HUMACAO (Baloncesto Superior Nacional) - Christian Dalmau came one rebound shy of a triple-double as he led Vaqueros de Bayamon to a 92-83 win over Caciques de Humacao in Baloncesto Superior Nacional of Puerto Rico.\r\n\r\nDalmau, the favourite to win the league's Most Valuable Player award, scored 31 points, handed out 10 assists and grabbed nine rebounds as ... HomeNewsPUR - Dalmau leads Bayamon to victory, Quebradillas near perfect in defeat of San GermanFIBA BasketballPUR - Dalmau leads Bayamon to victory Quebradillas near perfect in defeat of San GermanHUMACAO (Baloncesto Superior Nacional) - Christian Dalmau came one rebound shy of a triple-double as he led Vaqueros de Bayamon to a 92-83 win over Caciques de Humacao in Baloncesto Superior Nacional of Puerto Rico the favourite to win the league's Most Valuable Player award handed out 10 assists and grabbed nine rebounds as .. An official website of the United States government A deceased man was found under the smuggling vessel Puerto Rico –Ramey Sector Border Patrol agents seized 198 pounds (90 kilos) of cocaine Wednesday morning abandoned next to a makeshift “yola” vessel and the body of a man in the area of Guajataca beach in Quebradillas.  The estimated value of the contraband is $ 2 million agents detected a vessel traveling without navigation lights approximately one nautical mile northwest of Quebradillas.  When the Border Patrol agents reached the location they found the yola vessel capsized and discovered the presence of narcotics scattered on site.  Agents also discovered a deceased male subject trapped under the vessel Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) were notified PRPD responded and took lead in the investigation of the deceased subject.  BPAs seized three bundles and four bricks which field tested positive to the properties of cocaine The smuggling vessel identified as a 23-ft makeshift vessel with two outboard engines (OBEs) was recovered and transported to Ramey Station A firearm found in the smuggling vessel was turned over to the Bureau of Alcohol The deceased subject was taken by the Puerto Rico Forensics Institute.  The Ramey Sector is one of the twenty-one Sectors spread out across the United States territorial islands of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands it is the only Border Patrol Sector located outside the continental United States The Sector's entire border area is made up of coastline and its area of responsibility is made up of some 6,000 square miles of land and water area including the twelve-mile band of territorial water surrounding the Islands For anonymous tips contact us at 1(800)981-1313 Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the comprehensive management and agricultural protection at and between official ports of entry View a complete list of local and regional CBP social media accounts As Puerto Rico struggles to recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria a new threat is on the horizon — a storm-cracked dam is in danger of failing and could flood a river valley inhabited by tens out thousands of people noting the risk of dam failure causing downstream flooding that could prove deadly "Stay away or be swept away," NWS officials warned "River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe Stay away from evacuated areas until told by emergency officials it is safe to return," they instructed Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox "This is a game changer," Rosselló told CNN in a television interview earlier today (Sept describing the staggering extent of the storm's damage "We need to prevent a humanitarian crisis occurring in America." Original article on Live Science Mindy WeisbergerSocial Links NavigationLive Science ContributorMindy Weisberger is an editor at Scholastic and a former Live Science channel editor and senior writer Mindy studied film at Columbia University; prior to Live Science she produced wrote and directed media for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City biodiversity and evolution appear in museums and science centers worldwide earning awards such as the CINE Golden Eagle and the Communicator Award of Excellence Her writing has also appeared in Scientific American The Washington Post and How It Works Magazine  Her book "Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind Control" will be published in spring 2025 by Johns Hopkins University Press La Niña is dead — what that means for this year's hurricanes and weather Conspiracy theory that Hurricane Milton was 'engineered' explained by psychologists Digital 'resurrection' of the Titanic sheds light on fateful night the ship tore apart is reportedly upsetting some neighbors in his new digs in Puerto Rico.  Feroce bought the ocean-view apartment building he’s been living in and now wants to push its tenants out and turn the 18-unit complex into condominiums or a hotel.  In an interview with video journalist Bianca Graulau Feroce said he’s not one of those outsiders that residents in the town of Quebradillas complain are buying up their oceanview homes and turning them into rental properties.  “I’m not an outsider,” said Feroce “I live in Quebradillas. I mean, I’m Puerto Rican now. This is my fourth year.”  Feroce continued: “I think the word displaced is momentary maybe.”  He said that being displaced now would pay off later for residents in the form of increased tourism dollars and jobs.  “The potential momentary feeling should be not only mitigated, but it would go away as you see more opportunities grow,” he said “We all have to be in this together,” he said. “That includes everybody. I love Quebradillas and I think it needs a hotel.”  According to corporation records LLC,” which now owns the building, on Aug On his business consulting page, Feroce describes the building as the San Jose Hills condominium complex an “income-generating investment opportunity.”  In her report, Graulau interviewed building residents who say they received letters initially ordering them to leave by year’s end That deadline has been pushed back to March.  Rhode Island tax delinquents: RI tax collectors looking to turn up the pressure on delinquents Who was Giovanni Feroce in RI: High life crashing down on R.I. entrepreneur Giovanni Feroce Graulau reported some residents have been unable to find alternative housing because so many other homes or apartments in Quebradillas were also being turned in to rental properties.  “alleging he is discriminating against the current tenants to offer the apartments to non-Puerto Rico residents and or to people in a higher social class.”  Asked why he wanted the tenants to leave rather than keep them, Feroce said “I didn’t buy the project to own an apartment building Feroce did not immediately respond to an email sent Monday to his consulting business, Giovanni Feroce Strategic Consulting.  As of October, the state Division of Taxation listed Feroce as the state's second- biggest delinquent in personal income tax the Rhode Island-based maker of charm bracelets Over the next several years the company opened more than 100 stores across the country.  A Rhode Island business: From shamans and billions to bankruptcy - Alex and Ani’s wild ride An NFL connection: Judge orders Feroce to pay $1 million to Buffalo Bills But in 2014, Feroce abruptly left the company along with many other executives. Alex and Ani filed for bankruptcy last summer.   Feroce went on to start various other business ventures In 2018 he made an unsuccessful run for governor Email Tom Mooney at: tmooney@providencejournal.com Versión en español aquí PUERTO RICO — “There hasn’t been a drop of water for three days.” Cruz Pérez-Cabrera survive the consequences of water rationing on a daily basis in the Charcas de Quebradillas neighborhood Although the couple lives seven miles from the Guajataca reservoir over the past two months they have had to store water in uncovered paint buckets and plastic gallons to supply all their daily needs “It is very difficult to be carrying water “My arms cannot take it anymore,” the old woman added as she squeezed her right shoulder Cruz Pérez Cabrera narrates the struggle her family goes through to store water for the basic needs in their home (Photo by Víctor Rodríguez Velázquez | Centro de Periodismo Investigativo) along with more than 200,000 people who get their water from the Guajataca reservoir in northwestern Puerto Rico —affected by water rationing two months ago— were induced by the government an investigation by the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI two months before authorities announced the rationing an expert hired by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) to assess the state of the reservoirs after Hurricane María in 2017 warned that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA),—which manages Guajataca— should reduce the amount of water discharging into the river due to the decrease in rainfall that became noticeable at the end of 2018 which has been repairing the reservoir after Hurricane María Pérez Cabrera and her husband have been filling different types of containers for two months to have water in their house in Quebradillas PREPA ignored the warning and continued to dump almost twice as much water as recommended by Quiñones and PRASA barely two days before the rationing began the discharge flow finally reached the 33 cubic feet the expert originally recommended said he was unaware about Quiñones’ warning and evaded answering other CPI questions about the alert the CPI confirmed with people close to the PRASA operation who requested anonymity because they are not authorized to make public statements Ricardo Rosselló ordered to stop the discharge after PRASA Executive Director Elí Díaz Rosselló did not grant an interview on the matter although it had been requested since November 2018 He also did not answer questions from the CPI that were sent via email The CPI asked PRASA for a copy of all communications exchanges with PREPA about the matter and the documents were not provided Ortiz denied that he had received instructions from the governor and claimed that Guajataca has been controlled by the U.S PREPA’s executive director (Photo by Gabriel López Albarrán | Centro de Periodismo Investigativo) Quiñones denounced that the lack of leadership related to Guajataca led to the water rationing in the area due to “the U.S Corp of Engineers and PREPA’s negligence.” Corps of Engineers] that the outflow could not go on Now they have to ration due to the lack of control in the reservoir,” the hydrologist said a planner and member of the PRASA Governing Board agreed that the government was slow to take action I asked PRASA’s Vice President of Operations [Doriel Pagán] about it I told her I noticed that it wasn’t raining much and that extraordinary measures would be needed at the lake at some point,” he said which has left seven municipalities without constant drinking water service is only the latest in a pattern of neglect lack of foresight and inaction on the part of the government of Puerto Rico given the drought pattern brought on by the looming climate change over the Caribbean Although Puerto Rico suffered the impact of Hurricane María in 2017 which caused the rivers to drag sediments to the reservoirs almost two years later PRASA has not yet carried out the corresponding studies (called bathymetries) to learn how the dams were impacted according to aquatic ecosystems expert José Ortiz-Zayas it has been 15 years since the government last conducted bathymetries on all reservoirs so the current capacity of these reserves is unknown PRASA manages the impact of the hurricane on the reservoirs from a mathematical projection made by Quiñones in which he estimated the amount of sediment that the rivers may have dragged from the rains the hurricane brought and the landslides they caused This lack of knowledge poses a challenge given the changes in rainfall that are expected for the Caribbean. In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned in a report that tropical zones will have longer dry spells and more intense but the extreme variability with which this resource will arrive Added to this is the government’s inability to properly store and distribute water according to experts interviewed by the CPI Data from the National Meteorology Service reveal that the accumulated precipitation for Puerto Rico has remained constant during the past six decades member of the Drought Committee that advises the government the country faces the need to identify intelligent and sustainable ways of collecting and storing rainwater as well as the protection of underground sources does not add substantial supply to reserves there are modern options to solve the problem of sedimentation such as filtering the water before it reaches the reservoirs and creating reservoirs outside the waterway All these possibilities are on the desk of the PRASA chief it is not yet clear how he will address the sediment problem “We have people who tell us that there shouldn’t be major dredges Others say that you have to play with the system so that the sediment is released on its own There are elements that we have to discuss such as where we are going to deposit the material there is a lot of garbage [in the reservoirs],” Díaz admitted Compounded with the inaction after the passage of the hurricane is the fragmentation of responsibilities among different public agencies the bad state of the pipes that causes the loss of 53% of the water that is produced uncontrolled commercial and agricultural extraction the contamination of aquifers (as is the case of the southeast by AES) and the reduced capacity in reservoirs due to lack of maintenance The panorama is also affected by the uncertainty related to the future of 17 dams and reservoirs used for power generation and irrigation —among them None of the legislators and officials interviewed could say what will happen to these drinking water sources and their maintenance when the public corporation passes into private hands In the opinion of five experts interviewed the government negligently handles the conservation reserve and distribution of water in Puerto Rico The executive director of PRASA told the CPI that his role in Guajataca is limited to a “client” relationship with PREPA without any interference in the decision-making process for the management of the dam We drink water from what is in the irrigation channel Our operation starts with some irrigation pumps in different points of that channel that lead to our plants,” the official said acknowledged that there are unexplored alternatives for reservoir dredging (Photo by Gabriel López Albarrán | Centro de Periodismo Investigativo) Guajataca has two routes for the flow of water: one through a spillway that guides the liquid to the river and the other through an irrigation channel that supplies PRASA the Guajataca reservoir overflowed the spillway overpassing the PR-111 road that runs over the dam this uncontrolled overflow induced the erosion of the lower part of this exhaust system Corps of Engineers assumed control of the dam and ordered the eviction of some 50 adjacent houses and of residents of the Isabela and Quebradillas urban centers Corps of Engineers completed the first phase of the repair work to avoid “any threat of flooding.” As of that date the federal agency asked PREPA to lower the level of the reservoir below 194 cubic meters Corps of Engineers said in written statements to the CPI that the request was to “protect the lives of construction workers” in case some rain caused a flood from the Guajataca River which flows from Lares and passes through the reservoir Corp of Engineers did not adequately calculate rainfall since the chances of a flood between December and March —a traditionally dry season— “are almost zero.” The USGS rainfall monitoring system shows a significant decrease in the inches of rainfall that the Guajataca River received between August and December 2018 in December it barely received half an inch PRASA expressed its concern about the drop in levels due to the low precipitation period that always takes place from December to May.” In spite PRASA’s of predictions and warnings PREPA continued with the same discharge levels “I know that at one point there were people who brought up a concern that water was being thrown away… and the engineers were told: ‘Look let’s protect the reservoir’s water levels’,” Díaz acknowledged !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");t&&(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}})}(); “That’s something you should talk about with PREPA because the task order put them in charge of that situation I know there may have also been —I don’t remember well— a discussion with DNER about the flow of water But that was controlled by PREPA,” the official said the PREPA director avoided taking responsibility for the decision even though the agency owns the dam he contradicted himself by first saying that the control of the reservoir is held by the U.S and then that he acted in accordance with the federal agency Corp of Engineers is the one that has control over what is done there Something that cannot be put into play is the integrity of the dam What was done was with the consent of the U.S the Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) assured that her agency does not interfere in the determinations that each reservoir administrator makes She said her role is limited to conducting the corresponding studies on the country’s hydrological cycles and alert the governor when there is any variation “I don’t monitor whether water reaches your house What we did say at one point is that they had to lower [the amount of water discharged] in a gradual way to avoid the impact to aquatic life there,” she said Her opinion is contrary to the role required by the Conservation, Development and Use of the Puerto Rico Water Resource Act to “protect the country against the adversities of scarcity and the contamination of such an essential resource as well as making its use compatible with the physical-natural realities in that it is located and with the country’s social and economic needs.” (Article 2 the Water Act also empowers the DNER to “adopt the regulations it deems necessary on uses and areas of use of water bodies the reservoir management problem is subject to the work of the U.S explained that only the first of three phases of reconstruction work has been completed in Guajataca design and implementation of new technologies in the reservoir He estimated that the project will end in 2028 Guajataca would operate with a restricted water level PRASA would be forced to maintain operational adjustments for up to nine years exposing itself to new water rationing in times of drought “The restrictions in the reservoirs are made to maintain the safety of the reservoir The restriction of any reservoir goes beyond the availability of water,” Bermúdez argued (Photo by Dennis Rivera | Centro de Periodismo Investigativo) The engineer explained that this conclusion responds to a security protocol agreed to between the U.S Corp of Engineers and the Dams Inspection Unit the CPI requested a copy of that protocol and the names of the U.S Corp of Engineers officials with whom that determination was agreed The official claimed that it was conversations with various experts and that the final decision was covered by the State Program of Dams and Reservoirs Inspection and Regulation Act (Act 133 of 1986) that gives power to PREPA’s executive director to adopt a plan of measures to be taken when “a dam or reservoir of an agency or public instrumentality shows danger to the life and property of the citizens in the area in which it is located.” (Article 6 But if the dam had already been placed below what was required to maintain safety and it was not raining That is the equation that does not add up for area residents that since February 22 have been in a rationing plan they run out of water for three straight days although PRASA says it should be only for 12 hours a day To get to the Charcas de Quebradillas neighborhood The sector has 105 houses —some abandoned— two churches and a Head Start They spend at least 12 hours a day without water under the rationing plan Several residents said the periods are longer peeled pigeon peas on the balcony of the house where he lives with his mother Lorenza Reyes-Ramos it comes without any pressure because of a broken pipe that has been like that for three months,” he explained as he pointed toward a hill Pérez-Ramos attributes the rationing he suffers to the broken pipe The Quebradillas native’s main concern is that when it returns to “normal,” PRASA will charge them for “that water that has been lost” through the pipe complained that the lack of water extends for so long and that no one has explained the reasons and another resident of the Charcas neighborhood is concerned about the vulnerability of his neighbors: “Most of the people who live here are older And if they dried up the lake to be able to work nobody has come here to explain it to them,” the construction worker said Bermúdez acknowledged the inconvenience of the rationing but reiterated that these are situations caused by “the development of the Guajataca project until its completion.” the new reality in Guajataca responds to a bad coincidence of drought and structural problems that will worsen with the shortage of rain throughout the year (Photo by  Víctor Rodríguez Velázquez | Centro de Periodismo Investigativo) He demanded an “external forensic audit” from the PRASA Governing Board to understand what caused the dam failure and why it has taken so long to solve it Aponte-Ortiz foresees a change in the water storage and distribution culture from Guajataca But PREPA’s ongoing privatization process brings to the discussion where Guajataca and the other 16 reservoirs and dams that PREPA manages will end up promoted the regulatory framework that will guide the process of selling the corporation’s assets through Senate Bill 1121 which the governor signed into law on April 11 did not address the future of water dams and power generation that PREPA manages Seilhamer admitted to the CPI that he had not thought about the possibility of selling those assets during the process of drafting the bill but stressed that the sale will focus only on the generation and distribution plants “What is happening is that [the reservoirs] are not generating significant electricity I do not see them included in what is going to be transferred to the private sector There is a great debate on whether to move them to PRASA,” said the PNP legislator only nine of PREPA’s 17 dams are dedicated to energy generation they all provide around 11,574.2 megawatts PRASA filters water from Caonillas in Utuado PREPA’s executive director shares the opinion that PRASA should take control of the reservoirs that PREPA currently manages I have been talking about the fact that those reservoirs should go to PRASA because those reservoirs that provide water to Puerto Rico must be kept out of private hands But does PRASA have the economic capacity to take them over it would have some savings that could be used to maintain these reservoirs,” he said The agency’s executive director is also chairman of PREPA’s Governing Board Díaz avoided answering questions about the possible sale of reservoirs as part of the energy model that is to be promoted in the country “I prefer not to go into the subject to avoid conflict and keep up the processes with bondholders I am restraining myself from going into subjects that have to do with PRASA and PREPA I think PREPA will have a plan for that [the reservoirs],” he said said he sees no problem with the fact that PREPA dams are privatized He also doesn’t worry about whether PRASA becomes a client of a private company that is interested in managing some of these dams What would happen if these reservoirs are sold Would PRASA become a client of that private provider? What cannot happen is that we continue to subsidize each other in a lie that leads to PREPA’s failure and for PRASA to be operating inefficiently,” Bhatia emphasized Drought Committee planner Aponte-González views the argument with suspicion The expert criticized that they would want to traffic with water from the private sector since the resource is protected as a public good since 1976 “You have to ask yourself if what is to be sold is the infrastructure or the resource The resource must remain a public good,” Aponte-González said The Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources washed her hands of any action taken with the reservoirs that PREPA manages during the process of selling the corporation’s assets “Although I [the DNER] monitor aquatic life there that is a lake that is created artificially and used for water supply but it is a lake that was not there; it was created it is the responsibility [of the dam’s] administrator,” said Vázquez establishes that the DNER is the entity designated by the government to administer and protect the water resource as patrimony of the Puerto Rican people The statute requires as public policy that water be distributed equitably and fairly It also establishes that “water needs related to domestic consumption should be met with priority above any other” and that “in the allocation of the available surplus the public interest should prevail over all other interests or claims.” This report is part of the Se seca el Caribe (The Drying Caribbean) series the result of the work of a dozen Caribbean journalists led by the Puerto Rico’s Centro de Periodisimo Investigativo The investigations were possible in part with the support of Para la Naturaleza Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. she’d sit on her bedroom balcony and pass the time But those plans were dashed in November when she found out her building who wanted to kick everyone out by the end of the year His plan was to convert the structure into a hotel or into Airbnb rentals A former Rhode Island resident and failed gubernatorial candidate, Feroce moved to Puerto Rico in 2019 to take advantage of Act 60 tax breaks implemented by the local government that incentivize foreigners to move to the island by offering zero taxes on passive income and capital gains These incentives are not available to Puerto Rican residents, and it’s resulting in the likes of Logan Paul, crypto bros and tax dodgers like Feroce (he owes more than $1 million in back taxes to Rhode Island) moving there “They’re pushing us out,” Yanira Ocasio, another San José Hills resident, told independent journalist Bianca Graulau, who broke the story of what’s happening in Quebradillas on her YouTube channel in a 15-minute video When we open our eyes we won’t have an island and we will be Puerto Rico without Puerto Ricans.” I’d like to tell you that this story has a happy ending, but it doesn’t. As Graulau noted in her video and in a recent interview with Latino Rebels Radio Feroce has let some of the San José Hills residents stay until March but he’s still planning on evicting them But if pressed to find a silver lining in all this I’d point to the fact that this story was reported on in the first place Graulau has established herself as a reliable source of news for Puerto Ricans that it was an Instagram follower who tipped her about what was going on in Quebradillas via direct message She credits her decision to go independent for this pointing out that many journalists of color who want to tell these kinds of stories are often being held back by their superiors “Management doesn’t always defer to us to know what our audience really wants,” she told The Times noting that no outlet would really give her the time and resources to produce a 15-minute video on this topic “We have to fight to get those stories done.” you trust your gut and you leave it up to the audience to decide whether you made a good or bad decision and you’re going to see that in the comments you’re going to see that in the response and the views.” the response has been overwhelmingly positive Graulau tells me that the support of her audience has enabled her to keep working on the stories she cares about which focuses on real estate development in legally protected land in Puerto Rico She didn’t give me a timeline for when it will be published though rest assured I’ll link to it in this space when it goes live Consider subscribing to the Los Angeles Times Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. 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Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Although Whiteside hasn’t made an official, public announcement himself, he did re-post several social media stories about his reported retirement on his Instagram account was the 33rd overall pick out of Marshall in the 2010 draft and spent his first two professional seasons playing in Sacramento he saw limited minutes in just total 19 appearances for the Kings and subsequently played in the G League and Lebanon from 2012-14 before catching on with the Heat The best stretch of Whiteside’s NBA career came in Miami from 2014-19 and 2.4 blocks across 324 appearances (259 starts) in 27.2 minutes per night He made the All-Defensive Second Team and led the NBA in blocked shots in 2015/16 then was the league’s top rebounder in ’16/17 Whiteside was traded from the Heat to the Trail Blazers entering the final season of a four-year $98MM+ contract in 2019 and once again led the NBA in blocked shots in his first and only season in Portland He was a backup center with the Kings in 2020/21 and the Jazz in ’21/22 before playing in Puerto Rico in 2023 and 2.2 BPG in 511 NBA regular season games (24.7 MPG) the big man sometimes faced criticism due to the perception that he pursued individual numbers over team success and that his effort fluctuated on the defensive end of the court According to El Nuevo Dia, Whiteside will be replaced on Piratas de Quebradillas’ roster this season by another former NBA player: 7’6″ center Tacko Fall It didn’t work with Gobert and the jazz though He got exposed in the playoffs time and time again He got paid and didn’t even bother to expand his game or even hit mid range jumpers like KG could Mitch wants to get more touches but like Gobert he got paid then didn’t learn to hit jumpshots I agree that goberts lack of an offensive bag has held back his game to an extent but the whole narrative of gobert getting exposed in the playoffs is bs Especially in that clippers series for instance the jazz basically surrounded gobert w 4 average to poor defenders and asked him to cover for them No way that he can protect the rim and the 3pt line at same time We are seeing a dif situation in Minnesota where the actual effort of other defenders has benefitted gobert in the playoffs In Minny they have a well balanced team and of course Ant is him KAT is better as the second option so it works Dude got paid and became complacent… deserved a better chance & to retire on his terms and in the NBA Log in Register Register Hurricane Maria's catastrophic impact on Puerto Rico has left the island completely crippled and without power as residents struggle to pick up the pieces roads and vegetation across the island have been either severely damaged or completely destroyed the Guajataca Dam began to fail raising fears of flash flooding and leading to the evacuation of thousands from the nearby towns of Isabela and Quebradillas Residents continue to sort through the wreckage of their property to try and salvage anything they can Authorities now face the arduous task of clearing roads restoring power lines and providing shelter and aid to those who have lost everything on an island that has already been struggling economically This was the worst hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in over 80 years The impact of the storm will be felt for months if not years The following are just some of the harrowing scenes Puerto Ricans now face in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox and more info about our products and services © 2025 CNBC LLC. All Rights Reserved. A Division of NBCUniversal Data also provided by About 70,000 people have been evacuated after the dam sustained structural damage from Hurricane Maria significantly raising water levels on the 90-year-old dam Watch the full clip on Weather Nation’s social media A weakened dam that prompted a massive evacuation in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria is holding and unlikely to threaten the lives of all 70,000 people ordered to relocate public security director in the town of Isabela on Saturday said the the Guajataca dam in Quebradillas continues to hold despite reports of a fissure and partial breach according to local paper El Vocero de Puerto Rico The National Weather Service in San Juan on Friday issued a warning that "all areas surrounding Guajataca River should evacuate NOW." Morales Vega said the evacuation is precautionary and affects all the people who depend on the water in the dam not only those whose homes would be inundated "People are in the shelters of the Francisco Mendoza School Gloria González and the Integral Youth Center," Morales Vega said "It is not going to cover us completely as they are saying the special assistant to the executive director of the Center for Emergency Management in Quebradillas also told El Vocero that alerts for the towns of Isabela and Quebradillas were overblown Communities that would be in danger in Quebradillas have already been evacuated And there is a risk that the bridge connecting the towns of Isabela and Quebradillas could be taken out in case of a dam rupture The island's Secretary of Public Affairs Ramon Rosario said about 300 families were in harm’s way residents in Toa Baja clambered onto rooftops Saturday as more than nine feet of water flowed through their streets as official sought to relieve pressure on a different dam Some residents waved or let out small cheers when they saw a convoy of Federal Emergency Management teams including Virginia and Florida task force teams riding in high-water vehicles operated by the Puerto Rican National Guard FEMA teams fanned out across flood-ravaged Toa Baja and other Puerto Rican communities hard hit by Maria in inflatable boats and high-water vehicles According to the Puerto Rican Emergency Management Agency the coastal town 20 miles west of San Juan had 2,000 displaced residents and at least eight drownings As federal aid began to pour into the island desperation was taking hold in some quarters a group of anxious mayors presented a long list of items they urgently need to Gov The north coastal town of Manati had run out of fuel and fresh water It’s at capacity,” Sanchez Gonzalez said “We need someone to help us immediately.” This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page This is a great place to spend a free day in Puerto Rico There are many interpretative trails in this park There are also many covered areas for picnics The trails are mostly leveled off and easy hikes although some can be a bit more challenging If you plan to take a trail that leads to a cave be sure to have a flashlight with you as well It costs $4 per night for adults and $2 for children under 10 years old A popular hikes within the park is the 3.2 kilometer (2-mile) long interpretive trail loop. Be sure to make the detour to the observation tower along the route—the short side trail is strenuous but the views (and breeze!) are worth it Information on this page, including website, location, and opening hours, is subject to have changed since this page was last published. If you would like to report anything that’s inaccurate, let us know at notification@afar.com. AFAR participates in affiliate marketing programs which means we may earn a commission if you purchase an item featured on our site.© 2025 AFAR LLC he averaged 3.3 points per contest while shooting 66.7% from the field Via NBA on ESPN on May 5, 2018: "A rare bright spot for the Jazz in Game 3: David Stockton Eurostepped into a layup .. A rare bright spot for the Jazz in Game 3: David Stockton Eurostepped into a layup ... and his dad approved. pic.twitter.com/8oaxb8BqhO David (who is the son of Hall of Famer John Stockton) has been playing in the G League for the last nine years Recently, it was announced that he had joined a new team in Puerto Rico (h/t Alberto De Roa of HoopsHype) Via La Guerra del BSN (translated to English): "OFFICIAL: Point guard David Stockton joins the Quebradillas Pirates for the 2025 BSN season after the franchise acquired his rights.Stockton comes to the Pirates from the Captains via trade for the rights to Brandon Knight." #BSNPR | OFICIAL: El armador David Stockton llega a los Piratas de Quebradillas para la temporada 2025 del BSN tras la franquicia adquirir sus derechos.📊 Stockton llega a los Piratas desde los Capitanes vía cambio por los derechos de Brandon Knight. pic.twitter.com/IfuY4QC0in While Stockton has only appeared in six NBA games with the Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz he is one of the best G League players of all time This season, he is averaging 13.0 points 5.1 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 44.6% from the field and 45.1% from the three-point range in 19 games (nine starts) Via NBA G League on August 9, 2023: "David Stockton has evolved into one of the GREATEST PG’s to suit up in the G League The son of John Stockton currently ranks 4th all-time in assists and 12th all-time in scoring he has a chance of becoming the G’s all-time leader in assists." David Stockton has evolved into one of the GREATEST PG’s to suit up in the G League! 🐐The son of John Stockton currently ranks 4th all-time in assists and 12th all-time in scoring. At this rate, he has a chance of becoming the G’s all-time leader in assists. #LegendsOfTheG pic.twitter.com/yOZ8bu1opZ QUEBRADILLAS (BSN) - Piratas de Quebradillas stand alone in first place with a 6-2 record after defeating Cangrejeros de Santurce 93-90 on Tuesday night. \r\n\r\nQuebradillas boast the best home record after improving to 5-0 with the win, in which Peter John Ramos had 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.\r\n\r\nDee Brown (pictured) added 20 and David Huertas 18 for ... HomeNewsPUR - Quebradillas take first place, Ayuso makes debut FIBA BasketballPUR - Quebradillas take first place Ayuso makes debut QUEBRADILLAS (BSN) - Piratas de Quebradillas stand alone in first place with a 6-2 record after defeating Cangrejeros de Santurce 93-90 on Tuesday night Quebradillas boast the best home record after improving to 5-0 with the win in which Peter John Ramos had 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Dee Brown (pictured) added 20 and David Huertas 18 for .. NEW SMYRNA BEACH — After seeing his hometown in Puerto Rico neglected in Hurricane Maria’s aftermath Hector Valle loaded a small twin-engine plane with supplies and took off for the island first soared among Quebradillas’ cliffs in a blue and white hang glider He was known there as “el pajaro,” the bird When he swooped in about a week after the hurricane he was overcome by what he saw: trees snapped "They were increasingly becoming desperate to know when help was going to get there," he said He said Quebradillas — which is home to nearly 26,000 people and sits on the island’s northwestern shore some 65 miles from the capital — was decimated “The little town I knew was no more,” said Valle Awilda Fernandez said her three siblings still live in Quebradillas though she has been in Deltona for nearly two decades she waited anxiously for her sister’s arrival at the New Smyrna Beach Airport had put together another aid flight to the island was among about a half-dozen people with medical needs returning on the plane said her 46-year-old sister was diagnosed with cervical cancer last April and had been undergoing radiation treatment when the hurricane devastated the island Fernandez was unable to reach her or any relatives in Quebradillas she began to fear for her sister who was beginning to show signs of failing health: vomiting “There was no way she could stay there,” she said trying to find a flight out of Puerto Rico There wasn’t an available ticket for two weeks who was coordinating and documenting the efforts of the Pirate Surf Club to bring aid to Quebradillas It said to have her sister ready to leave the island because a plane was on its way It was the group’s fourth flight to Puerto Rico “We started because of our loved ones,” he said a nod to Quebradillas’ history as a pirate hideout and its championship basketball team was originally formed by Valle and others from the seaside town in 2006 as a way to promote surfing and other extreme sporting events there where competitors barrel down streets on longboard skateboards the group ramped up efforts to gather supplies and Valle secured a Cessna 414 through friend Valle said he knew the plane could land at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla as long as the infrastructure and refueling capabilities were still intact 3 with several members of a rescue crew onboard they hopped into a caravan of Humvees and traversed roads choked with debris He delivered the supplies to emergency crews there and its contents looked as though they were “put in a blender and sucked away,” he said He stood in the home's center and looked up He said the plane was to return with several people from Quebradillas who were in need of urgent medical care Valle offered the seat to his 19-year-old niece She stuffed two sets of clothes in a blue and white striped backpack and left with her uncle She had only a moment to say goodbye to her parents who had no idea when she would be able to return She is now set to start classes at Daytona State College and hopes to finish her schooling there Valle walked into the airport’s small office to check on the flight’s status and see how the team was holding up Everyone hugged as though finding themselves at an impromptu family reunion Valle glanced at the television screen displaying the plane's advance toward Fort Lauderdale The plane landed in New Smyrna Beach shortly after 11 p.m. and an elderly man and a pregnant woman were taken to medical services It has been three weeks since the hurricane stuck but Valle said he will not be leaving the island behind any time soon "We are going to continue as far as we can sustain our operation," he said "There are a lot of expenses to get the supplies where they need to go."  And then he said he wanted to eventually rebuild his canary yellow house at its site atop a hill overlooking the ocean — a proper nest for the birdman --People who who would like to help the Pirate Surf Club can find their hurricane Facebook page here.  The Minnesota Timberwolves continued to pursue free agent prospects to populate their team’s summer league roster, and remain focused on the front court with the second player we will discuss. Phillip Wheeler, a player for Puerto Rico’s Piratas Quebradillas, has joined the Minnesota Timberwolves squad he has a remarkable amount of basketball experience playing for five different teams over the past three seasons He does a fair job of scoring and has an ever-increasing arsenal of shots that now includes hitting three-pointers at a modest 34.5 percent clip Because he remains so active in various basketball leagues he is a rapidly improving young man who has bolstered his rebounding from as little as 1.5 RPG (on 5.0 MPG) to 5.7 RPG (on 29 MPG) putting up 67 points over the course of two games but coming in with just 20 points over the next two contests Phillip Wheeler of Piratas Quebradillas has agreed to exhibit 10 with the Timberwolves, agent Jerry Dianis tells @TheAthletic He will play for the Puerto Rican National team July 1 against the US and join the Wolves for summer league The young man is a veteran of the NBA G-league having played for both the Mexico City Capitanes (non-affiliated) and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (affiliated with Houston Rockets) He is a passionate player who will commit to long hours in the gym to deliver whatever the coaching staff asks of him The question is: Will he show enough with the Timberwolves summer league for coaches to ask him to deliver PF Theo John – DukePF Phillip Wheeler – Piratas Quebradillas © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Phillip Wheeler of Piratas Quebradillas has agreed to exhibit 10 with the Timberwolves, agent Jerry Dianis tells @TheAthletic Minnesota Timberwolves add Duke’s Theo John for Summer League Cover Page Legal HistorySports Aguada open with victories in BSN quarterfinalsThe San Juan Daily StarJul 15 20242 min readAlexander Franklin (42) scored 16 points to help Carolina beat Quebradillas in a National Superior Basketball quarterfinal opener on Saturday night The Carolina Giants defeated the Quebradillas Pirates 103-91 to open the quarterfinals of the National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) on Saturday night at Guillermo Angulo Coliseum in Carolina 13 assists and eight rebounds for Carolina which used an 11-1 run in the second quarter to take control Alexander Franklin opened the run with a floater drawing a foul and completing the three-point play JJ Romer hit a long-distance bomb that extended the score 36-31 and the Giants made it 41-31 on a 3-pointer from Goodwin and two free throws by Jonny O’Bryant The Pirates’ only point was a free throw by Phillip Wheeler after he was fouled by Romer Scottie James led Carolina with 20 points and nine rebounds and Franklin finished the night with 16 points AJ Slaughter had 10 points and four assists in the second half while O’Bryant finished with 16 points and seven rebounds Tai Odiase led the Quebradillas offense with 20 points and seven rebounds followed by 17 points from Wheeler and 12 from Emmanuel Mudiay who also had nine rebounds and five assists the Aguada Santeros beat the Caguas Criollos 92-89 led by native forward Jase Febres (22 points seven rebounds) and reinforcement John Meeks (21 points From the beginning at Roger Mendoza Coliseum host Aguada appeared poised for an upset on the road scoring seven straight points to go up 32-24 at the start of the second quarter led by Travis Trice (10 points in the second period 18 in total with 10 assists) won the rest of the quarter outscoring Aguada by nine points to take a 47-46 halftime lead with a basket by Louis King (15 points) that made it a two-point game with 46 seconds left in the game and a triple by Akil Mitchell (17 points nine rebounds) that put them down one with 13 seconds on the clock and although Febres missed his second attempt from the charity stripe the Criollos could not secure the rebound to have a chance to tie the Ponce Lions defeated the Santurce Crabbers 85-82 at Juan Pachín Vicens Auditorium in Ponce to secure a spot in the BSN playoffs Santurce led 66-62 to start the fourth quarter outscoring the Crabbers 23-16 en route to the win Jezreel de Jesús led the way for the Lions with 25 points Jordan Murphy and Christian Negrón had 10 points each Jared Sullinger finished his season with another double double William Barton scored 18 points with 5 rebounds and 4 assists © 2025 The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico BAYAMON (BSN) – Vaqueros de Bayamon forced a three-way tie in first place of Baloncesto Superior Nacional by seeing off Atleticos de San German 89-83 on Sunday night.\r\n\r\nBayamon is now tied at the top of the table with Piratas de Quebradillas and Maratonistas de Coamo, all three boasting a 5-2 mark.\r\n\r\nChristian Dalmau had 34 points and seven assists, ... HomeNewsPUR – Vaqueros beat San German, force three-way tie for first placeFIBA BasketballPUR – Vaqueros beat San German force three-way tie for first placeBAYAMON (BSN) – Vaqueros de Bayamon forced a three-way tie in first place of Baloncesto Superior Nacional by seeing off Atleticos de San German 89-83 on Sunday night Bayamon is now tied at the top of the table with Piratas de Quebradillas and Maratonistas de Coamo Christian Dalmau had 34 points and seven assists View the discussion thread. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Rain showers this evening with overcast skies overnight You can enjoy the experience this holiday season in Quebradillas and usually you need to travel to the mainland if you want to enjoy ice skating Coamo and Manatí will have their own ice skating rinks during this holiday season The Puerto Rico Skating Blast Tour will provide the joyful experience of skating on a synthetic ice rink designed and built in Switzerland During the event there will also be live music president of Rinks del Caribe LLC and producer of the Puerto Rico Skating Blast Tour explained that in addition to ice skating there will also be special activities on Christmas Eve The Puerto Rico Skating Blast Tour began on Nov 21 and will be in the town square of Quebradillas until Dec 8 the tour will be at the Morovis town square; from Dec 15 in the town square of Coamo; and from Dec The ice skating rink will be open Wednesday and Thursday from 6 p.m 4- Practice falling and getting up on the ice Bend your knees and squat into a dip position Push your feet apart and use the front of the blade to stop Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: '+n.escapeExpression("function"==typeof(o=null!=(o=r(e,"eyebrowText")||(null!=l?r(l,"eyebrowText"):l))?o:n.hooks.helperMissing)?o.call(null!=l?l:n.nullContext||{},{name:"eyebrowText",hash:{},data:t,loc:{start:{line:28,column:63},end:{line:28,column:78}}}):o)+" \n '+(null!=(o=c(e,"if").call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2PreText"):l,{name:"if",hash:{},fn:n.program(32,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:63,column:20},end:{line:63,column:61}}}))?o:"")+"\n"+(null!=(o=(c(e,"ifAll")||l&&c(l,"ifAll")||n.hooks.helperMissing).call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Text"):l,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Link"):l,{name:"ifAll",hash:{},fn:n.program(34,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:64,column:20},end:{line:70,column:30}}}))?o:"")+" View the discussion thread. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. PONCE (Baloncesto Superior Nacional) - After starting the season with four wins in a row, Leones de Ponce then dropped their next five but they have steadied the ship by winning their last two and climbing back up the BSN standings.\r\nPonce's luck turned around for the better after a change in their import players. They signed forward Leon Rodgers (picture) ... HomeNewsPUR - Leones back to winning waysFIBA BasketballPUR - Leones back to winning waysPONCE (Baloncesto Superior Nacional) - After starting the season with four wins in a row Leones de Ponce then dropped their next five but they have steadied the ship by winning their last two and climbing back up the BSN standings Ponce's luck turned around for the better after a change in their import players They signed forward Leon Rodgers (picture) .. PONCE (Baloncesto Superior Nacional) - After starting the season with four wins in a row Ponce's luck turned around for the better after a change in their import players They signed forward Leon Rodgers (picture) and prior to their last game added Lee Nailon to spark new life into their offense Both Whiteside and Knight have signed with Piratas de Quebradillas in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional the top tier of Puerto Rican professional basketball with the duo having their first practice session later in the day They both hadn't received much interest from NBA teams, and it was clear that it was time to look elsewhere to play professional basketball. Piratas de Quebradillas have been in existence since 1926 and had Phil Jackson as their head coach in 1984 and 1987, just a few years before he would go on to coach Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls Hopefully, both of them go on to have as much fun as Dwight Howard seems to have had in Taiwan We sincerely appreciate and respect you as a reader of our site. 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By Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist at Fadeaway World With a Master’s in Business specializing in Sports Management from Symbiosis International University he brings a unique blend of business insight and deep sports knowledge to his incisive basketball analysis His coverage is enriched by years of experience with sports media Gautam’s passion is reflected in his vivid storytelling and sharp analysis making the complex world of sports both accessible and engaging "use strict";var loc=window.location.href;document.querySelectorAll("div[data-spotim-module='conversation']").forEach(function(el){el.setAttribute("data-post-url",loc)});NewsletterStay up to date with our newsletter on the latest news Former NBA center Hassan Whiteside is retiring from basketball which competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) "Hassan Whiteside informed the management of Piratas de Quebradillas of his intention to retire from basketball. That's why he won't be back with the franchise," according to Instagram page El Vacilon del BSN Whiteside played for Piratas de Quebradillas for nearly a year, signing with the team in March 2023 The 34-year-old's most recent NBA tenure was during the 2021-22 season with the Utah Jazz where he played a vital role as a reliable backup to star center Rudy Gobert Whiteside posted respectable averages of 8.2 points Standing at an imposing 7 feet tall, Whiteside leaves behind a career with averages of 12.6 points Whiteside entered the NBA when he was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2010 NBA Draft his initial stint with the Kings was limited playing only one game in his rookie year for a brief two-minute appearance Whiteside also had stints with the Kings' D-League affiliate Whiteside spent the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons outside of the NBA playing for various NBA D-League teams and gaining experience overseas competing in Lebanon and China Whiteside garnered the attention of the Miami Heat who signed him ahead of the 2014-15 NBA season Whiteside established himself as a formidable NBA player during his time with the Heat His breakthrough came in the 2015-16 season he led the league in blocks with an astonishing 3.7 blocks per game As recognition for his outstanding defensive contributions Whiteside was honored with a place in the All-NBA Defensive Second Team for that season Whiteside signed a four-year max contract with the Heat worth $98 million in the summer of 2016 his production dipped after inking the lucrative deal In the summer of 2019, he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers leading the league in rejections for the second time in his career in 2019-20 He returned to the Kings on a one-year deal in 2020-21 playing in 36 games before moving to Utah in 2021-22 During his 11-season NBA career, Whiteside earned $105,390,288 in salary over his stints with the Kings (2), Heat, Blazers, and Jazz, per HoopsHype His single-season career-high earnings was during the 2019-20 season with Portland his most recent tenure with the Jazz paid him $2,401,537