Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic rescue crews continued searching the rubble for survivors Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The roof of the Jet Set nightclub collapsed without warning early Tuesday morning during a concert.

The number of dead in a roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic has surged to 221.

At least 124 people died after a roof of a popular club in the Dominican Republic collapsed Tuesday morning.

More than 140 people were rescued within the first 24 hours of the collapse at Jet Set in Santo Domingo, authorities said.

The nation’s sports minister Kelvin Cruz confirmed that the 51-year-old Dotel, who pitched for 13 teams, died.

The sister of former Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz was among the dozens killed when the roof of a nightclub in Dominican Republic collapsed early Tuesday, his family says.

A top emergency response official said more than 150 patients have been taken to different hospitals as search and rescue efforts remain underway Tuesday.

An American who was the last person believed to have been seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic was back in the U.S. on Wednesday.

Joshua Riibe, 22, has said he wants to return to the U.S., but he does not have his passport.

University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, 20, went missing on March 6 while on spring break in the Dominican Republic.

The family of Loudoun County student Sudiksha Konanki, who has gone missing in the Dominican Republic, has requested a letter declaring her death. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Twelve days after a college student vanished while on spring break in the Dominican Republic, there’s still no sign of her. Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Chantilly, Virginia, was last seen on a beach in Punta Cana on March 6. Joshua Riibe, the 22-year-old St. Cloud University student who may have been the last person to…

As the search for missing student Sudiksha Konanki continues in the Dominican Republic, case witness Joshua Riibe got a message of support from members of his Iowa hometown. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Joshua Riibe might have been the last person to see Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old junior who went to Punta Cana on March 3.

A man who might’ve been the last person to see a missing University of Pittsburgh student in the Dominican Republic said he rescued her from drowning — only for her to vanish a short time later, according to a transcript of an interview he gave local authorities, NBC News reported.

The college student who may have been the last person to see a Virginia 20-year-old who went missing on spring break in the Dominican Republic told investigators about their encounter after they had just met. News4’s Julie Carey reports. 

University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki was last seen on March 6 while on spring break in Punta Cana

The search for a 20-year-old college student from Virginia expanded in the Dominican Republic as authorities moved toward Macao Beach, an area northwest of the Punta Cana resort where the missing woman last was seen one week ago. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed it is sharing technology and data for tracking ocean drifts with Dominican authorities, who are leading...

Investigators are still searching for Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing while on a spring break trip with her college friends in the Dominican Republic last week, NBC News reported.

Dominican and U.S. authorities are expanding their search for the college student from Loudoun County, Virginia, who vanished while on spring break. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder says crews searched the grounds around the resort in Punta Cana where Sudiksha Konanki was last seen one week ago.