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About John McCarthy
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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Body of missing Washington state woman found buried under shed encased in concrete; handyman questioned
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Body of missing Washington state woman found buried under shed encased in concrete; handyman questioned

SEATTLE (CBS) — An 82-year-old woman's remains were found buried beneath a shed built by her handyman in northwestern Washington, likely several weeks after she disappeared, authorities said. Marcia Norman…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Trump opens a huge marine protected zone to commercial fishing
Posted inBreaking News Business News Environmental News

Trump opens a huge marine protected zone to commercial fishing

HONOLULU, Hawaii — President Trump on Thursday said he was allowing commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest ocean reserves, introducing industrial operations for the first time in more…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
A look at why an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico and what caused it
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

A look at why an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico and what caused it

SAN JUAN (AP) — An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico this week, leaving 1.4 million customers without power and more than 400,000 without water. It was the second massive outage to hit…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
St. Croix: Mostly cloudy, a thunderstorm in spots, high 88
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Mostly cloudy, a thunderstorm in spots, high 88

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots this morning and a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation’s immigration detention system
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation’s immigration detention system

JENA, Louisiana (AP) — Amid rural Louisiana’s crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po’boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisis
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — More than half of Haiti’s population is expected to experience severe hunger through June, and another 8,400 people living in makeshift shelters are projected to starve, according to a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says
Posted inBreaking News National News U.S. Department of Justice

Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s claim that it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. “should be…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2025
El Salvador’s president says notorious mega-prison will double in size to hold Trump’s ‘homegrown’ deportees
Posted inBreaking News International News U.S. Department of Justice

El Salvador’s president says notorious mega-prison will double in size to hold Trump’s ‘homegrown’ deportees

WASHINGTON (Daily Mail) — El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele plans to double the size of the notorious megaprison where the country is holding migrants that President Donald Trump deported. The plan would…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2025
Suspect in custody after shooting on Florida State campus
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Suspect in custody after shooting on Florida State campus

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — Multiple victims were reported in a shooting Thursday at Florida State University and a suspect was taken into police custody, a person familiar with the matter told The…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2025
‘Stocky’ creature with ‘fiery orange’ eyes found mating. It’s a new species
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‘Stocky’ creature with ‘fiery orange’ eyes found mating. It’s a new species

As night settled across a forest in northeastern India, some “stocky” creatures with “fiery orange” eyes began calling for mates. The calls worked — but also caught the attention of…
Posted by John McCarthy April 17, 2025

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