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October 2026
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Thursday, October 22
Politics
- Oct 22PoliticsSenate Ethics Committee Recommends $3,000 Fine Against Sen. Eliezer Molina for Monetizing Official Senate Videosvia Metro PR
- Oct 22PoliticsPuerto Rico House Passes Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz’s Judicial Reformvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 22PoliticsLawmaker Files Bill to Deny Parole to First- and Second-Degree Murderers in Puerto Ricovia Radio Isla
- Oct 22PoliticsPuerto Rico Senate Gives Family Secretary 48 Hours to Hand Over Information or Face Contempt Chargevia Primera Hora
- Oct 22PoliticsFamily Department Denies $7,000 Monthly Salaries at Its Call Centervia NotiUno
- Oct 22PoliticsFortaleza Accuses Oversight Board of Siding with LUMA, Blames Energy Bureau for Electric Rate Hikesvia NotiCel
- Oct 22PoliticsIsabela Mayor Raises Four Concerns Over Bill Creating Mabodamaca Natural Reservevia NotiCel
- Oct 22PoliticsUnion Says Puerto Rico Family Department Paid Call-Center Contracts Up to $8,960, Demands Secretary’s Removalvia NotiUno
- Oct 22PoliticsDRNA Rehabilitation Center in Arecibo Holds 169 Boas Constrictoras Captured Since September 2via Primera Hora
- Oct 22PoliticsSenate President Calls for Probe into Alleged Boxing Bribery Recordingvia Metro PR
- Oct 22PoliticsEthics Office Files Complaint Against Former Medicinal Cannabis Inspectorvia NotiCel
- Oct 22PoliticsFortaleza Aide Acknowledges Roig Controversies Hurt Governor González Colón’s Administration Imagevia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 22PoliticsPuerto Rico’s DRNA and Planning Board Oppose Mabodamaca Nature Reserve in Isabelavia NotiCel
- Oct 22PoliticsPuerto Rico Democratic Party Chair Reacts to Kissimmee Mayor’s Arrest, Discusses Midtermsvia NotiUno
- Oct 22PoliticsSen. Morales Says Roig’s Louisiana and Spain Trips Used Public Funds, Announces New Document Requestsvia NotiUno
- Oct 22PoliticsPuerto Rico Supreme Court Requires Alternative Dispute Bureau Step Before Workplace Harassment Suitsvia Microjuris al Día
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Infrastructure
- Oct 22InfrastructureSBA Disaster Loans Up to $2 Million Open for Drought-Hit Businesses in 17 Puerto Rico Municipalitiesvia Primera Hora
- Oct 22InfrastructureFEMA Approves Nearly $82 Million for Puerto Rico Recovery and Mitigation Projectsvia NotiUno
- Oct 22InfrastructurePuerto Rico to Rehabilitate 4 Wells to Ease Demand on the Superaqueductvia NotiUno
- Oct 22InfrastructureLUMA Announces 16-Hour Power Outage in Old San Juan on October 26via Telemundo PR
- Oct 22InfrastructureDrought in Puerto Rico Shrinks to 43.5% of Territory, Drought Monitor Reportsvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 22InfrastructureState Insurance Fund Without Power in Ponce After Electrical Substation Explosionvia NotiUno
- Oct 22Our reportingDaily Water Watch, Oct 22: Carraízo at 40.85 m787daily
- Oct 22InfrastructureOversight Board Tells New Fortress Its Gas Contract Hinges on Dock Access for Alternate Suppliersvia NotiCel
- Oct 22InfrastructurePREPA Seeks Regulatory Approval for Amended 20 MW Battery Storage Deal with EcoEléctrica in Peñuelasvia Metro PR
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Business
- Oct 22BusinessConvention Center District Launches Harbor District Brand for San Juan Bayfrontvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 22BusinessPRISA Group Announces DISTRITO Park, a New $4 Million Public Family Park in San Juanvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 22BusinessLUMA Energy President Says Fuel Costs, Not LUMA, Drive Puerto Rico’s Record-High Light Billsvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 22BusinessChocolate and Pizza Top Puerto Ricans’ Halloween Orders on Uber Eatsvia Metro PR
- Oct 22BusinessFirst BanCorp., FirstBank’s Parent, Reports $96.1 Million Third-Quarter Profit and Approves $350 Million Buybackvia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 22BusinessPuerto Rico Community Pharmacies Warn Rising Power Costs Could Force Closuresvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 22BusinessGongo Fishing PR Slams LUMA and Genera PR Over Rising Light Billsvia NotiUno
- Oct 22BusinessIslandWide Launches $612,000 Automated Package-Sorting System in Puerto Ricovia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 22BusinessNew Appraisal Standard May Delay Mortgage Closings, Warns Puerto Rico Brokervia Metro PR
- Oct 22BusinessSan Juan Economic Transformation Plan Begins Implementationvia San Juan Daily Star
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Community
- Oct 22CommunityMore Showers and Thunderstorms Forecast for Puerto Rico on Fridayvia Primera Hora
- Oct 22CommunityLares Resident Waits a Year for Help to Repair Home Declared Unfit to Live invia WAPA TV
- Oct 22CommunitySocial Workers: Foster Children Sleep in Offices Amid Shortage of Foster Homes in Puerto Ricovia WAPA TV
- Oct 22Crime & SafetyDriver Faces Charges for Lying About Her Car Theft in Manatí Casevia Primera Hora
- Oct 22Crime & SafetyMan Jailed on Charges of Assaulting His Elderly Father in Santurcevia Primera Hora
- Oct 22Crime & SafetyPolice Seek Juana Díaz Man Over Fake Job Offer Scam in Guayama and Salinasvia Primera Hora
- Oct 22CommunityHousing Agencies Warn of Fraudulent Emails Promising Housing Vouchersvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 22CommunityFree 'Terror Experience' Road-Safety Event Opens October 28 in Arecibovia Primera Hora
- Oct 22Crime & SafetyFederal Immigration Operation Sweeps San Juan Neighborhoods, 15 Arrests Reportedvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 22SportsUS Denies Visa to Ada Colau for Puerto Rico Trip, but She Will Still Join Liga de Ciudades Eventvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 22CommunityToddler Taken to Hospital for Ear Blow Found with Six Fractured Ribsvia NotiUno
- Oct 22CommunityWorker’s Face Injured in Attack at Caguas Factoryvia Metro PR
- Oct 22CommunityPuerto Rico Law for Vieques and Culebra Residents’ Shelter in Mainland Island Remains Unimplementedvia NotiCel
- Oct 22Crime & SafetyDefense of Reggaeton Artist CDobleta Asks for 27-Year Prison Sentencevia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 22CommunityClinical Psychologist to Hold Free Grief Event for Pregnancy Loss in San Juan on October 25via Metro PR
- Oct 22CommunityRomance Scams Targeting Older Adults in Puerto Rico Prompt New Awareness Campaignvia Metro PR
- Oct 22Community83-Year-Old Man Rescued from Crumbling Hato Rey Home with No Water, Power or Foodvia Radio Isla
- Oct 22Crime & SafetyMan Hits 69-Year-Old Neighbor with a Cutting Shovel While He Worked Construction in Maunabovia Primera Hora
- Oct 22Crime & SafetyGunman Forces Driver to Beach and Robs Him of $4,500 in Doradovia Primera Hora
- Oct 22Crime & SafetyHogar Ruth Begins $3.5 Million Integrated Services Center in Vega Altavia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 22CommunityPuerto Rico Legislators Find Shortage of Trained Officers for Gender Violence Casesvia NotiCel
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Culture
- Oct 22CultureMiramar Food Truck Park in Santurce Marks 10 Years with Weekend Anniversary Celebrationvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 22CultureAnuel AA to Release a Corridos Album as a 'Gift to Mexico' Alongside 'Real Hasta la Muerte 2'via El Nuevo Día
- Oct 22CultureGovernor Announces Permanent Artisan Spaces at Paseo de Ballajá Garden in Old San Juanvia The Weekly Journal
- Oct 22CultureYSL Beauty Brings Alcapurrias and Piraguas to Its First Puerto Rico Block Partyvia Metro PR
- Oct 22CultureSan Juan’s Furtivo Speakeasy Takes First Place in USA TODAY 10Best Awardsvia NotiUno
- Oct 22CulturePowerball Player in Carolina Wins $100,000 Secondary Prizevia Primera Hora