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On November 5, 2024, Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum alongside the 2024 Puerto Rican general election and the 2024 United States elections.This was the seventh status referendum held in Puerto Rico amidst the long running debate over the island's political status.
25 June – Puerto Rico announces its first island-wide heat advisory to all 78 municipalities due to predicted highs of 114°F (46°C) and widespread power outages. [ 6 ] 13 August – Schools are canceled in Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to strengthen into a hurricane overnight.
NotiCentro (NewsCenter) is the flagship news broadcast of Puerto Rican network WAPA which airs four times a day on weekdays and twice a day on weekends. Its main edition is anchored by Normando Valentín and Katiria Soto while Guillermo José Torres, Jr. anchors the nighttime edition.
Lili was then upgraded to a hurricane on Dec. 20, an intensity it held onto for just under three days. That prompted a hurricane watch for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Puerto Rico’s complex politics Hurricanes Irma and Maria battered Puerto Rico in 2017, with Maria killing an estimated 3,000 people and becoming one of the costliest disasters in U.S. history.
BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A power company in Puerto Rico announced Thursday that it has restored electricity to most areas affected by a massive outage that hit the U.S. territory the ...
On December 15, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the Puerto Rico Status Act. The act sought to resolve Puerto Rico's status and its relationship to the United States through a binding plebiscite. [38] In April 2023, Puerto Rico's Status Act was reintroduced in the House by Democrats. [39]
The newscast, titled Las Noticias Al Mediodía ('The News at Noon'), debuted December 6, 2021, at 12 p.m. and features Celimar Adames, Nuria Sebazco and Deborah Martorell, which, according to WLII, is the first all-female local news team in Puerto Rico. This edition follows a different format from the other newscasts, and features segments on ...