Nation Sep 19 Four years after Maria, a church emerges as a community’s biggest support By PBS NewsHour
Nation Jan 19 Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto Rico People in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies, then set off a social media uproar Saturday when they broke in to retrieve goods as the area struggles to recover… By Dánica Coto, Associated Press
Nation Dec 26 Watch 8:13 2 years later, U.S. island territories still hurting from Hurricanes Irma and Maria Although 2020 is only days away, Americans in the territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are still recovering from devastating storms that hit back in the fall of 2017. Hurricanes Maria and Irma flooded and leveled parts…
Politics Sep 05 Watch 6:21 Behind Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ reallocation of DOD money for border security President Trump is diverting some money for Defense Department infrastructure to instead construct or repair additional barrier sections on the U.S.-Mexico border. The 127 projects losing funding include Hurricane Maria recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and education and health services…
Nation Aug 28 WATCH: Dorian hits U.S. Virgin Islands as Category 1 hurricane Puerto Rico on Wednesday faced its first major test of emergency preparedness since the 2017 devastation of Hurricane Maria as Tropical Storm Dorian neared the U.S. territory at near-hurricane force — and forecasters said it could grow to Category 3… By Dánica Coto, Associated Press
Aug 27 Watch 5:17 Still recovering from Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico braces for Tropical Storm Dorian Less than two years after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, Tropical Storm Dorian is bearing down on the island. Much of the territory’s infrastructure, including its power grid and water systems, is still recovering from Maria -- and is thus… Continue watching
Jul 17 Puerto Rican protesters demand governor resign amid online chat scandal By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press Online chats between Rosselló and members of his administration leaked, revealed the men mocking women, the handicapped and victims of Hurricane Maria. Continue reading
May 10 House approves $19 billion disaster aid bill over Trump opposition By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The measure passed over the opposition of most Republicans, who said it should include the Trump administration's $4.5 billion request for border security and migrant humanitarian aid. Continue reading
May 01 GOP try to break gridlock between Trump, Democrats on disaster aid bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The White House is displaying new flexibility on giving disaster aid to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico but Republicans' latest offer has not won over Democrats. Continue reading
Apr 27 Hurricane Maria’s legacy: Thousands of Puerto Rican students show PTSD symptoms By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News A survey of more than 96,000 students finds that 7.2% reported “clinically significant” symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. Continue reading