Cody Tanke Missing from Sentencing, Suspected of Fleeing to Puerto Rico

La Crosse, Wis. - (WXOW) - Cody Tanke, the man who plead No Contest to a charge of 2nd degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 16, has disappeared. Tanke was out of jail on a cash bond and supposed to appear in court on Monday for his...

Puerto Rico unites its manufacturing center with new expansion and investment from Amgen

Governor Jenniffer González Colón and the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC in Spanish acronym), Sebastián Negrón Reichard, shared specific details with Amgen Inc. executives about the recently announced...

Puerto Rico es otra cosa! The Bunny opportunity

Benito Antonio Martínez-Ocasio, known as Bad Bunny, will perform in the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. On the night of Sept. 21, the world was left in awe by the spectacle delivered by internationally acclaimed Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny. The...

Puerto Rico’s Artists Lead Recovery and Renewal Eight Years After Hurricane Maria

By Emmanuel Ogbonna When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in September 2017 as a Category 4 storm, it left behind devastation that reshaped lives across the island. For ballet dancers and instructors Marena Pérez and Aureo Andino, the...

Puerto Rico Is Stepping Up Its Sargassum Fight

Puerto Rico is stepping up its fight against Sargassum. A record-breaking 40 million metric tons of the seaweed flowed through the tropical Atlantic this year, overwhelming shorelines across the region and hitting Puerto Rico’s coasts especially...

Wildlife Spotlight: The Search For The Puerto Rican Boa

The Puerto Rican boa (Chilabothrus inornatus) can grow to more than six feet (1.8 meters) in length. Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild While Puerto Rico draws visitors in droves thanks to its UNESCO World Heritage-listed colonial...

The Silent Majority Backing the US Military in Puerto Rico

Madres Contra la Guerra (Mothers against War) has organized protests against the possible return of U.S. military to the Roosevelt Roads naval base. This 20 year old organization mobilizes against military recruitment in schools and advocates for...

U.S. Marines deploy armored LAV-25 vehicles on Puerto Rico beach amid Caribbean tensions

U.S. Marines deployed Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) along Arroyo, Puerto Rico, on September 30 in a visible show of strength. The maneuver highlights Washington’s heightened military readiness as tensions rise in Venezuela and across the...

Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to the world, from his landmark residency to the Super Bowl

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Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny to headline Super Bowl Halftime Show

INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 14: Bad Bunny performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 14, 2023 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella) OAN Staff Blake Wolf and...

Puerto Rico Seeks Maritime Cargo Opportunities

The executive director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PPPA), Norberto Negrón Díaz, held a series of meetings with officials from the Panama Canal Authority Board in an effort to highlight the island as a maritime destination for cargo...

Trouble in Paradise? The IRS Is Taking a Hard Look at Puerto Rican Tax Breaks

A decade ago, the IRS audited and brought cases against numerous taxpayers who claimed residency in the U.S. Virgin Islands to take advantage of a highly touted benefit whereby bona fide Virgin Islands residents could claim a 90 percent tax credit...

Environmental enforcement drops to a new low in…

Environmental enforcement has hit historic lows, as the Trump administration has brought fewer lawsuits against companies for environmental violations in its first six months than any other administration in the 21st century, underscoring that the...

Tropical weather in Atlantic slams Caribbean and may strike Southeast US next

MIAMI (AP) — Dangerous tropical weather brewed Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean with Humberto intensifying into a powerful Category 4 hurricane and a weather system taking aim at the Southeast U.S. Hurricane Humberto had maximum sustained winds of...

iBendito: Why English fluency is essential for Puerto Rico’s growth

iBendito — no, it’s not the latest Apple product from Puerto Rico, but rather a playful nod to the beloved phrase “ay bendito,” which captures the spirit of Puerto Rico’s humor and resilience. At a past presentation at the University of Puerto...

Fiscal board asks for extension of lead mediator appointment in PREPA bankruptcy

The Financial Oversight and Management Board asked U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain on Wednesday to extend into next year the appointment of the lead mediator in talks between the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) and its...

Hurricane Imelda nears Bermuda

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Hurricane Imelda lashed Bermuda as a Category 2 storm late Wednesday as officials locked up the tiny British territory. Heavy winds and...

Statehood For Puerto Rico: A Bad Deal For America

The idea of making Puerto Rico the 51st state has been discussed in Washington for decades, but the facts are clear: statehood is a poor deal for both Puerto Rico and the United States. In today’s political climate, where the “America First”...

Puerto Rico's Exports Reach Historic Heights

The Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC in Spanish acronym) reported a major economic development with the end of July reporting a record in exportations totaling $7.168 million, a 44.3% increase compared to July 2024. The DDEC's...

Bad Bunny’s San Juan Residency Is Changing How Travelers Experience Puerto Rico—and It's a Blueprint for Responsible Tourism

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Bad Bunny performs onstage during Night One of Bad Bunny: "No Me Quiero Ir De Aqui" Residencia En El Choli at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on July 11, 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Over the past decade,...