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 ...

The outage that began past noon Wednesday left 1.4 million customers without electricity and more than 400,000 without water.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP ... without taking concrete measures to strengthen our energy infrastructure,” he said. Many also were concerned about Puerto Rico’s elderly population, with ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico on ...

“We cannot continue to repeat this cycle of blackouts without taking concrete measures to strengthen our energy infrastructure,” he said. Many also were concerned about Puerto Rico’s elderly ...

An estimated 98.8% of customers have now had their power restored. Power has been restored to nearly 99% of customers, LUMA Energy said in an update early Friday. LUMA Energy gave an update at 5 a ...

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 ...

Headlights illuminate cobblestone streets in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, during an island-wide blackout, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo) ...

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 ...

The best way to get around Puerto Rico is by car if you want to see more than the city in which you're staying, you'll need your own vehicle as intercity train service doesn't exist and intercity ...