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October 2026
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Thursday, October 29
Politics
- Oct 29PoliticsGovernor Signs Three Laws, Vetoes Two House Bills and One Resolutionvia Metro PR
- Oct 29PoliticsDávila Colón Questions Law Professors’ Pressure on Governor to Veto Judicial Reformvia NotiUno
- Oct 29PoliticsAguadilla Mayor Touts Free Transit, Virtual Assistant and $15.3M in Projectsvia Metro PR
- Oct 29PoliticsNo Independent Prosecutor Named to Investigate ASG Head Over Conflict-of-Interest Complaintvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29PoliticsRivera Schatz Says Legislature Did Its Part as Fiscal Board Questions IVU Exemptionvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29PoliticsJay Fonseca Presses Treasury Secretary to Act on Power Expectations Disputevia WAPA TV
- Oct 29PoliticsSenate President Blames Governor for Keeping Roig at Family Department, May Go to Courtvia Metro PR
- Oct 29PoliticsSan Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Asks HSI Chief to Investigate Migration Raid Methodsvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29PoliticsSenator Barlucea Urges Summoning More Witnesses in Department of the Family Hiring Probevia WAPA TV
- Oct 29PoliticsPuerto Rico Civil Rights Commission to Investigate Camera Surveillance Systemsvia NotiCel
- Oct 29PoliticsSenior Advisor to Secretary of War Meets with 150 National Guard Members at Muñiz Air Basevia NotiUno
- Oct 29Politics102 Law Professors Urge Puerto Rico Governor to Veto Judicial Reform Billvia NotiCel
- Oct 29PoliticsPuerto Rico Governor Meets Oversight Board Director After Letter Questions Unfunded Measuresvia Metro PR
- Oct 29PoliticsPuerto Rico Party Chairs Weigh What US Midterms Mean for Medicaid, SNAP and Statusvia Telemundo PR
- Oct 29PoliticsHouse Committee Chair to Refer Energy Czar Josué Colón and Three Others Over Power Expectations Contractvia Radio Isla
- Oct 29PoliticsPuerto Rico Senator Says Family Secretary Probe 'more alive than ever' Ahead of Friday Deadlinevia NotiUno
- Oct 29PoliticsLaw Professor: Ivy Queen and Bad Bunny Songs Teach the Same Consent Lesson as Law 17via Microjuris al Día
- Oct 29PoliticsPuerto Rico Weighs Becoming a Clinical Trial Site for Psychedelic Therapiesvia Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
- Oct 29PoliticsEvent Producers Ask the House to Ease Treasury Bureaucracy on Show Tickets; Treasury Secretary Opposes the Billvia NotiCel
- Oct 29PoliticsAguada Mayor Refutes ACLU Claim That Municipal Police Joined ICE Raidsvia San Juan Daily Star
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Infrastructure
- Oct 29InfrastructureUnusually High Tides Flood Puerto Rico Coasts, Exposing Shoreline Vulnerabilityvia WAPA TV
- Oct 29InfrastructureHouse Presses New Fortress Energy CEO on Gas Supply as Government Seeks $100 Millionvia WAPA TV
- Oct 29InfrastructurePuerto Rico Governor Meets Oversight Board on Power Projects and Rising Electricity Costsvia Metro PR
- Oct 29InfrastructurePuerto Rico Governor Announces DARPA Cyberdefense Pilot for Critical Infrastructurevia Metro PR
- Oct 29InfrastructureDiesel Prices Up 68% While Natural Gas Falls 18.5% Since February 2026, Fonseca Saysvia WAPA TV
- Oct 29InfrastructurePuerto Rico’s Drought Footprint Edges Down to 42.9% of Territory, Drought Monitor Saysvia NotiUno
- Oct 29InfrastructureFEMA Approves Over $45 Million in Post-Disaster Funds for Puerto Rico Projectsvia NotiCel
- Oct 29InfrastructureGenera PR Takes 'full responsibility' for Outage That Hit About 160,000 Puerto Rico Customersvia NotiUno
- Oct 29Our reportingDaily Water Watch: Carraízo Steady at 40.76 m787daily
- Oct 29InfrastructurePuerto Rico Mayors and LUMA Keep Negotiating Over Replacing Hurricane Maria-Damaged Streetlightsvia San Juan Daily Star
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Business
- Oct 29BusinessPuerto Rico Adopts FIRE, First Integrated Financial Reporting Platform in the USvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29BusinessWorld’s Largest Sailing Ship Picks Puerto Rico as Caribbean Home Portvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29Business"From crisis we are in chaos": Merchant Denounces High Light and Gas Costsvia Radio Isla
- Oct 29BusinessPuerto Rico Restaurant Association Study Finds Diners Cutting Back as Costs Risevia Metro PR
- Oct 29BusinessEnergy Costs Rose Faster in Puerto Rico Than in the US, UPR Analysis Findsvia Sin Comillas
- Oct 29BusinessShort-Term Rental Alliance Urges Uniform Puerto Rico Regulations and Single Registryvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29BusinessPuerto Rico Third Among US Jurisdictions in Household Solar Panels, at 16%via NotiCel
- Oct 29BusinessPuerto Rico Economists to Present Survey on Oversight Board’s Performance 10 Years After PROMESAvia La Perla del Sur
- Oct 29BusinessHouse Committee to Summon LUMA Energy to Hearing Over Overbilling Complaintsvia Radio Isla
- Oct 29BusinessUniversity of Puerto Rico Retirement Trust Cuts Actuarial Deficit to $3.2 Billionvia Metro PR
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Community
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyRed Cross Shares Tips for a Fun and Safe Halloweenvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29WeatherRain Likely to Increase in Puerto Rico This Weekend, Weather Service Saysvia Primera Hora
- Oct 29CommunityLawsuit Against Félix Plaud Exposes Disputes Over Residence Under ASSMCA Investigationvia WAPA TV
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyNaguabo Cattle Farmer Says Wild Dog Pack Has Killed Cows on His Ranch, Costing Him $9,000via Telemundo PR
- Oct 29CommunityJustice Department Charges Preschool Teacher Over Baby’s Burn Injuries in San Juanvia Primera Hora
- Oct 29SportsFormer Puerto Rican Boxing Champ Claims $150,000 Owed for 10 Yearsvia WAPA TV
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyWoman Arrested in Patillas Murder Case for Allegedly Driving Suspect to Airport to Flee Puerto Ricovia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29CommunityGovernor Jenniffer González to Decree a Day of Mourning for Former Senator Eudaldo Báez Galibvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29CommunityPuerto Rico Reports 29 Flu Deaths and 13,696 Cases This Season, Health Department Saysvia Metro PR
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyJudge Sets $50,000 Bail for Man Accused of Machete Attack and Death Threat in Adjuntasvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyMan Charged in Puerto Rico with Stealing the Car of 'Gongo Fishing’s’ Fathervia Telemundo PR
- Oct 29CommunityFirst Menstrual Health Profile of Puerto Rican Teens Finds Severe Pain, Only 1% Endometriosis Diagnosisvia Primera Hora
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyPolice Identify 25-Year-Old Man Found Shot Dead Under Kennedy Avenue Bridge in San Juanvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyTwo Men Arrested in Salinas During $10,000 Extortion Drop in Police Operationvia Primera Hora
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyGang Leader Who Killed Police Sergeant Eliezer Ramos Vélez to Appeal 45-Year Sentencevia Primera Hora
- Oct 29CommunityPuerto Rican Recounts Anguish at Madrid’s Atocha Station After Deadly Train Crash in Spainvia NotiUno
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyThree Masked Armed Men Rob Man at Gunpoint in His Vega Baja Homevia Primera Hora
- Oct 29WeatherThree Days of Intense Heat in San Juanvia Metro PR
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyPolice Investigate Killing of Man Outside Levittown Gas Stationvia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29Crime & SafetyWoman Dies in Hit-and-Run in Hato Rey, Police Investigatevia El Nuevo Día
- Oct 29CommunityArecibo Acquires Two Properties for Affordable Housing via HOME Program, First Time in 10 Yearsvia San Juan Daily Star
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Culture
- Oct 29Culture'El Invader: Sin Máscaras’: Puerto Rican Wrestling Legend José Huertas González Looks Back at 80via WAPA TV
- Oct 29CulturePuerto Rico to Host Miss Universe 75th Anniversary with 121 Contestantsvia WAPA TV
- Oct 29SportsPuerto Rico Eliminated from 2027 Under-18 Baseball World Cupvia Metro PR
- Oct 29CultureHalloween Weekend in Puerto Rico: Art Exhibits, Catrinas, Poetry and Theatervia NotiCel
- Oct 29CultureInclusive Soccer Club Quintana Diversity Grows to 26 Neurodivergent Players in Puerto Ricovia Metro PR
- Oct 29SportsCayey Honors Basketball Great José 'Piculín' Ortiz with USPS Pictorial Postmarkvia San Juan Daily Star