UPR Mayagüez Students Win $50,000 NASA Competition with Lunar Tower Project
A team of students from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez won first place and the People's Choice Award in NASA's ORBIT Challenge…
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Four-Year-Old Girl Found Alone in Carolina Apartment
A four-year-old girl was found alone Wednesday morning inside an apartment in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
More Than 35,000 Puerto Rico Students Have Tried Electronic Cigarettes
More than 35,000 students from seventh to twelfth grade in Puerto Rico have used vapes, or one in five young people, epidemiologist Juan Carlos…
Quake Watch: Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake Near Esperanza, 5 Felt Reports
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 21 km southeast of Esperanza on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mostly Cloudy Day with Dangerous Surf on Puerto Rico’s North Coast
Dangerous sea conditions continue along the northern coasts of Puerto Rico and Culebra, while Vieques faces a moderate risk.
Arecibo Telescope Data Revives Search for Elusive Dark Galaxy
More than five years after the Arecibo Observatory radio telescope collapsed, archived data collected at the northern Puerto Rico facility has contributed to identifying…
UPR Mayagüez Cancels Decade-Long Agroecology Partnership That Trained More Than 500 Farmers
The interim chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez Campus (RUM), Dr. Miguel Muñoz, canceled a decade-long collaborative agreement with the El Josco…
Bayamón Neighbors Seek Help for Disabled Man Living Without Water or Power
Residents of the Magnolia Gardens neighborhood in Bayamón are asking for medical and government assistance for their neighbor Javier González, a 54-year-old disabled man…
Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors Walk Runway at Ponce Fashion Show
Patients and survivors of breast cancer walked a runway before hundreds of people at Plaza del Caribe's central atrium in Ponce during the sixth…
FEMA Obligates $753,618 for Puerto Rico Infrastructure and Flood-Control Projects
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated $753,617.84 for Puerto Rico projects covering infrastructure, public facilities, security and disaster-risk mitigation, the office of…
New Breast CT System Without Compression Arrives in Puerto Rico
A new technology for breast studies without compression has arrived in Puerto Rico: the Koning Vera Breast CT system, available at the Dorado Breast…
Supreme Court Chief Justice Inaugurates Childhood Justice Project and TEMIS Room in Carolina
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Chief Justice Maite D. Oronoz Rodríguez inaugurated the Justice for Childhood Project and the TEMIS Room at the Carolina…
Health Administrators Ask Energy Bureau for Hearing on Electricity Rate Hike Risks
The Puerto Rico College of Health Services Administrators (CASS) warned of the harmful effect high electricity rates have on hospitals, hospices and other health…
Man Suffers Burns in Explosion at San Lorenzo Residence
A 46-year-old man was in delicate condition with multiple burns after an explosion at a residence on kilometer 11 of PR-181 in the Quebrada…
Social Security Will Delay Phone Service in Puerto Rico to 9:00 AM Starting November 1
The Social Security Administration (SSA) will delay the start of its telephone service in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands by one hour…