Puerto Rico

Daddy Yankee, known for hits such as “Gasolina” and “Despacito,” said he hopes to “evangelize the world” and live for Jesus

The Puerto Rico Status Act is legislation which would allow the U.S. territory to vote on whether to become the 51st state or secede as an independent country.

Video obtained by Telemundo affiliate WKAQ-TV shows the moment at least seven shots were fired near the court’s entrance as a reporter who was preparing for a broadcast fled the area.

A 17-year-old Maryland boy was killed and two of his family members were injured in a shooting in Puerto Rico Saturday. Carlos Aníbal Rosado Martínez is accused of shooting Tommy Grays and his uncle and stepfather on a beach in the Isla Verde resort area after an argument. Tommy’s father said his son is unfairly being made out to...

What should have been a joyous trip to the Caribbean turned into a tragedy for a Maryland family when a 17-year-old boy was killed and two other family members were wounded in a shooting while visiting Puerto Rico. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke to the teenager’s grieving father.

Puerto Rico endured temperatures that felt as hot as 125 degrees Fahrenheit this week, according to the National Weather Service, as the U.S. territory experiences excessive heat conditions that will continue for another week.

An inmate who tried to mutilate his genitals at the Pedro Joel Rodriguez Matos maximum security prison in Ponce, Puerto Rico, will receive therapy and psychological treatment until he completes his sentence in August.

Spirit Airlines apologized to a Puerto Rican family after one employee did not allow them to board a flight from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico because their toddler did not have a passport.

A man is facing serious charges after FBI officials said he placed a hidden camera inside a public restroom on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that filmed more than 150 people including children.

A woman is in custody in connection with the killings of two NYU business students who were shot in Puerto Rico while apparently on a birthday celebration trip this past weekend, authorities said Tuesday. Police say the woman, who has not been identified, negotiated with police and turned herself into authorities. They say she has a criminal record that includes…

Two college students from NYU were shot and killed in Puerto Rico over the weekend while they were said to be on a trip celebrating a birthday. The MBA students were killed outside of a San Juan nightclub in the early morning hours Saturday when local authorities say the friends were caught in the crossfire between two other groups of…

Team Puerto Rico had four pitchers combine to make history vs. Team Israel during pool play of the 2023 World Baseball Classic on Monday.

Team Puerto Rico fans are hoping blonde leads to gold in the World Baseball Classic.

Pennsylvania Woman Missing for 30 Years Found in Puerto Rico

A Pennsylvania woman who went missing more than 30 years ago in a case that stumped authorities who later declared her legally dead has been found living in a nursing home in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is closing the U.S. territory’s only zoo following years of suspected negligence, a lack of resources and deaths of animals that were highlighted by activists.

Two U.S. tourists were stabbed and another one assaulted in Puerto Rico early Monday after a confrontation that police said was sparked when someone told them to stop filming a food vendor’s cart.

The governing board of Puerto Rico’s power company says it has approved a plan to privatize electric generation in the U.S. territory after meeting for nearly two hours behind closed doors.

The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent and a suspected smuggler died during a shootout Thursday off the Puerto Rico coast, authorities said. Other U.S. officers were injured.