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John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Rubio, Hegseth brief lawmakers on boat strikes after congressional frustration
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Rubio, Hegseth brief lawmakers on boat strikes after congressional frustration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Top Trump administration officials briefed members of the Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday about strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats off Venezuela, after frustration in…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
Mom, 43, chaperoned junior high dance — then allegedly had a child with daughter’s 14-year-old date
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Mom, 43, chaperoned junior high dance — then allegedly had a child with daughter’s 14-year-old date

CHICAGO — An Illinois woman is accused of giving birth to a child that she conceived with a 14-year-old boy. Robyn Polston, 43, is charged with two counts of criminal…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
‘Flaco’ suspect faces attempted murder charge after stabbing near Fat Man’s Bar
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‘Flaco’ suspect faces attempted murder charge after stabbing near Fat Man’s Bar

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a suspect with a slender build stabbed a man near the former Fat Man's Bar in St. Thomas, authorities said. Damas Gallant, 37,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
Mark Turbe tries to yank woman out of her car, scratches her face, damages her windshield, wiper blades: VIPD
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Mark Turbe tries to yank woman out of her car, scratches her face, damages her windshield, wiper blades: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of a variety of crimes associated with a domestic violence incident that took place late last night, authorities said. Mark Turbe,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
‘Poop smears on the seat’: Delta apologizes to passenger who endured cross-country flight next to ‘human biohazard’
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‘Poop smears on the seat’: Delta apologizes to passenger who endured cross-country flight next to ‘human biohazard’

It was a real crappy landing. A Delta passenger is raising a stink after sitting next to a foul-smelling passenger who reportedly soiled themselves during a five-and-a-half-hour trip from Florida…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
Erron Wallace faces child abuse charge for strangling boy who tried to break up fight with his mom
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Erron Wallace faces child abuse charge for strangling boy who tried to break up fight with his mom

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man faces child abuse-related charges for allegedly strangling a boy who tried to break up a fight between the man and his mother, authorities said.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
Former American Idol contestant Randy Madden arrested on suspicion of sex with a minor
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Former American Idol contestant Randy Madden arrested on suspicion of sex with a minor

LOS ANGELES — Former American Idol contestant Randy Madden is facing multiple felony charges after he was accused of having sex with a minor. The 45-year-old's charges stem from at least one…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
Florida deputy hospitalized after crashing into a palm tree
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Florida deputy hospitalized after crashing into a palm tree

MIAMI — An on-duty Miami Dade Sheriff's deputy was hospitalized early this morning after crashing his marked car into palm tree, authorities say. At around 3:25 a.m. MDSO deputies responded…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa
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Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean
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Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Tuesday that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose to 43, with 13 others still missing. Crews were still trying to reach people in the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025

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