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Census Bureau releases 2020 Censuses Detailed Data for the USVI
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Census Bureau released 2020 Island Areas Censuses Detailed Cross Tabulations for the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday. The release includes 95 demographic, social, economic and housing characteristics tables. These characteristics are cross-tabulated by…
Today in History: February 16, Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba
Today in History: On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and a-half after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista. On this date: In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson…
Beachgoers face ‘life-threatening rip currents’ this weekend, NWS says
SAN JUAN — Pulses of a long-period northerly swell and increasing east winds during the weekend will promote choppy and hazardous seas for small craft and life-threatening rip currents for beachgoers through Sunday. These conditions are…
Russia’s prison service says that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died
MOSCOW (AP) — Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison Friday, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47. The Federal…
Hiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies
JOHNSTON (AP) — A coyote that a hiker killed with his bare hands has tested positive for rabies, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Department of Health announced. The hiker…
Port Authority officer who smuggled 27 pounds of cocaine into airport gets 5 years in prison
CHRISTIANSTED — A former Port Authority officer who smuggled at least 27 pounds of cocaine into the St. Croix airport got five years in prison from a federal judge. Wayne Jeffers, 53, of St. Croix,…
Dominican deported for illegal gun possession in 2019 gets one year for illegal re-entry
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic national who pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm in 2017 was given one year in prison for returning to St. Thomas illegally. Cristian Lopez-Moncion, 42, of the Santo…
Man charged with making threats to kill postal workers after marijuana package not delivered
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 41-year-old man from California was charged after he repeatedly made threats to kill postal workers in St. Thomas, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith said today. Simon Peters, of Valley Center, was…
Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, has spent much of her life gliding around the confines of a storefront aquarium in North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains. She’s…