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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Mostly cloudy, breezy with occasional rain this morning, high 91, low 77
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Mostly cloudy, breezy with occasional rain this morning, high 91, low 77

Variable weather conditions are expected to continue today, with showers and thunderstorms moving across the region throughout the day. Don't forget your umbrella! Tropical Atlantic (Invest 91-L): Shower and thunderstorm…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2025
Young man and the sea: Teen fishing off New England coast catches huge halibut bigger than him
Posted inBreaking News National News Tourism News

Young man and the sea: Teen fishing off New England coast catches huge halibut bigger than him

HAMPTON, New Hampshire (AP) — A New Hampshire teenager on a deep-sea fishing trip this week hauled in a 177-pound (80 kilogram) Atlantic halibut, a fish so big that it…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
‘Legend dairy’ man carries ice cream and dry ice up Colorado peak as treat for other hikers
Posted inBreaking News National News Tourism News

‘Legend dairy’ man carries ice cream and dry ice up Colorado peak as treat for other hikers

DENVER (AP) — Hikers who climbed a Colorado mountain got more than just a sweeping view at the top. A man in an ice cream cone costume unexpectedly was handing…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
Judge blocks Trump administration’s ending of legal protections for 1.1M Venezuelans and Haitians
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Judge blocks Trump administration’s ending of legal protections for 1.1M Venezuelans and Haitians

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
Security camera footage reveals St. Croix shooter
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Security camera footage reveals St. Croix shooter

FREDERIKSTED — Security camera footage captured the moment shots rang out in St. Croix, authorities said. Othnell Gumbs, 64, was arrested today and charged with third-degree assault, possession of ammunition,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
Founders of this new development say you must be white to live there
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Founders of this new development say you must be white to live there

RAVENDEN, Arkansas — In the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, nearly an hour from the closest city, a small group of homesteaders is building an exclusive community from scratch. Applicants to…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
Sydney Sweeney was just linked to someone new. The person may surprise you
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News National News

Sydney Sweeney was just linked to someone new. The person may surprise you

As predictable as a rollover on the Palmetto Expressway during rush hour, Sydney Sweeney is in the headlines again. Not for her acting work or her eyebrow-raising side gigs, but…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
VIDOH says COVID-19 is still circulating in the territory
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News

VIDOH says COVID-19 is still circulating in the territory

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is advising residents to take precautions following a recent slight uptick in COVID-19 cases in the territory, a trend that is also being…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
Trump to reinterpret 1987 missile treaty to sell heavy attack drones abroad
Posted inBreaking News Business News Military News

Trump to reinterpret 1987 missile treaty to sell heavy attack drones abroad

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump is expected to unilaterally reinterpret a 38-year-old arms control treaty to sell sophisticated "Reaper" style and other advanced military drones abroad, according to a…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025
US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for drug cartel fight
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for drug cartel fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels, two sources briefed on the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2025

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