Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported this week. There have been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far,…
UN expands arms embargo on Haiti to all types of arms and ammunition
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand the arms embargo in Haiti to all types of weapons and ammunition, expressing grave concern at the extremely high levels of gang violence and criminal activities…
Walmart is selling a tiny house for less than $16,000
NEW YORK — These days you can have almost anything shipped to your door from websites like Amazon and Walmart — including a house. Walmart is now selling a tiny house online for $15,900. The 19-by-20 feet…
National Hurricane Center tracking Invests 94L, 95L. What can the USVI and Puerto Rico expect?
MIAMI — There’s good news when it comes to the tropics: Even though the National Hurricane Center is tracking two invests, neither seem to be a threat to the U.S. Virgin Islands at this time. Invest 94L,…
Woman who offered man money to buy food strangled in her own doorway
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who offered money to a man to buy food was strangled in her own doorway. Abdul Ghaffar Abiff, 28, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence, simple assault-domestic violence,…
Man tells police he broke into house, stole car key and car ‘for personal reasons’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of breaking into a person’s house, stealing their car key — and then their car. Bruce F. Wheatley, 18, was arrested and charged with third-degree burglary,…
US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes early Thursday morning targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear what damage was done in the…
Health Department observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, emphasizes early detection
CHRISTIANSTED — Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in our community, with breast cancer being the second most common form. The Virgin Islands Department of Health continues its vital mission to educate both women…
Department of Human Services announces change to SNAP income guidelines
CHRISTIANSTED — Government House held the weekly live press briefing from Government House in St. Croix on Tuesday. VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen, Department of Human Services Commissioner Averil George and Territorial Epidemiologist Esther Ellis were welcomed…
Invest 94L continues moving west across Atlantic while tropical system brews in western Caribbean
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring Invest 94-L and a second disturbance in the Caribbean. Invest 94-L, a broad area of low pressure located over the central tropical Atlantic, could become a…