Economy
DACO and Retailers Set Rules for Sold-Out Christmas Deals: Substitute, Rain Check or Discount
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Education
11 Days Without Classes: Public Schools Close November 18 and Return November 30
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Energy
Energy Bureau weighs charging $48 million in fuel costs in November and December: up to 1.8 cents per kWh
El Vocero
Housing
House Bill Seeks to Spell Out Who Skips CRIM Property Tax on Federally Backed Affordable Rentals
News is my Business
Health
3,600 People Turn Out for Barceloneta Health Fair as Arecibo Region Posts 50.5% High Cholesterol Rate
Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico
Economy
121 KFC and Taco Bell Restaurants Close in Puerto Rico: About 2,000 Jobs in Limbo and Two Help Sessions Nov. 10 and 13
Metro Puerto Rico
Public safety
Federal Jury Convicts Former AAA Vice President in Workforce-Training Contract Fraud Scheme
El Nuevo Día
Government
Puerto Rico Refers New Fortress Energy to Federal Prosecutors Over Gas Supply Violations
El Vocero
Health
Patillas to get free cancer screenings as Mobile Oncology Unit visits on November 7
Metro Puerto Rico
Housing
ASSMCA identifies 204 young people at risk of homelessness: they study, they work, and they have nowhere to sleep
El Vocero de Puerto Rico
Education
UPR Cayey Lands $621,000 in Federal Funding to Figure Out Why a Mild Head Injury Leaves Behind Chronic Pain
NotiCel
Sports
Utuado dresses up for Puerto Rico women's baseball All-Star Game
Metro Puerto Rico
Weather
Puerto Rico Under Heat Advisory in Early October as Heat Index Hits 105 Degrees
National Weather Service San Juan (via Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive)
Economy
Walmart Invests $65 Million in New Bayamón Supercenter: 600 Jobs on the Way
El Vocero
Energy
LUMA Says Canceling Its Contract Would Cost Puerto Rico $1.3 Billion; the Governor Calls It False
Metro Puerto Rico
Health
Puerto Rico Activates Airport and Port Surveillance After Plague Case in Russia and Historic U.S. Measles Surge
El Vocero de Puerto Rico
Government
Cataño Transition Committee Uncovers $540,000 Contract the Comptroller Ties to Political Campaigning
El Vocero
Culture
Ruben Blades' Salsa Opera Maestra Vida Leaves Panama for the First Time, Opening at Bellas Artes in November
El Nuevo Dia
Transportation
DTOP to transfer $114.4 million to 42 municipalities to repave state roads
Telemundo Puerto Rico
Sports
Adriana Diaz Leaves Her Mark in Beijing: Puerto Rico's Table Tennis Star Nearly Upsets the World No. 11 at China Smash 2026
El Vocero
Housing
Puerto Rico's Builders Bring Madrid's Affordable Housing Model to the Island
El Nuevo Dia
Health
Puerto Rico Rolls Out 34 Marches and the "I Want You In My Future" Campaign Against Breast Cancer
Metro Puerto Rico
Public safety
Spoofing Now Fakes Your Real Bank's Phone Number: What to Know Before You Answer That Call
El Vocero de Puerto Rico
Culture
From the toad Concho to the San Pedrito: Quique Rivera opens his first major Puerto Rico exhibit since his return
El Nuevo Dia