The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court has banned law enforcement in the Caribbean country from publicly bestowing nicknames on police operations or court cases, a common practice in the region ...

Local artist Megan Durocher has had a lifelong love of reading, and a few years ago, she worked to get a Little Free Library ...

Colgate University senior Shanely Perez is a first-generation student who has poured her heart into integrating her culture and identity into her senior thesis. As a Dominican-American, Perez found a ...

An unemployed security guard was arrested Tuesday after authorities discovered he lied about rescuing 12 people from the collapsed nightclub in the Dominican Republic. Rafael Rosario went on a ...

SANTO DOMINGO, - The Dominican government released a report on Friday on the deadly roof collapse at a packed nightclub earlier this week that left at least 221 people dead. The report did not ...

A merengue icon, a baseball star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic were buried Thursday, as authorities called off the search for ...

The city is home to the largest Dominican diaspora community, with over 700,000 residents claiming roots in the island nation as of 2020. On Thursday, Teresa Tapia was among those visiting a ...

Longtime Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel and former MLB player Tony Blanco are among those who died following a roof collapse at a nightclub Tuesday in the capital of the Dominican ...

The recovery phase has ended, officials said Thursday. The recovery phase has ended after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert, killing at least 221 people ...

A devastating roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has claimed at least 218 lives, authorities have said, with hopes of finding any more survivors fading.

At least 79 people were killed and 160 were injured early Tuesday when the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo collapsed during a merengue concert.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Rescue workers in the Dominican Republic said Wednesday they will wind down the search for survivors of the nightclub roof collapse that left scores of people ...