Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the U.S. territory struggles to repair an increasingly unstable power grid nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria. Officials said an excavator accidentally downed a transmission line.

Central Florida Congressman Darren Soto is asking the president why funds for Puerto Rico to recover from Hurricane Maria haven’t been sent to the island.

The Martinez family has been waiting more than a year for a neurologist to diagnose the son's condition. He needs a diagnosis to be eligible for the health care he needs, but can't get an appointment.

A deadline set to expire today for Puerto Ricans receiving housing assistance after Hurricane Maria has been extended.

March 20 was the day FEMA hotel assistance for Hurricane Maria evacuees was scheduled to end. But the Governor of Puerto Rico asked for an extension and FEMA granted it. Now, some evacuees will get to stay in hotels until mid-May.

After hurricanes Irma and Maria, these chefs defied the destruction, kept their restaurants open and fed hungry victims. Will they be finalists for the culinary world's prestigious James Beard Awards?

A group advocating for Puerto Rican evacuees is calling on Orange County Commissioners for help. 90.7’s Crystal Chavez reports they want to spotlight what they call an affordable housing crisis.

The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority — under fire for months in the wake of Hurricane Maria — says it thinks power can be restored within a day.

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is partnering with the South Florida Puerto Rican chamber of commerce and a private university from the Caribbean island to offer jobs to Hurricane Maria's evacuees.

The agency says it has been working on transitioning distribution to the Puerto Rican government but has not finalized it. Wednesday's date "was mistakenly provided," a spokesman said.