hurricane maria

September 20, 2022 | 5:32 AM

5 years on, failures from Hurricane Maria loom large as Puerto Rico responds to Fiona

In the wake of Fiona, which made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday, hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans were again without electricity.

By Scott Neuman/NPR

September 22, 2020 | 9:02 AM

Puerto Rican community in Pa. displaced by Hurricane Maria eager to vote in 2020

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the Puerto Rican population in the United States grew by more than 200,000 from 2017 to 2018. In Pennsylvania, the increase was nearly 32 thousand – more than for any state except Florida.

Displaced Puerto Rican voters are among the half-million Latinos eligible to vote in the commonwealth, a presence that could prove critical as both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden see Pennsylvania as in their grasp in November.

By Alanna Elder/WITF

September 18, 2020 | 6:39 PM

Trump administration announces nearly $13 billion in aid for Puerto Rico

The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to award two separate grants to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s electrical grid system and educational facilities, the White House announced Friday.

By Rachel Treisman/NPR

January 21, 2020 | 5:26 AM

Political unrest in Puerto Rico after discovery of unused hurricane aid

Fed up with what they say is rampant corruption, they are demanding the resignation of Gov. Wanda Vázquez.

By Vanessa Romo and Adrian Florido/NPR

January 16, 2020 | 5:36 AM

Months after blowing deadline, Trump Administration lifts hold on Puerto Rico aid

The tranche of money, more than $8 billion, is allocated through a Department of Housing and Urban Development disaster recovery fund.

By NPR

July 19, 2019 | 12:49 PM

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5 years on, failures from Hurricane Maria loom large as Puerto Rico responds to Fiona

Puerto Rican community in Pa. displaced by Hurricane Maria eager to vote in 2020

Trump administration announces nearly $13 billion in aid for Puerto Rico

Political unrest in Puerto Rico after discovery of unused hurricane aid

Months after blowing deadline, Trump Administration lifts hold on Puerto Rico aid

‘I wish I was there’ — Puerto Ricans in North Philly keeping a close eye on island protests

Midstate nonprofits seek to help displaced Puerto Ricans still struggling after hurricane

Grants awarded in midstate to help displaced Puerto Ricans

For people new to the region from Puerto Rico, anxiety and depression often go untreated

When faced with Hurricane Maria: ‘God is planning something greater’