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About John McCarthy
John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.
St. Croix: Times of clouds and sunshine, a thunderstorm in the morning, high 87
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St. Croix: Times of clouds and sunshine, a thunderstorm in the morning, high 87

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will experience times of clouds and sunshine with a thunderstorm in spots this morning and a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will…
Posted by John McCarthy May 5, 2025
Hit-and-run driver who killed pedestrian identified by police
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Hit-and-run driver who killed pedestrian identified by police

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix driver was charged with manslaughter and related charges after police said he struck and killed a pedestrian last month — and then drove away from…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
Kinoro Hopkins arrested after girlfriend says she was strangled
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Kinoro Hopkins arrested after girlfriend says she was strangled

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested on domestic violence-related charges after he allegedly choked his girlfriend during an argument, authorities said. Kinoro Hopkins, 22, was arrested and charged…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
Franky Matthew shot dead in restroom during St. Thomas Carnival
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Franky Matthew shot dead in restroom during St. Thomas Carnival

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man was shot dead in the restroom of the Fort Christian parking lot in St. Thomas just before midnight, authorities said. Franky…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
Oil spill off Louisiana’s Gulf Coast raises alarm as DOGE cuts may threaten response efforts
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Oil spill off Louisiana’s Gulf Coast raises alarm as DOGE cuts may threaten response efforts

NEW ORLEANS (CBS) — Former federal disaster response specialists and national environmental groups warn that DOGE job cuts may hamper the response to a major oil spill off Louisiana's Gulf Coast this…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
Anegada residents jolted from sleep by 5.6 magnitude earthquake in the BVI
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Anegada residents jolted from sleep by 5.6 magnitude earthquake in the BVI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Some BVI residents in Anegada were jolted from their sleep by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake early this morning. The moderate earthquake, which took place at a…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
US forecasters are more hobbled than ever as hurricane season nears
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US forecasters are more hobbled than ever as hurricane season nears

MIAMI (CNN) — The National Weather Service is in worse shape than previously known, according to interviews with current and former meteorologists, due to a combination of layoffs, early retirements and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
St. Croix: mostly cloudy, brief morning shower or two, high of 86
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St. Croix: mostly cloudy, brief morning shower or two, high of 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a brief shower or two in the morning and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
Two men in ICE custody died of ‘natural’ causes. Were their deaths preventable?
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Two men in ICE custody died of ‘natural’ causes. Were their deaths preventable?

MIAMI — He survived Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, evacuated women and children in Kyiv to safety, and then crossed the border to escape the war. But after he arrived at…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025
Florida congresswomen demand answers after Haitian woman dies in ICE custody
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Florida congresswomen demand answers after Haitian woman dies in ICE custody

MIAMI —Two Florida congresswomen who visited the Broward Transitional Center on Friday after a 44 year-old Haitian woman died in the custody of immigration authorities expressed concern over the lack…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2025

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