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TRUMP TAKES VENEZUELA

Trump says US is going to RUN Venezuela indefinitely after sharing photo of captured president Maduro in tracksuit and revealing that first lady will be charged too WASHINGTON — Donald…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Elusive ‘Pappy’ Sackey finally pinched by cops after being on the lam for 7 months

KINGSHILL —An habitual offender has finally been captured by police on a domestic violence charge after more than seven months of attempts to locate him on St. Croix. Vernon Augustine…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Mom arrested for allowing minor son to drive ATV on public roadway

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman was arrested on charges related to "parental neglect" for allegedly allowing her minor son to drive an ATV on a public roadway, authorities…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Shots fired during domestic dispute brings cops calling to Upper Love

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man has been jailed in connection to a domestic dispute in Upper Love in which shots were fired, authorities said. Edwardo Garcia Jr., 55, was…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Delta Force ripped Maduro and wife from their beds as they slept – 2 days after Venezuelan president begged Trump for peace

WASHINGTON — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia were captured by a unit of elite Delta Force soldiers while they slept in their beds. The illegitimate leader, who…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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FAA notice of air missions grounds most flights to Caribbean

As of January 3, 2026, travel throughout the Caribbean has been severely disrupted following U.S. military strikes in Venezuela and the subsequent capture of Nicolás Maduro. The Federal Aviation Administration…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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U.S. ‘invasion’ of Venezuela forces Caribbean flights to be cancelled

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) said this morning that it has received notice of several flight cancellations due to airport restrictions in the region. The Cyril…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Starmer says the UK was ‘not involved’ in capture of Maduro and he ‘wants to speak to President Trump’

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK was not involved in any way in airstrikes on military bases Venezuela or the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan leader and his wife…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Cloudy with a touch of rain this afternoon, high 87

January 3, 2026 Lingering moisture will bring isolated to scattered showers, with brief heavy rain possible and a limited flooding threat, mainly across interior and western/northwestern Puerto Rico this afternoon…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro today, President Donald Trump said, in Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama. "The United…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026