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Hurricane Lee strengthens into a category 5 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph, traveling west-northwest towards the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico.
2023-09-7

Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in the Dominican Republic after causing massive devastation in Puerto Rico, killing three people.
2022-09-19

A privately-owned Gulfstream GIVSP jet crashes near Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, killing all nine people onboard, including Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie.
2021-12-15

Voters in Puerto Rico vote on whether they wish to be a state or not. If voters decide on statehood, the territory could work to join the union and fully become incorporated into the United States.
2020-11-3

Hurricane Isaias is expected to head towards Florida, prompting the state to close their COVID-19 test sites. The hurricane has made landfall in Puerto Rico, causing landslides, flooding, and power outages.
2020-07-30

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Puerto Rico, causing small landslides, power outages, and severely cracking some homes.
2020-01-6

A mass shooting at a bar in the town of Comerio, Puerto Rico, near the capital San Juan, leaves at least five people dead and one other injured.
2018-02-25

Puerto Rico files for the largest "local government" bankruptcy in the United States.
2017-05-3

Puerto Rico declares a state of emergency due to the ongoing Zika virus outbreak. At least 22 people have been reported to have been infected with the Zika virus in the U.S. territory.
2016-02-5

Governor Alejandro García Padilla indicates Puerto Rico will default on bonds issued by the island’s Infrastructure Financing Authority and Public Finance Corporation.
2015-12-30