Dominican Republic

Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been on MLB’s restricted list since July, reportedly was arrested Monday after an altercation in the D.R.

A man who was once accused of planning the shooting of Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was found dead in the Dominican Republic, according to a report.

The case of the shooting of Red Sox star David Ortiz has been reopened after a woman from Venezuela was arrested Tuesday. Interpol and the Dominican Republic National Police said 25-year-old María Fernanda Villasmil Manzanilla had been arrested in the case. Authorities have been on the hunt for the woman since Big Papi was shot in Santo Domingo in...

A new arrest has been made in the 2019 shooting of Red Sox legend David Ortiz.

Police in the Dominican Republic say a woman has been arrested in connection with the shooting of Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz five years ago. The Hall of Fame designated hitter affectionately known as Big Papi was shot by a gunman on June 9, 2019, in his native Dominican Republic. Eleven people were arrested in the immediate aftermath. In…

The man responsible for a deadly shooting at a New Bedford, Massachusetts, housing project in 1991 has been identified, authorities said Monday. Witnesses confirmed that Claudio Jorge was the long-unidentified man who killed Brent Davis, a 20-year-old from Newport, Rhode Island, at the Brickenwood Housing Project on Oct. 25, 1991, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators who…

U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009.

At least 10 people are dead following an explosion near the capital of the Dominican Republic.

More than 50 people were injured in Monday’s explosion at a bustling commercial center in the city of San Cristobal, located just west of Santo Domingo.