May 1, 2024 Elderly Americans scammed out of millions by foreigners posing as grandchildren in trouble Department of Homeland Security says 5,000 victims between the ages of 72 and 93 were duped out of a collective $35 million in a "grandparent scam" from the Dominican Republic.
April 24, 2024 Vacations that ended tragically for travelers inside and outside of the US Crime can happen close to home or far away. In these cases, bodies of a traveler, or travelers, were found while they were on vacation.
April 19, 2024 Dominican soldier arrested for raping 14-year-old Haitian girl during migrant sweep A Dominican soldier identified as Paulino de la Cruz has been arrested under suspicion he raped a 14-year-old Haitian girl while tasked with searching for illegal immigrants.
April 11, 2024 Dominican authorities launch probe after an immigration officer is accused of raping a 14-year-old An investigation has been launched in the Dominican Republic after an immigration officer was accused of 'raping a 14-year-old girl' near the resort town of Punta Cana.
April 3, 2024 Son of prominent Dominican politician shot, killed outside Texas gas station as 3 suspects sought: police The son of a politician from the Dominican Republic was shot and killed outside a Houston gas station and three suspects are being sought, police say.
March 31, 2024 US citizen arrested in Dominican Republic, accused of killing 3 women in Honduras Police in Honduras announced the arrest of American citizen Gilbert Reyes Bermúdez for allegedly killing three women on the tourist island of the country.
March 20, 2024 US organizing American evacuations from Haiti by helicopter as number of those seeking help nearly doubles The State Department is organizing evacuation flights for Americans from Haiti to the Dominican Republic as the number of those seeking U.S. help has risen.
March 19, 2024 Dominican Republic ramps up border security amid Haiti crisis, shows off new border wall The Dominican Republic ramps up border security through increased deportations and utilizing a "smart security fence" to safeguard against the Haiti security crisis.
March 14, 2024 Brother of Indiana mom who died on flight from Dominican Republic reveals cause of death: report An Indiana woman who died aboard a flight home from a vacation in the Dominican Republic reportedly suffered a a carotid artery dissection in her neck.
March 13, 2024 American texted friend just before dying on flight from Dominican Republic after resort vacation Indiana mother Stefanie Smith suddenly died aboard a plane flying home from Punta Cana Feb. 28. Her friend says Smith texted her just before her plane took off toward Charlotte.