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Forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Puerto Rico and people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.
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Tropical Storm Fiona nears Puerto Rico
A tropical storm warning is in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Fiona moves across the Caribbean. The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel has the forecast.
Lightning kills man and woman aboard separate jet skis in Puerto Rico
The deaths occurred as Tropical Storm Earl swirled northeast of the U.S. territory, dropping heavy rain on the island at times.
Tropical Storm Earl could dump heavy rain on Puerto Rico, Caribbean
The storm, which had 50 mph winds as of 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, is turning northward and is expected to pass to the north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Over 1,000 miles from the deadly terror attack in Orlando, Florida, on the island of Puerto Rico, a family is mourning the loss of a loved one
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Puerto Rico governor on island statehood
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Puerto Rico island lacks many medical services
Puerto Rico's Flamenco Beach, a remote, pristine crescent of sand along a dazzling stretch of Caribbean blue water, is considered among the world's best. Locals are aware of the beautiful beach's biggest risk: If your life is in danger, help is not around. Until recently, the beach did not have a lifeguard to watch over its waters. David Begnaud reports.
Locals, tourists flock to this Puerto Rico beach — but it lacks many critical emergency services
There have been 18 known recorded drowning deaths on the island of Culebra since 1994 including three known recorded drowning deaths off Flamenco Beach since December 2021.
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Puerto Rican court closes case against Ricky Martin
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Widespread blackout in Puerto Rico
More than a million customers in Puerto Rico were without electricity on Thursday after an overnight fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year across the island, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices.
Over 1 million without power in Puerto Rico after fire causes major blackout
The blackout also left some 160,000 customers without water and snarled traffic across the island of 3.2 million people.
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