Puerto Rican police say man robs San Juan hotel-casino of $340,000 by showing threatening note

October 8th, 2009 American Airlines resumes Wash.-Puerto Rico routeDALLAS — American Airlines said on Thursday it will relaunch daily flights between Washington Dulles airport and San Juan, Puerto Rico, beginning Nov. 19. American said it is putting a Boeing 737 aircraft on the route, which it will fly once a day in each direction.

September 30th, 2009 Puerto Rico police investigate killings of 3 teensSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police in Puerto Rico say three teenage boys have been found shot to death on a basketball court in a northern coastal town near the U.S. territory's capital.

September 30th, 2009 Puerto Rico union leaders clash with policeSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Union leaders scuffled with police outside the governor's mansion Tuesday during a protest against mass layoffs of public workers in this U.S. territory, which has a jobless rate higher than any U.S.

September 22nd, 2009 Robber in Puerto Rico makes off with Swiss watchesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police say a robber has made off with nearly $500,000 worth of luxury watches from a jewelry store at the Caribbean's largest shopping mall. Investigators say the suspect entered the Bared jewelry store at the Plaza Las Americas mall in San Juan on Tuesday and handed the shopkeeper a threatening note.

September 22nd, 2009 PR authorities say major drug dealer arrestedSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities have captured an alleged dealer they say led a violent drug ring in at least two sprawling housing projects in Puerto Rico and trafficked narcotics to the U.S. mainland. The arrest of Angel Ayala Vazquez, also known as "Angelo Millones," has "dealt a hard blow to drug trafficking in Puerto Rico," Javier F.

September 20th, 2009 PR cops: Man suspected in killing run over by carSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico say a man suspected of stabbing a 19-year-old to death was run over while trying to escape. In a statement Sunday, police say 57-year-old Pedro Quinones Nunez was hit by a car Saturday as he crossed the highway in front of a public housing complex in San Juan.

September 15th, 2009 US targets drug smugglers at Puerto Rican airportSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Several employees of American Airlines are among those under arrest in a U.S. raid targeting a drug-smuggling ring based out of Puerto Rico's largest airport.

August 29th, 2009 Puerto Rico judge sets bail for alleged cop killerSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A judge has set bail at $2.6 million for a Puerto Rican man accused of fatally shooting a police officer and wounding a second before stealing their squad car earlier this month. Judge Milagros Muniz set the bond amount at a Saturday hearing at which suspect Ricardo Lebron Berrios was not required to enter a plea.

August 14th, 2009 4 Puerto Rico police officers convicted in beatingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A jury in U.S. federal court has convicted four Puerto Rican police officers in the beating death of a man in their custody.

August 8th, 2009 Puerto Ricans cheer Sotomayor's swearing-inSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —Puerto Ricans cheered Sonia Sotomayor's swearing-in Saturday as the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court, calling her rise to the nation's highest court a huge source of pride in the U.S.

August 8th, 2009 FBI agent accused in shooting death of PR officerSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities charged an FBI agent with negligent homicide on Friday in the alleged "friendly fire" shooting death of a Puerto Rican policeman during a gunbattle with kidnappers last year. Justice Secretary Antonio Sagardia told reporters that special agent Jared Hewitt is accused of shooting 12-year police veteran Orlando Gonzalez Ortiz during a joint raid to rescue a kidnap victim.

July 6th, 2009 Sotomayor's relatives hope to attend hearingsMAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican relatives of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor — the New York-born federal appeals judge who is vying to be the first Hispanic justice on the high court — hope to attend her confirmation hearings in Washington. "If they invite us, we will travel," said Jose Garcia Baez, a lawyer who is one of a number of Sotomayor's Puerto Rican cousins living on the west coast of the U.S.

June 20th, 2009 Puerto Rican pageant fires petite beauty queenSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Miss Puerto Rico Petite competition stripped the reigning queen of her crown Friday, accusing the young woman of "intolerable conduct" that included threatening and assaulting pageant staff. Keishla Villafane Rivera also used "coarse language" and violated the terms of her contract by agreeing to use her image in an advertisement without the consent of the pageant, the organizers said in a statement.

June 19th, 2009 PANAJI - An aide of Goa Tourism Minister Francisco Pacheco has been arrested for threatening the management of a casino that has been accused of not paying the minister his winnings of Rs.1.25 crore. Matthew Diniz was arrested late Thursday after threatening the staff of the Treasures Casino at the Majorda beach resort, said police inspector Edwin Colaco.

April 27th, 2009 2 Atlanta tourists found in dense PR rainforestSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico have found two tourists from Atlanta who were forced to spend the night in a rainforest after getting lost in El Yunque. The spokesman for the emergency management agency says the two women were found in good condition Saturday morning.