NHC monitoring 4 disturbances for signs of development
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is currently tracking three disturbances in the Atlantic and one disturbance in the Caribbean Sea. An area of low pressure located about 700 miles…
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8 firefighters hurt, 2 critically, in fire truck rollover crash while returning from California wildfire
IRVINE — Eight firefighters were hurt -- including two critically -- when the fire truck they were in rolled over while returning from a 12-hour shift battling the Airport Fire…
‘Network issues’ prevent Department of Finance from printing government checks
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Government House said late Friday night that "network issues" have delayed the Department of Finance's printing of government payroll and retirement checks. Employees or former employees with…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale
GLENDALE, Arizona (AP) — A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it’s opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he allegedly cut off the head of a dead whale and took…
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Haiti’s insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A U.N. human rights expert warned on Friday that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission targeting criminals in the troubled Caribbean country remains underfunded and…
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3 men charged in Velvet Haze nightclub shooting that killed Estate Hope resident
CHRISTIANSTED — Two St. Croix men were each charged with the murder of an Estate Hope man at a Christiansted town nightclub in July. A third suspect faces an illegal…
Gordon is now a rainstorm; Cuba, Mexico wary of a tropical storm next week
MIAMI — AccuWeather hurricane experts say there is a high risk of tropical storm formation in the western Caribbean or southern Gulf of Mexico between Tuesday and Thursday of next…
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Police probe fatal shooting in Hospital Ground
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a shooting left one man dead in St. Thomas on Thursday afternoon. Ashton Alexander, 42, has been positively identified by a family member…
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Police say a pair took an NYC subway train on a joyride and crashed it. They have arrested 1 teen
NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a teen girl they say took an empty New York City subway train on a brief joyride before they crashed it and fled.…
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Unidentified gunmen kill high-ranking migration official in one of Haiti’s biggest cities
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A high-ranking official with Haiti’s National Office of Migration was killed Wednesday in the north coastal city of Cap-Haitien. Kerwin Augustin, a regional representative who oversaw Haiti’s…