds, but Private Sector Remains Skepticalvia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 16BusinessEconomist Warns Puerto Rico Faces Stagflation Risk in 2027 as IMF Projects 0.1% GDP Contractionvia The Weekly Journal
Community
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyPolice Seek Missing Man in Bayamónvia Primera Hora
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyDead Whale Found in La Parguera After Being Struck by Vesselvia WAPA TV
- Oct 16CommunityAttempt to Dismantle Vocational School in San Juan Denouncedvia Radio Isla
- Oct 16CommunityPolice Review Recommendations in Case of Former Janet Parra Bodyguardvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16CommunityDRNA Faces $84,748 in Fines for Safety Violations at San Fernando Pumping Stationvia NotiCel
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyPuerto Rico Police Releases List of 10 Most Wanted in Bayamónvia Primera Hora
- Oct 16CommunityWomen at Bayamón Correctional Facility Turn Stories into Artistic Performancevia Primera Hora
- Oct 16CommunityCorozal School Recognized as Happiest in Ibero-Americavia Primera Hora
- Oct 16CommunityEnvironmental Group Rejects DRNA’s Waste Incineration Proposalvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 16CommunityMan, 44, Faces Charges for Allegedly Pushing 78-Year-Old Father in Poncevia Radio Isla
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyThree Arrested for Stealing $4,000 Worth of Hay in Barcelonetavia Primera Hora
- Oct 16CommunityMan Faces Charges for Alleged Abuse of 4-Year-Old Autistic Girlvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyDaughter of Aurea Vazquez Rijos Requests New Trial for Mothervia Primera Hora
- Oct 16CommunityPolice Search for Missing Teenager in Santurcevia Radio Isla
- Oct 16CommunityPuerto Rico Health Department Removes Six Residents from Isabela Group Home After Abuse Complaintvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyFive Men Face 35 Charges for 2025 Las Marías Murdervia Primera Hora
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyDriver Shoots at Another After Incident on PR-3 in Carolinavia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyFour Arrested in Caguas Public Housing After Threats Against Policevia WAPA TV
- Oct 16CommunityPuerto Rico to Host Marine Mammal Biology Conferencevia WAPA TV
- Oct 16CommunityAutoExpreso Educates Nearly 1,000 Drivers on Toll Pass Usevia NotiUno
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyShooting Incident Causes Traffic Congestion on Las Américas Expressway in Puerto Ricovia Metro PR
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyMan Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Appliances from Fajardo Homevia Primera Hora
- Oct 16Crime & SafetyPolice Seize Thousands of Pieces of Evidence in San Juan Raidsvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16CommunityC3Tec Inaugurates Biotechnology Laboratory in Caguasvia San Juan Daily Star
- Oct 16CommunityTelemundo Puerto Rico Marks World Food Day with 'Sanando Juntos’ Food Security Initiativevia Telemundo PR
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Culture
- Oct 16CultureFrom Puerto Rico to Qatar: The Boricua Artist Making a Life and Career in the Middle Eastvia Primera Hora
- Oct 16CulturePedro Capó Presents His Most Intimate Side with 'Fulanito'via El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16CulturePuerto Rico’s Jennifer Barreto Competes in Miss Universe 2026, Voting Now Openvia Primera Hora
- Oct 16CultureIsmael Rivera Foundation Celebrates 95th Anniversary of El Sonero Mayor’s Birthvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 16CultureSix Soneros Compete for 'Sonero del Pueblo' Title in Old San Juanvia Primera Hora
- Oct 16SportsPuerto Rican Entrepreneurs’ Mezcal Wins Gold Medal in New Yorkvia Metro PR
- Oct 16Our reportingBoricua Week: Díaz, Hernández and the Dodgers Are Out in the NLCS787daily
- Oct 16Our reportingPuerto Rico This Weekend: Seven Events and Dive at Mayagüez787daily
- Oct 16CultureAna Gabriel Returns to Puerto Rico in Concertvia Primera Hora
- Oct 16CultureCayey Fosters Puerto Rican Identity and Culturevia San Juan Daily Star