World Oct 23 Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain By Dánica Coto, Associated Press
World Oct 22 Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic On Wednesday, the slow-moving storm was about 305 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. By Dánica Coto, Associated Press
World Sep 22 Dominican Republic says it recovered cocaine that was on speedboat destroyed by U.S. military Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press
World Apr 10 Number of dead in nightclub roof collapse in Dominican Republic rises to 218 The director of the Center of Emergency Operations said crews at the scene Thursday are still looking for victims and potential survivors, although no one has been found alive since Tuesday afternoon. By Martín Adames Alcántara, Dánica Coto, Associated Press
World Apr 09 Octavio Dotel, pitcher for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse Dotel, who pitched across a 15-year career and won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue concert. By Associated Press
Apr 09 What to know about the deadly club roof collapse in the Dominican Republic By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Rescue crews are still searching for survivors in the rubble as people anxiously await word of their loved ones. Officials have said it’s too early to determine why the roof fell. Continue reading
Apr 08 Roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub kills dozens By Martín Adames Alcántara, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Nearly 12 hours after the top of the nightclub collapsed down onto patrons, rescue crews were still pulling out survivors from the debris. Continue reading
Feb 06 U.S. seizes a Maduro plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio’s visit By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio watched as American officials affixed the seizure warrant to the plane during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five-nation tour of Latin America. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: Rubio insists relocation of Palestinians from Gaza would be temporary at news conference with Dominican president By Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio intends to announce the seizure on Thursday during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five-nation tour of Latin America, according to a U.S. official. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Blinken and Dominican Republic President Abinader hold joint news conference By Associated Press The U.S. secretary of state and the leader of the Dominican Republic held private talks Friday on a range of issues, from human rights, economic prosperity and regional security. However, the crisis in violence-wrecked Haiti dominated the discussions. Continue reading