If you’re looking for an escape this winter that’s easily accessible, has tropical weather, amazing food, and rich Black history and culture, look no further than Puerto Rico. Immerse yourself in ...

LOÍZA, Puerto Rico — This is one of Puerto Rico’s oldest towns, with a rich history dating back to when the Indigenous Taíno people discovered Columbus. It is also one of the coastal regions where ...

Puerto Rico’s melting pot of Spanish, Taino and African roots is evident in every aspect of the country. However, the island’s rich Afro-Puerto Rican heritage and connection to Africa are highly ...

Lugging an empty cardboard box, Modesta Irizarry Ortiz rushed to pick up a dozen spaghetti and salad lunches on Wednesday afternoon at a makeshift soup kitchen in the northeastern Puerto Rican town of ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The city of New Haven hosted the Puerto Rican Festival on Saturday, and News 8 was there for the celebrations! Over 10,000 people gathered on the New Haven green to ...

Rio Grande de Loiza! . . . Great river. Great flood of tears. The greatest of all our island's tears save those greater that come from the eyes of my soul for my enslaved people. Julia de Burgos, from ...

LOÍZA, Puerto Rico — The waves crashed loudly on the collapsed ruins of the Paseo del Atlántico, a walkway that once partially protected residents here from the volatile ocean. Erosion along this ...