May 30 After chronic outages, Puerto Rico governor pledges to improve island's crumbling power grid By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Puerto Rico’s governor pledged Thursday to improve the island’s crumbling electric grid and boost the economy in her first address after being elected last year as anger intensifies over repeated power outages and an increase in cost-of-living expenses. Continue reading
Apr 17 Puerto Rico officials demand answers after latest island-wide blackout By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Crews are working to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island affected the main airport, several hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers. Continue reading
Apr 16 Puerto Rico hit with island-wide blackout as residents prepare for Easter weekend By Dánica Coto, Associated Press An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, officials said. Continue reading
Feb 10 Puerto Rico governor's effort to eliminate renewable energy goals sparks pushback By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Puerto Rico legislators on Monday held a contentious public hearing on a governor-backed bill that would eliminate renewable energy goals and extend operations of the island's lone coal-fired plant, long accused of polluting low-income communities. Continue reading
Jan 02 Puerto Rico's new governor takes office amid anger following major blackout By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Jenniffer González Colón has been sworn in as Puerto Rico’s new governor as the island held for a normally ebullient ceremony overshadowed by widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days ago. Continue reading
Jan 01 Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after major blackout By Amanda Pérez Pintado, Associated Press Electric power has been restored to nearly all affected customers across Puerto Rico after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve. Continue reading
Dec 31 Blackout causes nearly all of Puerto Rico to lose power on New Year's Eve By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution says it appears the outage was caused by a failure in an underground power line. Continue reading
Nov 06 Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The winner will replace Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, who was defeated by González in an upset in a primary election that was held in June by their New Progressive Party. Continue reading
Nov 05 Puerto Rico general election promises to be historic By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Thousands of voters across the U.S. territory stood in long lines clutching umbrellas, undeterred by heavy rain on Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Oct 28 Residents of Puerto Rico can't vote for president, but their anger at Trump is still shaping the race By Dánica Coto, Associated Press A comic calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment. Continue reading