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.
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix will have a shower in spots late this morning, otherwise it will be partly sunny with a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will…
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (NYP) — A Southern University graduate has been charged after he “turned himself in” for the violent hazing death of pledge and beloved marching band member Caleb Wilson — with…
PUNTA CANA (NYP) — A bikini-clad University of Pittsburgh student was seen smiling in a haunting picture at her resort in the Dominican Republic while on spring break — just before she…
NEW BUFFALO (NYP) — A 10-year-old Michigan boy died after his obese foster mom sat on him for five minutes for “acting up” — crushing him under her 340-pound frame.…
INDIANAPOLIS (Daily Mail) — If you're not one of the top college basketball teams in the country, you usually need to win your conference's basketball championship tournament to qualify for March…
DALLAS (AP) — A large balloon used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for surveillance along the Texas border broke free and traveled about 600 miles (966 kilometers) to the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department…
NEW YORK (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts…
WASHINGTON — A gunman was shot by Secret Service members after being spotted with a firearm just outside the White House at midnight last night. The armed man, from Indiana, parked…
SEATTLE — A Mega Millions ticket sold in Washington just missed the $233 million jackpot but won $1 million, lottery officials said. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not…