2024 – Page 192 – Virgin Islands Free Press

CFP championship game is preview of expanded Big Ten; Pac-12 gets a chance for fantastic finish

HOUSTON (AP) — The College Football Playoff championship is quite the stage for Washington and Michigan to get reacquainted with each other. The teams play for the national title on…

John McCarthy January 8, 2024

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Hazardous Marine and Life-Threatening Rip Current Conditions Forecast For This Week

SAN JUAN — Pulses of a northerly swell will continue to spread across the Atlantic waters and local passages to maintain hazardous marine conditions with life-threatening rip current conditions along…

John McCarthy January 7, 2024

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Help Cops Find Dominican Taxi Driver Wanted For Assault On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a Dominican taxi driver wanted for an assault on St. Thomas. Marlon Reyes, 46, of Vester Gade, is wanted for…

John McCarthy January 7, 2024

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Man Accused of Strangling Family Member on Boxing Day

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man was arrested Friday after police said he strangled a family member during a domestic dispute last month, authorities said. Fitzroy D. Browne, 57, was…

John McCarthy January 7, 2024

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Nude man nabbed by police after ‘cannonball’ plunge into giant aquarium at Bass Pro Shop

LEEDS, Alabama (AP) — A man crashed his car outside a Bass Pro Shop in Alabama, stripped down to his birthday suit and plunged into the giant aquarium inside the…

John McCarthy January 7, 2024

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Exploding toilet at a Dunkin’ store in Florida left a customer filthy and injured

ORLANDO, (AP) — A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin’, claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of the coffee chain’s locations in central Florida.…

John McCarthy January 7, 2024

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Alaska Airlines door panel blows out at 16,000 feet, forcing Portland landing

PORTLAND — An Alaska Airlines flight traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, had to make an emergency landing Friday night after a portion of the aircraft blew out mid-air. …

John McCarthy January 6, 2024

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What is the Feast of the Epiphany? Why is it also called Three Kings Day?

FREDERIKSTED (AP) — Christians around the world will mark the Feast of the Epiphany today with a series of celebrations that go from parades and gift-giving for children to the blessing of…

John McCarthy January 6, 2024

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‘Indiana Jones’ Star Christian Oliver & His Daughters Killed In Bequia Plane Crash

KINGSTOWN — 'Indiana Jones' star Christian Oliver tragically died along with his two young children after their plane crashed into the sea near Bequia. He was known for his roles in films like…

John McCarthy January 6, 2024

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Help Cops Find Jahmesha Bethelmie Wanted In Domestic Violence Incident

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help today to find a woman wanted in connection to a domestic violence incident on St. Croix. Jahmesha Bethelmie, 26, is wanted for destruction of…

John McCarthy January 5, 2024