HAVANA — Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened late on Sunday as its center approached south-central Cuba with the Caribbean island nation’s government issuing hurricane warnings for
Read moreHurricane Elsa Leaves USVI High And Dry; Storm Stingy When It Comes To Rainfall
CHRISTIANSTED — People in the U.S. Virgin Islands hoping that Hurricane Elsa would get close enough to the territory to effect heavy rainfall without the
Read moreHurricane Elsa, Packing 75 MPH Winds, Will Skirt U.S. Virgin Islands To The South
MIAMI — Elsa strengthened into the first hurricane of the season early this morning as makes its way towards the U.S. Virgin Islands, the National
Read moreCHS Guidance Counselor Is Territory’s First Recipient of Colin L. Powell Service Award
KINGSHILL — St. Croix Central High School Guidance Counselor Ancelma Elliot was awarded the General Colin L. Powell Service Award on June 24, making her
Read moreCoast Guard Medevacs Crew Member From Barge South of Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter medevaced a crewmember from a 400-foot accommodation barge Monday, approximately 140 nautical miles
Read moreInvest 97L Fixing To Be A Tropical Depression, Hurricane Center Says
MIAMI — Forecasters have projected that a broad area of low pressure in the Atlantic, which is associated with a tropical wave, will become a
Read moreFEMA, Coast Guard Meet With USVI Officials About Emergency Preparedness
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Top territorial and federal officials gathered recently on St. Thomas to see how the federal government could better help the territory in
Read moreEarly Storm Modeling Shows 2 Waves Passing South of U.S. Virgin Islands
MIAMI —The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic; including one that is better organized as of today and showing improved
Read morePuerto Rico Sees More Refugees Arrive By Boat Due To Haitian Political Crisis
SAN JUAN — The political turmoil and growing violence in Haiti is pushing more Haitians to take to the sea in an effort to reach
Read moreCoast Guard Collects 38 Illegal Migrants In Mona Passage, Takes Them Back To DR
SAN JUAN — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 38 migrants to the Dominican Republic Friday, following the interdiction of an illegal
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