St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, showers, high 91
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny and breezy with a brief shower or two and a high of 91, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be clear early, then increasing clouds with…
Florida man arrested for DUI on lawn mower along toll road
BROOKSVILLE, Florida— A man faces charges after troopers say he took his riding mower onto a busy toll road while impaired. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, dispatchers received calls from multiple witnesses around 8:30 a.m. Friday…
US immigration agents arrest former Haitian presidential hopeful over alleged gang ties
MIAMI (AP) — U.S. immigration agents in Florida have arrested businessman, doctor and former Haitian presidential hopeful Pierre Réginald Boulos over his alleged support of violent gangs in Haiti that the U.S. government has deemed…
Former DSPR commissioner, cohort convicted of bribery after jury trial
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Following a four-day trial, former Commissioner of Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation Calvert White, 49, of St. Thomas, and Benjamin Hendricks, 62, also of St. Thomas, were convicted of…
Coast Guard rescues French national from ‘distressed’ trimaran off San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — This week Sector San Juan watchstanders worked with the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers (MRCC) Griz Nez and Fort de France to arrange and deliver rescue assistance to a distressed mariner.…
US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply for a refugee program…
Teacher slapped with rape charges after having sex with teen while using other students as ‘lookouts,’ boy’s dad busted for allowing relationship
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri teacher has been charged with statutory rape for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student while other students served as “lookouts” — with the boy’s father also facing a felony…
SOB officers seize firearm, ammunition during traffic stop, VIPD says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands police announced today that Special Operations Bureau officers seized a firearm and ammunition during a routine traffic stop on St. Thomas. Cai Jonte Andrew, 19. was arrested and charged with…
City commissioner in Florida asked 12-year-old Illinois girl for nudes
FORT PIERCE, Florida — An elected official in Florida is facing two dozen felony charges after a mom in Illinois reported he had been sexting her 12-year-old daughter over Snapchat, authorities said. St. Lucie County…
Haiti sends 150 soldiers to Mexico for training as gang violence surges
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government announced Friday that it has sent 150 soldiers to Mexico for training in the latest effort to fight back gangs that have gained almost entire control of the troubled country’s capital.…