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October 2026
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Wednesday, October 21
Politics
- Oct 21PoliticsLuis Dávila Colón Questions Trump’s Pardons and Suzanne Roig’s Cabinet Postvia NotiUno
- Oct 21PoliticsUS State Department Defends Its Decision to Deny a Visa to Ada Colauvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21PoliticsPuerto Rico Justice Department Has 90 Days to Report on Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Probevia WAPA TV
- Oct 21PoliticsSPU Demands Government Not Deduct the Declared Days Off from Public Workers’ Vacation Leavevia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21PoliticsPuerto Rico Governor Announces Second-Phase Police Pay Raises of $162 to $268 a Monthvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21PoliticsFamily Department Secretary Responds to Lawsuit, Says Complaints Were Investigatedvia Metro PR
- Oct 21PoliticsKissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa Faces Up to 30 Years in Prison Over Alleged Misuse of COVID-19 Business Grant Fundsvia Primera Hora
- Oct 21PoliticsGovernor Grants Puerto Rico Public Employees Days Off for Thanksgiving and Christmasvia Primera Hora
- Oct 21PoliticsPuerto Rico Education Department Invites Families to Open House at Public Schools Fridayvia Primera Hora
- Oct 21PoliticsFormer Family Department Regional Director Sues Secretary Suzanne Roig and Other Employees for $1.35 Millionvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 21PoliticsSenate President Files Bill to Study Fiscal Impact of Statehood, Independence and Commonwealthvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21PoliticsSenate President Proposes $300 Tax Credit for Adopting Dogs and Catsvia NotiCel
- Oct 21PoliticsSanta Isabel Mayor Refers Ex-Mayor Questell to Ethics Office and Comptroller Over Municipal Landvia Radio Isla
- Oct 21PoliticsUS Denies Visa to Spanish Politician Ada Colau, Blocking Her from Caguas Event in Puerto Ricovia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21Our reportingContract Watch: LUMA’s $103.2 Million Contract Leads 23 New Filings Over $1 Million787daily
- Oct 21PoliticsLitoral Vivo Awaits Senate Citation to Testify in ADSEF Contract Probevia NotiCel
- Oct 21PoliticsSchool Bus Operators Accuse Puerto Rico’s General Services Administration of Biased Biddingvia San Juan Daily Star
- Oct 21PoliticsFormer San Juan Mayor Padilla Urges Trump, Congress to Recognize Puerto Rico as Incorporated US Territoryvia San Juan Daily Star
- Oct 21PoliticsRivera Schatz Bill Ties Puerto Rico Doctors’ Tax Incentives to Vital Plan and Hospital Servicevia San Juan Daily Star
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Infrastructure
- Oct 21InfrastructurePuerto Rico’s LNG Delivery Delay Forces Diesel Use, Adding $32 Million to Power Costsvia Sin Comillas
- Oct 21InfrastructureMan Damages LUMA Substation Cables in Arecibovia Primera Hora
- Oct 21InfrastructureCoamo Advances 14 Projects Worth $18.3 Million in Construction and Recovery Workvia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 21InfrastructureAAA Dam Cleaning at Lares Espino Filter Plant on October 27 May Cut Water Servicevia AAA on X
- Oct 21Our reportingTropics Watch, Oct 21: A Quiet Atlantic, 0% Formation Chance This Week787daily
- Oct 21Our reportingDaily Water Watch: La Plata Rises to 43.06 m787daily
Business
- Oct 21BusinessSenate Bill Would Let Puerto Rico Towns Take Public Nuisances Before Paying Ownersvia Metro PR
- Oct 21BusinessPuerto Rico’s Government Progress Index Falls for Second Straight Month in Septembervia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 21BusinessPuerto Rico Chamber of Commerce President Asks Oversight Board to Approve Emergency Fund Amid Energy Cost Crisisvia NotiUno
- Oct 21BusinessHospital Auxilio Mutuo Agrees to $500,000 Fund for 41,000 Patients After 2023 Cyberattackvia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 21BusinessFinca Neo Jibairo Builds Diversified Agritourism Business in Río Grandevia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 21BusinessSME Marketing Summit 2026 to Explore How Brands Stay Relevant as Markets Changevia The Weekly Journal
Community
- Oct 21CommunityTeen Hurt by Knife at Carolina Home Under Police Investigationvia WAPA TV
- Oct 21CommunityFire Destroys Home of 88-Year-Old Man in Juana Díazvia WAPA TV
- Oct 21CommunityTrough to Bring Showers and Thunderstorms to Puerto Rico on Thursdayvia Primera Hora
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyMan Sentenced to Eight Years of House Arrest for Home Construction Fraud in Yauco and Guánicavia NotiCel
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyJudge Recuses Himself from Elvia Cabrera’s New-Trial Request After Defense Motionvia Metro PR
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyTwo Alleged Gang Members Tied to Killing of Police Sgt. Eliezer Ramos Sentenced Federallyvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyMan Convicted of Domestic Violence Removes Ankle Monitor, Is Arrested Againvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21CommunityFBI in Puerto Rico Authorized to Issue Citations for Illegal Drone Usevia Telemundo PR
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyFoster Mother Charged with Child Abuse for Yelling at 4-Year-Old Girl in Guayamavia Primera Hora
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyThieves Steal Over $10,000 in Tools from Santurce Construction Sitevia Telemundo PR
- Oct 21Community18-Foot Reticulated Python Captured in Naranjito, Longest Recorded in Puerto Ricovia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyBail Set at $5,000 for Man Accused of Stealing from Ponce Home Depotvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyJudge Finds Probable Cause Against Man in Killing of Homeless Person in Poncevia Primera Hora
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyWoman Shot in Villalba Medical Office Remains in Critical Care at Trauma Hospitalvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21CommunityMetropistas Hands Puerto Rico Police 11 New Patrol Cars in $690,000 Investmentvia Primera Hora
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyCorrections Department Investigates Incident with Teen Charged in Guaynabo Grandmother Killingvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21Crime & SafetySecurity Cameras Capture Final Moments of Puerto Rican Killed in Medellín Hotelvia Metro PR
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyPolice: Hit-and-Run Suspect Fled but Left a Car Part That Identified Her in San Juanvia WAPA TV
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyMan Charged with Threatening Four Relatives with Knife and Gun in Bayamónvia WAPA TV
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyUtuado Top-10 Most Wanted Suspect Arrested in Puerto Ricovia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21Crime & Safety26-Year-Old Man Shot While Walking His Dog in Moca, Puerto Ricovia Telemundo PR
- Oct 21CommunityCouple Injured in Manatí Crash Out of Intensive Care; Their Baby Remains in NICUvia Radio Isla
- Oct 21CommunityOil Tanker Drifts and Strikes Crowley Vessel in San Juan Portvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 21CommunityBody of 22-Year-Old Woman Found in Hormigueros Municipal Poolvia Primera Hora
- Oct 21Crime & Safety17-Year-Old Faces Charges Over Alleged Attempted Murder in San Germánvia WAPA TV
- Oct 21CommunityCaribbean University Expands Bayamón Campus With FEMA-Funded New Facilitiesvia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 21CommunityAll Lanes Toward Minillas Tunnel Closed After Man Dies on PR-22 in San Juanvia Metro PR
- Oct 21Crime & SafetyPuerto Rico Leads the United States in Leptospirosis Cases, with 158 Reported and 14 Deathsvia Metro PR
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Culture
- Oct 21CultureLisa Cappalli and Gustavo Arango Share the Runway at San Juan Modavia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21CultureLyanno Plans Beyond Singing: New Label, Single and Album on the Wayvia Primera Hora
- Oct 21CulturePuerto Rico Women’s 40+ Water Polo Team Opens Pan American Masters with 16-9 Win Over Brazilvia NotiCel
- Oct 21CultureNational Geographic Names Puerto Rico Among 25 Best of the World Destinations for 2027via El Nuevo Día
- Oct 21CulturePuerto Rican Tenor Rafael Dávila Returns to the Island to Star in “Samson et Dalila”via Primera Hora
- Oct 21SportsPuerto Rico Presents 30 Athletes for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Gamesvia Primera Hora