An island-wide blackout has hit Puerto Rico as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend A man who escaped a Puerto Rican prison nearly 40 years ...

Headlights illuminate cobblestone streets in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, during an island-wide blackout, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday ...

Another 1.4 million Puerto Ricans left in the dark. That’s what Puerto Rico experienced last week. Every customer of LUMA Energy—the company responsible for running Puerto Rico’s power ...

By Jenny Gross Almost all power has been restored in Puerto Rico, two days after a blackout left the entire island without electricity. As of 10 a.m. on Friday, 99 percent of the 1.4 million ...

The blackout started at about 12:40 p.m. on April 16, when the Puerto Rico Governor's Office said a failure in the transmission of the electrical system plunged 1.4 million customers into darkness.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday urged people to moderate their energy consumption as she warned that the island has no additional generation to fall back on days ...

A power blackout hit all of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the heavily Catholic U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend. All 1.4 million customers were affected, Hugo Sorrentini ...

FILE PHOTO: Cars drive through a dark street after Puerto Rico was hit with a massive power outage where energy plants across the island unexpectedly shut down, in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 16 ...

An 81-year-old Bronx woman is stuck in Puerto Rico after an airline forbade her from boarding her flight home with her emotional support parrot, according to a report. Maria Fraterrigo is in the ...