San Juan Islands travelers this spring can now choose to walk aboard a water taxi, rather than wait on Washington State Ferries boats that often run late. The MV Sea Lion, a whale-watching boat run by San Juan Safaris, circulates seven days a week starting at 7 a.m. from Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, to Orcas Island, Lopez Island and Cap Sante Marina in downtown Anacortes, then back, making two round trips per day. It’s a 10-week experiment, funded by the state. Rides are free. This niche service, using...

Venezuela’s prosecutor’s office slammed the call by El Salvador’s leader, accusing him of crimes against humanity Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Sunday proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the US his government has kept imprisoned for what he called “political prisoners” in Venezuela.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele proposed a prisoner swap to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday that involves the over 200 suspected Tren de Aragua gang members deported by the United States in March. In an X post, Bukele outlined the proposal, which includes El Salvador handing over the 252 Venezuelan migrants deported by President Donald Trump for the same number of “political prisoners” held by the Maduro regime. “I want to propose a humanitarian agreement that includes the repatriation of 100% of the 252 Venezuelans who were deported, in exchange...

Power was restored to 98.8% of customers early Friday after an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico earlier this week, authorities said. More than 1.45 million customers had electricity less than 48 hours after the outage hit, according to Luma Energy, which oversees the transmission and distribution of power on the island. "Although restoration is nearing completion, some customers may continue to experience temporary outages due to limited generation," Luma said.

The Puerto Rico Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Lottery players in Puerto Rico can choose from popular national games like the Powerball, which is available in the vast majority of states around the U.S. Other games include the Pega 2, Pega 3, Pega 4 and more. Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024. See more big winners here. And if you do end up cashing a jackpot,...

Luma Energy said 58% of its electricity customers in Puerto Rico now have service following a major outage Wednesday.

The joint venture of Quanta Services and ATCO unit Canadian Utilities operates Puerto Rico's electric grid. Genera PR, a unit of New Fortress Energy, began a 10-year contract to manage the state-run Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's power plants in 2023.

Luma's website recently indicated that 843,888 customers have service.

Passengers aboard a Frontier Airlines flight from Orlando, Fla. to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday, April 15, were left terrified after the plane reportedly suffered an initial hard landing. Frontier Airlines Flight 3506 managed to safely touch down at Luis Marin International Airport after a second attempt, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Passenger Melani Wharton shared her story on Facebook , and stated that the plane "landed in the worst shape in the world" after the incident, according to a translation from Spanish. "For a few minutes, I...

Crews worked early Thursday morning to restore power in Puerto Rico after yet another entire-island blackout. The outage began past noon on Wednesday and left 1.4 million customers without electricity and 328,000 without water. It impacted the main international airport, hotels and several hospitals, The Associated Press reported. By the end of the day Wednesday, 16 percent of people had power restored and officials said they expect that 90 percent of customers will have it back within 48 to 72 hours after the initial outage. Luma Energy said it was...

Puerto Ricans protest outside La Fortaleza during a massive blackout in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, on April 16, 2025. A major electricity outage struck Puerto Rico after all power plants in the US territory were knocked offline , utility companies said -- the latest huge outage to hit the Caribbean island. "We have experienced a massive power outage across the island due to the unexpected shutdown of all power generation plants," Genera PR, a private company that operates those plants, said in a statement carried on X. JAYDEE LEE...