Missing Persons March 17 Missing American in Dominican Republic: Key witness asks court to end de facto house arrest American Joshua Riibe files writ of habeas corpus, seeking release from 'irregular' detention in Punta Cana amid search for UPitt spring breaker Sudiksha Konanki.
Travel Safety March 17 Turks and Caicos travel warning issued as migrants descend on popular vacation spot in droves Migrants, crime and a Level 2 travel advisory from the U.S. State Department have raised concerns about traveling to Turks and Caicos, a popular vacation destination for Americans.
Missing Persons March 17 Legal fight over American college student’s resort disappearance could come down to who was ‘reckless’: lawyer The disappearance of an American college student in the Dominican Republic has prompted questions about liability that the resort where she was staying could potentially face.
Missing Persons March 16 Dominican attorney general grills witness in missing American case at his resort in person Dominican Attorney General Yeni Berenice Reynoso grilled U.S. witness Joshua Riibe in person in the unsolved disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki, of Virginia.
True Crime March 16 South Carolina spring break murder victim's family awarded $700M in civil suit A South Carolina jury awarded $700 million to the family of Brittanee Drexel, who was kidnapped and murdered on a 2009 spring break trip to Myrtle Beach.
Missing Persons March 16 Missing American student linked to popular nightclub known for extravagant parties, hours before disappearance Venmo transactions from Sudiksha Konanki's account suggest the spring breaker may have partied at Punta Cana's 'Coco Bongo' in the days before she went missing.
Florida March 15 Massive shark headed down Florida coast ahead of busy travel season Florida researchers have identified a record-breaking great white shark as it is tracked down Florida's coastline ahead of spring break.
Missing Persons March 13 Missing American in Dominican Republic: No suspects as search for Sudiksha Konanki reaches one week Dominican authorities have expanded the search for missing Sudiksha Konanki, a UPitt student from Virginia who vanished from the Riu Republica resort a week ago on spring break.
Missing Persons March 13 Missing American college student search potentially complicated by power outage: expert A power outage at the Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, resort where a missing American college student had been vacationing could potentially impact the investigation.
Missing Persons March 12 Hotel horror stories emerge after American college student goes missing as resort insists no connection The Dominican Republic resort where University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki went missing experienced a lengthy power outage just hours before Virginia resident vanished.
Deals March 11 10 beach essentials for spring break Anyone going to the beach for spring break should be prepared with these 10 warm-weather beach necessities.