Cover Page Legal HistorySports SearchCOPUR Olympic Cup brings together more than 1,400 athletes in Gurabo 20241 min readThe table tennis competition was held at the Albergue Olímpico (Olympic Training Center) in Salinas.By The Star Staff The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee’s (COPUR by its acronym in Spanish) Olympic Cup concluded on Sunday after two weekends of intense sporting action with the participation of more than 1,400 athletes in various Olympic events The closing ceremony took place in the municipalities of Gurabo and Salinas excited to have concluded a great event,” COPUR President Sara Rosario said in a written statement various types of gymnastics and archery were featured The table tennis competition was held at the Albergue Olímpico (Olympic Training Center) in Salinas “The Olympic Cup is key to the development of high-performance athletes,” added Rosario noting that the Olympic Beach Festival will be held in Toa Baja in February 2025 © 2025 The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico DR.- The National Emergency and Security Response System (9-1-1) coordinated efforts to tackle a fire that broke out on Thursday afternoon at a plastic and paper factory in the Pontezuela Arriba sector of the Santiago municipality While no serious injuries have been reported two firefighters experienced smoke inhalation and are receiving treatment The response included 13 trucks from fire departments in Santiago along with support from the Directorate of Extra-Hospital Emergency Services (DAEH) Firefighters are working diligently to prevent the flames from spreading to nearby areas The 911 system praised the rapid response and dedication of all teams involved emphasizing the importance of allowing emergency vehicles to pass without obstruction for efficient […] Local October 4 emphasizing the importance of allowing emergency vehicles to pass without obstruction for efficient handling of such incidents Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Economy North Coast Local Sports Health DominicanToday.com - The Dominican Republic News Source in English This work, 190th Engineer Battalion welcomes new commander, by SPC Felix Ortiz Rivera, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright The first veterinary college in Puerto Rico is on the path toward becoming accredited by the AVMA Council on Education (AVMA COE) The Ana G. Méndez University-Gurabo (UAGM-Gurabo) School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) received a letter of reasonable assurance from the council after it met on December 15, 2023 The decision is based on its comprehensive site visit that took place August 27-31 "The letter of reasonable assurance was greatly appreciated by the SVM and the UAGM central administration We have put in considerable effort to see this project through to completion," said Dr dean of the veterinary school.  "We couldn't be more pleased with our progress and grateful to our team for their unwavering support." A letter of reasonable assurance is not a pre-accreditation action but indicates that the UAGM-Gurabo veterinary school may gain accreditation in the future if the program completes all the plans it presented to the AVMA COE. The veterinary school will accept its first class this fall All courses and student services will be provided in English This new veterinary degree program, combined with the existing associate and bachelor’s degree programs in veterinary technology will make up the new School of Veterinary Medicine Facilities include specialized laboratories and surgery and anesthesia; veterinary teaching hospitals for small and large animals and as practice centers for students; and research facilities The veterinary school will also use additional research laboratories and amphitheaters already located on campus UAGM will offer a four-year curriculum with the final year dedicated to clinical studies The veterinary teaching hospitals will serve as the main resource for preclinical and clinical rotation experiences the veterinary school has established memoranda of agreements (MOAs) with veterinary teaching hospitals at Kansas State University all have expressed interest in hosting UAGM’s fourth-year students for their clinical rotations the new veterinary school has secured partnerships with clinical specialty centers Tuition and fees for first-year students are $75,350 is a private institution with five campuses in Puerto Rico and five in the mainland U.S UAGM-Gurabo first sought accreditation for its veterinary school from the AVMA COE in 2021 with a feasibility study and a request for a consultative site visit Negrón-Pagán has been part of the faculty for the veterinary technology program since 2016 and directed the program The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities accredited the veterinary technology program in 2018 The program was the first in Puerto Rico to receive accreditation for both associate and bachelor’s degrees in veterinary technology Pagán received a bachelor's in agronomy in animal industry from the Mayagüez Campus of the University of Puerto Rico and her veterinary degree from Ross University She says the veterinary school will serve animal populations in need of veterinary treatment not only in Puerto Rico "The school is conveniently placed and offers the greatest educational experience possible with its highly skilled professors adding that the program will allow students to pursue further graduate degrees such as a master's in environmental sciences or public health while also advocating for the One Health movement A version of this story appears in the April 2024 print issue of JAVMA Méndez University-Gurabo School of Veterinary Medicine received approval from the AVMA Council on Education In recent years, there has been a notable emergence of new veterinary schools allowing prospective students more options to pursue their doctorate in veterinary medicine (DVM) degrees Another emerging veterinary school is the Ana G Méndez University-Gurabo (UAGM-Gurabo) School of Veterinary Medicine in Gurabo The university has officially received a letter of reasonable assurance from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE) to begin offering a DVM program starting in August 2024.1,2 A letter of reasonable assurance is not a pre-accreditation action indicates that the UAGM-Gurabo veterinary school has the opportunity to obtain accreditation in the future if the program completes all the plans it presented to the AVMA COE.1,3 This period will last 3 years.2,3 With students starting for the fall semester the UAGM-Gurabo School of Veterinary Medicine will be the first and only veterinary school offered in Puerto Rico The DVM program will be joined by the university’s existing associate and bachelor’s degree programs in veterinary technology which received accreditation in 2018.1 These 3 programs will have access to specialized laboratories There will be a veterinary teaching hospital on campus for students practicing with small and large animals and the hospital will also provide veterinary care to the local Puerto Rican community and amphitheaters already on campus will be available for veterinary students.1 The UAGM-Gurado team would like to thank Professor Zoraida Ortiz “I also appreciate the support of our board of directors and all the co-workers who collaborated in this process In the commemoration of our 75th anniversary convinced that this will be the beginning of great achievements for our university community.”2 The school is currently accepting applications and more information on requirements can be found at https://uagm.edu/es/veterinary-info.2 Shaiana M is the dean of the veterinary school and he has been part of the faculty as a director for the veterinary technology program since 2016.1 AVMA releases veterinary large animal hospital internship policy Internships should help prepare veterinarians for high-quality service in practice or advanced specialty training It's time for evidence-based continuing education for CSRs returns to the Vet Blast Podcast to discuss client service representative education and why it is needed Utah State University College of Veterinary Medicine now accepting applications Utah’s first 4-year veterinary school received the Letter of Reasonable Assurance from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education last month Navigating veterinary school and overcoming barriers Second year veterinary student join this week's episode to chat about her experience in veterinary school as a hearing-impaired student Veterinary college incorporates AI scribe into facilities and classrooms ScribbleVet announced the University of Florida as the first first educational institution to adopt the digital solution system-wide for veterinary uses Animal geneticist is awarded Southeastern Conference faculty honor was selected by SEC provosts for the recognition from among 16 previous achievement award recipients 609-716-7777 Santiago—“I thought I was going to die standing up,” was what went through Grisalí Peña’s head when she saw that her house was totally flooded after the Gurabo Creek overflowed The 10th street of Gurabo still contains mud that indicates the passage of heavy water along the way “There is nothing left here; only the people are alive,” Peña narrates with apparent difficulty and tears in his eyes after having lost all his household appliances the clothes of the children and adults in the house Local June 8 Her children were in the middle of the flood and she managed to climb to the second level The 10th Street bridge was covered with garbage and sticks brought by the flood from the source of the river and the Gurabo stream the flood only “ate” the soil from the river banks Puerto Rico (AP) — Cleveland star Francisco Lindor held a baseball in his hand and asked the young boy standing at home plate if he knew how to swing a bat Lindor's soft-toss pitch became a line drive and the kid at Escuela Villa Marina — the same grammar school that Lindor attended years ago — looked at the All-Star shortstop and grinned as onlookers applauded Cleveland and Minnesota are in Puerto Rico to play a two-game series in San Juan starting Tuesday night But the Indians and Twins also know they're serving a larger purpose on this trip which is why many of the players from both teams ventured out among the Puerto Rican people Monday to give back to an island that was robbed of so much by Hurricane Maria last September Lindor went back to his first school in Gurabo who will start on the mound for the Twins in his homeland on Wednesday night visited a children's hospital in San Juan and was flanked by many of his teammates also went home — he was headlining a clinic in Guayama It's a privilege," Lindor said at the school where some local residents were standing outside the chain-link fence more than an hour before he arrived hoping to just catch a glimpse of Gurabo's favorite son Stuff like that is something I always wanted to do As soon as I was a professional baseball player I always wanted to come back and do something like this special for the kids — not for me Berrios knows exactly what Lindor is feeling the right-hander from Bayamon — located just south of San Juan — is expected to become the second Puerto Rican pitcher to start a regular-season big-league game at Hiram Bithorn Stadium when the park was used as an alternate home field by the Montreal Expos and the Indians elected to give a full playoff share Some of that money is going to the Nuestra Escuela school The wives of Indians players collaborated on a separate donation as well "Absolutely honored," said Ana Yris Gusman Torres as she clutched the check that was brought in an Indians envelope "We will make the best use of it that we can." Much more is coming over the next couple days on the donation fronts a cargo van and truck that will serve as mobile response units — financed by MLB — will be delivered both vehicles outfitted and loaded with supplies to assist in the ongoing home-repair and construction efforts in Puerto Rico another check from MLB will be delivered to give more than 2,000 Little League players new uniforms and apparel as well as a donation from the MLB Players Association and Players Trust to Feeding America it's underrated," former big-league great Bobby Bonilla who was born in New York but is of Puerto Rican descent said as he watched Lindor interact with hundreds of kids — with a tattered blue tarp blowing off one roof in the distance Hiram Bithorn has hosted about four dozen MLB regular-season games over the last two decades then 43 more in the 2003 and 2004 seasons when the Expos relocated there on occasion and a three-game set between the then-Florida Marlins and the New York Mets in 2010 The Marlins and Pittsburgh were to play a two-game series in San Juan in honor of Roberto Clemente Day in 2016 but the games were relocated to Miami over concerns about the Zika virus But the scene Tuesday night is expected to just be different "It's something that I don't take for granted I'm blessed to see how everything's coming along .. NOTES: The Twins and Indians are the only two teams with winning records in the AL Central These will count as home games for Minnesota Minnesota hasn't played since Thursday because of weather 1.57) out Tuesday against Minnesota RHP Jake Odorizzi (1-0 This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Gurabo More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball Hurricane Ernesto boasted maximum sustained winds of 80 mph last night New polling suggests Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in five of seven battleground states USA TODAY investigates how PFAs made their way into your drinking water 🙋🏼‍♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert, Daily Briefing author. Meet dinosaur skeleton "Gnatalie." Swaths of Puerto Rico remain submerged Thursday after Hurricane Ernesto unleashed torrential rain and damaging winds that triggered flash flood warnings and cut power for thousands of residents Though Ernesto is expected to remain offshore from the U.S officials said swells are forecast to reach the region into the weekend — increasing the risk of life-threatening surf and rip currents Baby pygmy hippopotamus Toni made a first public appearance Thursday at the Berlin Zoo in Germany The first of the highly endangered species came to Europe from Sierra Leone in 1873 Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, sign up for the email here Shoot her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com 7 (UPI) -- The FBI said it arrested Víctor Manuel Ortiz Díaz the recently re-elected mayor of Puerto Rico's Gurabo municipality Ortiz Díaz was re-elected following the Nov Puerto Rico's State Elections Commission reported Ortiz Díaz arrest follows the arrests in recent years by U.S federal authorities of other Puerto Rico mayors including Barceloneta Mayor Sol Luis Fontanes and Rio Grande Mayor Eduard Rivera Correa over similar corruption allegations Puerto Rico’s first veterinary college is accepting student applications to join the inaugural class beginning in August 2024 The Ana G. Mendez University School of Veterinary Medicine secured a letter of reasonable assurance of accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Council on Education students can expect to pay $280,000 in tuition over four years Clinical rotations in the last year will occur on the Gurabo campus or at affiliate institutions The Puerto Rico program has agreements with Kansas State University the University of Florida and the University of Missouri The School of Veterinary Medicine’s 280,000-square-foot home contains anatomy Veterinary students can use research laboratories and libraries across the Gurabo campus The privately operated university began developing the DVM program in 2017 A COE consultative visit took place in February 2022 Additional details are at bit.ly/3UGvAWF Stay current with the latest techniques and information – Sign up below to start your FREE Today’s Veterinary Business subscription today Elias Piña—President Luis Abinader and the executive director of the National Drinking Water Institute (Inapa) inaugurated yesterday the second stage of the sanitation of the Gurabo stream in this city the work of most significant environmental and social impact carried out by the Government The President also inaugurated four highways and a hospital with an investment of RD$ 2,600 million in this province one billion pesos have been invested in the sanitation of the Gurabo stream; for the second quarter of next year the third stage is expected to be completed President Abinader said that in addition to the impact on the environment with the first delivery of 1,400 apartments to families who have moved from the area Local December 16 absolute social sanitation is taking place The President indicated that even though the work was not contemplated in his campaign promise after socializing in the Cabinet about the results to be carried out in the country they decided to seek the resources to execute it “As for the reduction of pollution to the Yaque del Norte River of the 43% that the Gurabo River contributes we reduced by 13% in its first 1.2 kilometers of sanitation thanks to the construction of new collectors that collect the wastewater that previously poured directly without treatment and to the intervention of the rainwater drains that were interconnected with wastewater,” Abinader specified He also indicated that with this second stage 52 thousand square meters of green areas have been included which suggests that this is the work with the Government’s most significant environmental impact Wellington Arnaud explained that infrastructure creates spaces for recreation and education that will impact 900,000 people of all social strata The sanitation project includes the most extensive public playground in the Caribbean SANTIAGO.- EDENORTE Dominicana reported that more than seven thousand of its clients located in sectors belonging to the Santiago de Gurabo community are already receiving 24-hour electricity service The beneficiaries reside in the residential Maria Carretera Zoológico (Gurabo) and La Chichigua The incorporation of these sectors into the uninterrupted electricity system came after the rehabilitation of networks connected to the Gallera substation These works included the installation of 469 posts more than 30 kilometers of medium and low voltage networks and 74 transformers EDENORTE contributes to the safety of its clients residing in this place improving their quality of life and that of electricity service Local December 27 family-run social club on a quiet residential street in the North Ward street violence shattered a world owners Tony and Mayra Melendez had worked so hard to build the shooting hurt both their business and their spirit The Melendezes were getting ready to go home when the group came in shortly after 3 a.m "We don’t accept young crowds," Mayra Melendez even as Melendez ignored them and went back to cleaning What happened next seemed to come out of nowhere "I thought they were going to shoot all of us." • Authorities identify suspect in Newark social club fatal shooting • Friends, family gather at Newark social club where two were killed • Four early morning shootings in quiet area of Newark leave two men dead Authorities are still investigating the slayings but it is believed Rojas killed Sierra and Criado because of an ongoing street dispute a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office The killings were the exact opposite of the comfortable haven Tony Melendez sought when he and a friend opened the Gurabo less than two blocks from a police precinct Membership is gained by an informal process of coming as the guest of an existing member and earning the trust of the owners and other members Gurabo members use the club to hold birthday parties or just stop in for a drink and watch the baseball game or pick up a game of dominoes or pool who took over much of the operation of the club after her husband suffered a stroke eight years ago described the Gurabo as "a place for people to feel that they’re not in danger and have a nice time." "You never think about looking over your shoulder to see who’s sitting next to you," said Aldio Mendez a 55-year-old corrections officer from Belleville who uses the Gurabo as the clubhouse for his 40-and-over baseball team the Gurabo hosts about a dozen tables with neat white covers a small dance floor in the front and two televisions The walls are covered with photos of members — most Hispanic some of them retired police officers — and special commendations for Tony Melendez including a citation from the state Senate in honor of his birthday drink a cool $2 beer and hear some good music Tony Melendez proudly displays his extensive collection of Latin favorites including a lot of oldies but goodies that members like to hear There’s a big stack of CDs by the salsa singer Frankie Ruiz a Paterson native who grew up in Puerto Rico because it’s only a matter of time before Gurabo regular Hector Rodriguez said the Gurabo hosts a "mature crowd" — and that’s the way members like it a native of the Dominican Republic who grew up in Manhattan but she’s not afraid to throw someone out to keep the atmosphere at a level she deems respectable teams like Mendez’s Latin Express gather after games with their families and have a cookout But even though the Melendezes have worked diligently for years to build a safe and friendly place the shooting seemed to take that hard-earned reputation away in minutes I said I wasn’t going to reopen," Mayra Melendez said Why should the members be punished for the actions of others And keeping the club humming is "therapy" for her husband "It’s my life," Tony Melendez said two memorials had sprung up with flowers and candles for the victims — a painful reminder of how two worlds had clashed so violently I just started shaking," Mayra Melendez said "People said the day we opened that nobody was going to show up," said Rodriguez a steady stream of regulars started arriving hammers and the vacuum cleaner to help clean up "I thought that was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen," Rodriguez said Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. 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Senator Eduardo Estrella; elected Mayor Ulises Rodríguez; Administrative Minister Igor Rodríguez; and other dignitaries who joined in the celebration of this housing milestone One month after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands territories continue to struggle to restore basic services clear roads and provide shelter and medical care for those affected (MORE: By the Numbers, One Month Later | Photos One Month Later | Hurricane Central) barely 10 percent of customers in Puerto Rico according to reports from FEMA and the Puerto Rican government More than half of all cell towers in Puerto Rico were still down and about 1 million residents don't have drinking water Nearly 100 shelters were still open on the island Here are the meteorological factors that made Maria such a catastrophe Two weeks before Maria, Irma dealt its own devastating strike as a Category 5 hurricane in the Leeward and Virgin islands Packing 185 mph winds, Irma was the strongest hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands and tied for the longest time spent as a Category 5 hurricane on record (37 hours) a tropical scientist at Colorado State University Irma raked through Antigua and Barbuda, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy, Anguilla, then the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, including St. John and St. Thomas. As of mid-October, St. John was still 100 percent without power (FULL RECAP: Hurricane Irma) Puerto Rico was spared the worst of Irma by mere miles as its eyewall tracked just north of the north coast Despite that, up to 1.5 million customers were without power from Irma's graze of Puerto Rico Just two days before Maria, roughly 70,000 were still without power in Puerto Rico After pummeling the island of Dominica, then hammering the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix, the eye of Hurricane Maria came ashore near the town of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 20, as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (FULL RECAP: Hurricane Maria) Maria was the strongest Puerto Rico landfall since the Category 5 September 1928 San Felipe/Lake Okeechobee hurricane Hurricane-force winds raked the entire 100-mile long by 35-mile wide island Wind gusts of 100 mph or more were recorded at Isla Culebrita (137 mph) An intense hurricane eyewall tracking over a mountainous island with areas of extensive tree cover and a fragile electrical infrastructure is just about the worst-case scenario for wind damage (WATCH: El Yunque Rainforest Devastated) Given winds in a hurricane's eyewall are typically strongest from 1,000 to about 2,500 feet above the ground including structural damage to homes and other buildings was particularly intense in Puerto Rico's hills and mountains One of the island's primary Doppler radars was also obliterated by Maria's winds not simply blowing apart its spherical protective radome water can be as destructive and often more deadly than wind Rainfall flooding or storm surge flooding accounts for many of the highest death tolls in the deadliest hurricanes in the U.S. (MORE: Water is the Deadliest Factor in U.S. Hurricanes and Tropical Storms) up to 35 inches of rain over mountainous Puerto Rico with rainfall rates of up to 5 to 7 inches per hour triggered destructive flash flooding landslides triggered by the heavy rain dragged some homes down hillsides and left many other areas isolated Even homes that weren't swept down hillsides were isolated by washed-out or tree-blocked roads River levels in the Rio de la Plata Basin rose at least 20 feet in a matter of hours on Sept The Rio Grande de Manati near Ciales shattered its previous record by over 17 feet and the Rio Gurabo at Gurabo neared its record crest set in September 1960 In San Juan, streets remained flooded weeks after Maria left its mark what brought some to their breaking point was the prospect of weeks of heat and humidity without air conditioning San Juan soared to a daily record high of 94 degrees a measure of the moisture in the air topped 80 degrees Daily low temperatures didn't cool below 81 degrees for six straight days after Maria (MORE: One of the Most Active Hurricane Seasons on Record) If you keep your thermostat set to 78 degrees in the summer to save energy you can understand how uncomfortable this would be San Juan had two other days in October (Oct 14) in which the low didn't drop out of the 80s Now consider standing in long lines for water in that searing heat or trying to get some sleep in a damaged home or shelter without air conditioning and Harvey from the Caribbean to Florida and Texas will take months to recover and desperately need your help We have a list of some charities and non-governmental organizations that will accept your donations here Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at weather.com and has been an incurable weather geek since a tornado narrowly missed his childhood home in Wisconsin at age 7. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good We may use or share your data with our data vendors The Weather Channel is the world's most accurate forecaster according to ForecastWatch, Global and Regional Weather Forecast Accuracy Overview One month after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (MORE: By the Numbers, One Month Later | Photos One Month Later | Hurricane Central) More than half of all cell towers in Puerto Rico were still down and about 1 million residents don't have drinking water Two weeks before Maria, Irma dealt its own devastating strike as a Category 5 hurricane in the Leeward and Virgin islands Packing 185 mph winds, Irma was the strongest hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands Irma raked through Antigua and Barbuda, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy, Anguilla, then the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, including St. John and St. Thomas. As of mid-October, St. John was still 100 percent without power (FULL RECAP: Hurricane Irma) as its eyewall tracked just north of the north coast.  Despite that, up to 1.5 million customers were without power from Irma's graze of Puerto Rico Just two days before Maria, roughly 70,000 were still without power in Puerto Rico After pummeling the island of Dominica, then hammering the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix, the eye of Hurricane Maria came ashore near the town of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 20, as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (FULL RECAP: Hurricane Maria) Maria was the strongest Puerto Rico landfall since the Category 5 September 1928 San Felipe/Lake Okeechobee hurricane An intense hurricane eyewall tracking over a mountainous island with areas of extensive tree cover and a fragile electrical infrastructure is just about the worst-case scenario for wind damage (WATCH: El Yunque Rainforest Devastated) Given winds in a hurricane's eyewall are typically strongest from 1,000 to about 2,500 feet above the ground was particularly intense in Puerto Rico's hills and mountains.  One of the island's primary Doppler radars was also obliterated by Maria's winds not simply blowing apart its spherical protective radome water can be as destructive and often more deadly than wind Rainfall flooding or storm surge flooding accounts for many of the highest death tolls in the deadliest hurricanes in the U.S. (MORE: Water is the Deadliest Factor in U.S. Hurricanes and Tropical Storms) with rainfall rates of up to 5 to 7 inches per hour triggered destructive flash flooding landslides triggered by the heavy rain dragged some homes down hillsides and left many other areas isolated.  Even homes that weren't swept down hillsides were isolated by washed-out or tree-blocked roads River levels in the Rio de la Plata Basin rose at least 20 feet in a matter of hours on Sept and the Rio Gurabo at Gurabo neared its record crest set in September 1960.  In San Juan, streets remained flooded weeks after Maria left its mark Above: Before and after photos of the R\u00EDo Grande de Manat\u00ED in Jaguas Ventana Puerto Rico showing the devastation after Maria (Thanks to hurricane researcher Brendan Moses for pointing out these photos.) what brought some to their breaking point was the prospect of weeks of heat and humidity without air conditioning Daily low temperatures didn't cool below 81 degrees for six straight days after Maria (MORE: One of the Most Active Hurricane Seasons on Record) 14) in which the low didn't drop out of the 80s and Harvey from the Caribbean to Florida and Texas will take months to recover and desperately need your help.  We have a list of some charities and non-governmental organizations that will accept your donations here Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at weather.com and has been an incurable weather geek since a tornado narrowly missed his childhood home in Wisconsin at age 7. 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Pero qie hace 2 d\u00EDas. #puertoricoselevanta A post shared by Luis Omar Sanabria (@luisorecoge) on Sep 28 DR Crime has dropped slightly in Santiago and the Central Cibao following joint operations by the National Police and the Dominican Republic Army The famous lawyer Basilio Guzmán Rodríguez’s last violent death occurred on 21 June 2022 in front of his residence in the exclusive sector Cerros de Gurabo This brings to 17 the number of crimes that have been registered in this province in less than two months and most of them are due to social conflicts between gangs that fight for drugs in some neighborhoods and communities settling of scores and only two are related to robberies people in the neighborhoods say that after the operations Local July 1 the Cibao Central Police Directorate director General Gonzalez Moquete has been reiterative in explaining that he will firmly confront crime in compliance with the law because he came to this critical place to guarantee the tranquility of the citizens It is worth mentioning that concerning the violent deaths but most of them are still in the investigation process Police agents dismantled several shacks allegedly used as drug sales and distribution points Santiago—Agents of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) raided several commercial establishments yesterday afternoon at kilometer four of the Gregorio Lúperon highway in the Gurabo sector of Santiago The DNCD raided businesses such as vehicle sales agencies details about the authorities’ main targets are unknown Local June 23 The deaths with extreme criminal violence of at least ten people during the last 18 days raise concern and settling scores are common episodes in movies and novels the country has witnessed how these scenarios have jumped from invention to reality and fear in the population under the fatal transit of delinquency the lives of at least ten citizens were taken under any of the circumstances mentioned above leaving the lifeless bodies in pools of blood Tragedies in Santiago and Moca The most recent were the murders of the Mocano merchant […] The most recent were the murders of the Mocano merchant Juan Gil Ramos and the renowned lawyer Basilio Guzmán The latter was killed at the entrance to his residence in the Los Cerros de Gurabo sector in Santiago when he was about to pick up a copy of the newspaper last Tuesday in an incident that occurred at approximately 7:00 in the morning another tragedy would once again alter the calm of just the second day of the week whose lifeless body was found by relatives with an adhesive tape over his mouth and neck The 63-year-old man owned a commercial establishment in the San Luis community in the Moca municipality Another also found dead in his own business was Leopoldo Rosario in the Los Tanquecitos sector of Andrés Boca Chica According to information provided by his family who was a member of the United States Navy and a ship engineer had returned from retirement to the Dominican Republic According to the Union of Microentrepreneurs of the Boca Chica municipality it is not the first time that one of their own has died in confusing circumstances; for example after being gagged and tied up just like Leopoldo Rosario Added to this list of deaths are the homicides of Engel Ovalles as well as Víctor Brahiar Sánchez Solano and Fernando Santos Martínez respond to alleged acts of “settling accounts” and “betrayal,” according to the testimonies of relatives he was shot by a delivery identified as Marco Antonio Pérez Frías who the National Police had already arrested The event was recorded in a video that circulated on social networks where the executioner could be seen approaching and shooting Sánchez Solano and Santos Martínez were the fatal victims of the attack that was carried out on public roads and in which Julio César Rodríguez was injured and the other two inside the jeep that was shot “had to pretend to be dead to survive,” family members said the young man was taken to the Darío Contreras hospital in serious condition the deaths of the brothers Anaibonin de Paula Vásquez and Nelson de Paula García in the El Higüero river and of Segundina Santana Martes and her daughter Piera Natalia Santana The men and the two women died in circumstances that have not yet been fully clarified since despite being on the banks of water sources the brothers had gunshot wounds and stab wounds in the case of the mother and his daughter relatives are divided between the hypotheses as to whether it was an assault or poisoning I live in boca Chica and there are so many other deaths robberies and assaults that are never covered in the papers When there is trouble the police run the other way Democracy has failed to deliver security to the citizenry and it permits the citizenry to use force to settle their dispute grew up in the neighborhood of El Neuvo Gurabo social and sport club The two friends were at the club early this morning when they were shot and killed "It's so shocking," said Danny Garcia who was friends with both men from the neighborhood "Everyone knew them and got along with them." went to school with Sierra — known by his nickname "Poochie." "I saw him two days ago," Algea said adding Sierra was known to have a large circle of friends A picture of Sierra was propped up next to the wall with flowers as people slowed down in cars asking about the memorial it was enough to just say the victim was "Poochie," and people knew • Two men killed at Newark social club are identified by police • Two men are fatally shot at Newark social club Dr. Jeff Masters  ·  September 20 and the Hurricane Hunters found that Maria’s pressure was falling again late Wednesday afternoon: 957 mb at 5 pm Maria will continue to bring dangerous torrential rains and powerful winds to Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic into Thursday Maria brought extreme rainfall amounts to large portions of Puerto Rico that caused record or near-record flash flooding. Numerous stations in Puerto Rico recorded rainfall amounts in excess of ten inches Rainfall amounts in excess of 47 inches in 24 hours were recorded at three stations on the southwest side of El Yunque the high mountainous area in the northeast corner of Puerto Rico; these are so extreme as to be unbelievable and the gauges may have been impacted by flash flooding or by a callibration problem at extreme precipitaion rates: including 19.66” in one hour ending at 7:11 am jumped by 27 feet in less than 12 hours (see Figure 2) Not since the great Category 5 1928 San Felipe Segundo hurricane has Puerto Rico experienced a hurricane catastrophe as extreme as that wrought by Hurricane Maria The storm’s powerful winds caused catastrophic damage to the island’s power grid knocking out power to 100% of Puerto Rico’s 3.4 million residents and serious flooding has been reported on St Maria is almost assured to be the most expensive hurricane in Puerto Rico history and may challenge Hurricane Hugo (1989) and Irma (2 weeks ago) as the most expensive hurricane on record for the U.S Christiansted, St. Croix #HurricaneMaria #USVI #VirginIslands pic.twitter.com/GxM2gFFrZg here are the peak storm surges from Maria: Christiansted Harbor on the north side of St Satellite imagery late Wednesday showed that Maria’s eye was already beginning to clear out after becoming cloud-filled during its path across Puerto Rico Maria will be traversing very warm sea surface temperatures (SSTs) of around 29°C into the weekend and there is substantial oceanic heat content along its path that will help keep Maria from churning up cooler water that might dent its strength (see Figure 3 below) Wind shear around Maria will remain less than 10 knots into Thursday there are no large masses of dry air that would impede growth wind shear is predicted to increase to the 15 – 20 knot range; this would suppress further strengthening and might eventually weaken Maria at least part of Maria’s circulation will pass over the cold wake left by Jose (see Figure 3) which may also cut into Maria’s strength somewhat These conditions suggest Maria will become at least a mid-strength Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds and has a shot to regain Category 4 status Maria will be steered northwest and eventually north over the next five days around the edge of an upper-level ridge situated to its east Maria is expected to be a strong Category 2 or 3 hurricane positioned several hundred miles southeast of the North Carolina coast and the Outer Banks of North Carolina are close to being in NHC’s 5-day cone of uncertainty In the subsequent 5- to 7-day forecast range there is more uncertainty than usual on how close Maria might get to the U.S since the hurricane’s track will depend upon how fast Jose decays As Tropical Storm Jose weakens (see below) it is possible that the Atlantic ridge could build west and block Maria’s progress forcing the storm to move toward the north-northwest to a landfall between North Carolina and New Jersey a trough of low pressure passing to the north of Maria next week may pull Maria to the east northeast without the storm making landfall along the mid-Atlantic coast Maria might still be a threat to New England—particularly Southeast Massachusetts—or possibly the Canadian maritime provinces Maria would most likely be at tropical storm strength in this scenario due to the cool waters north of North Carolina and just 0.54” of rain had fallen since midnight Although Jose bears some resemblance to a nor’easter or a hybrid storm on satellite, phase-space diagrams from Florida State University show that it remains a warm-core tropical cyclone. Tropical storm warnings remained in effect Wednesday afternoon for the outermost islands of southeast New England Most of Jose’s modest rainbands were located west of its large eye with a few brushing southeastern Massachusetts Models agree that Jose will continue its slow decline over waters that are too cool to sustain a tropical cyclone Jose is expected to slow down and then begin looping back westward on Thursday The official NHC forecast holds Jose stationary near 70°W longitude as a weakening post-tropical cyclone from Saturday through Monday The 12Z run of the European model goes with the stationary solution and HMON models keep Jose or its remnants heading west reaching New Jersey late Sunday or Monday with minimal impact other than some breezy showers so it should have little direct effect on Maria’s track regardless of where it ends up The importance of Jose is in its effect on upper-level ridging to its west and east The weakness created by Jose will make it difficult for the Atlantic ridge to build west and block Maria’s northward motion it is possible the ridge will strengthen enough to at least slow Maria down If it seems like this year’s Category 4 and 5 storms made it to that level in a big hurry, you’re not imagining things. In the Washington Post, Chris Mooney spotlights a few of the leaps in strength that this year’s four major Atlantic hurricanes have taken Harvey:  Cat 1 to Cat 4 in 24 hoursIrma:  Cat 3 to Cat 5 in 24 hoursJose:  Cat 1 to Cat 4 in 24 hoursMaria:  Cat 1 to Cat 4 in 12 hours Most of the rapid intensification records for major Atlantic hurricanes were set by 2005’s phenomenal Hurricane Wilma Maria has tied Wilma for the fastest vault from tropical depression to Cat 5 hurricane (54 hours) The last ~20 hours of #Maria via #GOES16 1-min IR pic.twitter.com/GaWNOyaaAR The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent Jeff Masters co-founded Weather Underground in 1995 while working on his Ph.D in air pollution meteorology at the University of Michigan He worked for the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986-1990 as a flight meteorologist emailweatherman.masters@gmail.com © Copyright TWC Product and Technology LLC 2014 assassinated yesterday in front of his residence in this city’s exclusive Cerros de Gurabo sector and cases of citizens who owned businesses and properties in the partnership that entered into disputes Some of his consulted colleagues estimate that clients well demanded his services in the civil part because he won almost all his cases he was currently dealing with very controversial cases because they involved hundreds of millions of pesos Some lawyers say that he also specialized in repossessions and was very responsible with his commitments Local June 22 board a motoconcho and arrive at the Palace of Justice on time thus preventing the judicial event from being delayed or being forwarded The president of the Santiago Bar Association deplored the crime and asked the authorities to deepen the investigations former president of the Santiago Strategic Plan Development Council and former director of Santiago Seguro said that the murder of his colleague constitutes “a challenge and challenge for the authorities.” Other lawyers have expressed dismay and concern over the death of Basilio Guzmán crime has dropped due to the mixed operations of the Police and the Army violence has escalated to levels never seen in recent months in this city at least 15 people have been killed in different circumstances The Cibao Central Regional Directorate of the National Police reported that it opened an investigation into Guzmán’s death The entity’s spokesman in this demarcation said that some evidence is being gathered that could lead to the capture of the perpetrators of the crime The body of public order mourned the death of the local legal professional Lawyer Basilio Guzmán was assassinated yesterday in front of his residence in Santiago’s Cerros de Gurabo sector His professional services were in great demand in the population according to witnesses of the victim’s colleagues the complaint was filed at 1:40 in the afternoon A man reported that while walking with his wife in a wooded area near PR-942 road the woman was attacked by bees and fell off a cliff The man managed to leave the area to seek help and made a call to the 9-1-1 Emergency System Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene The call was handled by municipal police officer Nathaniel Roque Authorities urged citizens to confidentially contact 787-343-2020 if they have additional information about this case. They can also write through X at @PRPDNoticias or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prpdgov