Firefighters work to extinguish blaze at Anguilla landfill
FREDERIKSTED — A large plume of smoke could be seen rising into the St. Croix sky for much of Sunday, another telltale sign that the ever-full Anguilla Landfill was on fire — yet again. A…
Disturbing video shows 3 suspects fatally shooting 26-year-old man at gas station
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are looking for three masked suspects wanted for fatally shooting a man at a gas station in Bovoni on Saturday night. Venquon N. Richardson of St. Thomas was positively identified by…
Police investigating fatal ambush shooting of 67-year-old man on a bike in Golden Rock
CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating the fatal ambush shooting of a 67-year-old St. Croix man on a bike in a Golden Rock residential neighborhood early this morning. Walton “Selah” Macedon was positively identified by a…
LEPC awards $4.8 million for crime fighting, crime prevention, juvenile justice, crime victim services
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission (LEPC) is pleased to announce the awarding of approximately $4.8 million in federally funded grants to criminal justice entities in the Virgin Islands including, law…
Mexican officials shake off investor concern in bilateral business summit
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials urged safety and stability in private investment in the country this week, following a bilateral summit with business leaders in which fears about constitutional reforms dominated the agenda. Companies such…
Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heads towards Cuba
NASSAU — Hurricane Oscar made landfall early today in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading towards Cuba. Oscar, which the hurricane center characterized as “very small,” is the 15th named storm of the hurricane season.…
Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs attacked in several neighborhoods of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Saturday, forcing many people to leave their homes after gunfire raged through the night. Authorities did not immediately release casualty…
Child Passenger Safety Week observed in the U.S. Virgin Islands
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD)/Office of Highway Safety’s (VIOHS) and Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians provided free car seat safety checks to caregivers with young children in recognition of Child Passenger Safety…
Hazardous marine conditions existed in the USVI and Puerto Rico when Invest 94L passed
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard cautions recreational boaters, fishermen, beachgoers and water sports enthusiasts in U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico of potential high-surf and dangerous rip currents associated with tropical wave, Invest 94L, starting…
Man charged with abandoning dog in floodwaters as Florida residents evacuated ahead of hurricane
TAMPA (AP) — A man has been arrested for animal cruelty after authorities say he abandoned his dog in floodwaters near a highway as residents evacuated Florida’s Gulf Coast last week shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall.…