Like teenage girls across the Americas, Kassandra Rivas dreamed of having a quinceañera party, the rite of passage for 15-year-old Latinas. But Rivas, now a 51-year-old transgender woman, said the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An IT specialist at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Lakewood office stole $1.1 million in taxpayer funds over 15 years by creating fake invoices and fraudulent ...

DENVER — From vintage toys, car parts, and heated seats for his vehicle, James Montoya admitted he spent some of the $1.2 million dollars he embezzled for personal reasons. “The circumstances that led ...

Periodically, the Latinx Files will feature guest writers. Filling in this week is film reporter extraordinaire Carlos Aguilar. With the explicit goal of making people laugh, the endearingly ...

Gabriel Alfonso Montoya Jr., 17, passed away Nov. 21, 2025. He was born Nov. 18, 2008, to proud parents, Gabriel and Rosa (Villarreal) Montoya Sr. He leaves to ...

Shortly before he died in surgery from a gunshot wound, David Fierro identified his attacker by the name “Julian Candelaria” in a recorded statement played for jurors in a trial this week. Jurors on ...

One lucky girl had a supermodel by her side at her quinceañera. Bella Hadid traded the runway for the dance floor as a madrina, making the celebration one to remember. Hadid, who's appeared on ...

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WTOP celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month this Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with stories spotlighting the contributions, culture and accomplishments of Hispanic communities across the D.C. region.

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QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- An exhibition of quinceañera dresses, all worn by girls in or near the Tri-State area, is on display through Dec. 18 at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College.