Flash flood warning issued for St. Thomas: NWS
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — There is a flash flood warning in effect for St. Thomas until 10:30 a.m., the National Weather Service said on X. Between one and two inches of rain have already fallen and…
Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in the coming weeks, in a Russian show of force as…
Puerto Rican man faces 20 years in prison after cocaine smuggling conviction
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After a two-day trial, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against a Puerto Rican man who smuggled at least 2.2 pounds of cocaine into St. Thomas. Carlos Gascot Concepcion, 46, of…
Paul ‘Bogus’ Girard and his ‘lawless, reckless, cruel and merciless gang’ get life sentences
FREDERIKSTED — Paul Girard, 36, of St. Croix and three members of his violent criminal enterprise were sentenced to ten separate terms of life in prison for their roles in a racketeer influenced and corrupt…
Rising seas force Panama Indigenous families to leave island homes
PANAMA CITY — Rising sea levels due to climate change have forced an Indigenous Guna community to leave their homes on an island off Panama’s coast that is fast disappearing. Some 300 families – 1,351…
Philippines says China coast guard seized food dropped by plane for Filipino forces in disputed sea
MANILA (AP) — The Philippine military chief on Tuesday said the Chinese coast guard seized one of four food packs dropped by a plane for Filipino navy personnel at a territorial outpost that has been…
New York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills, he says
NEW YORK (AP) — James Kane has used a powerful magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City waterways, but he says the stacks of $100 bills he pulled from a safe…
Costa Rica gunman shoots neighbor dead in dispute over water sprinkler use
SAN JOSE — Terrifying video captured the moment an enraged man pulled out a gun and shot his neighbor dead during a dispute outside their homes in Costa Rica earlier this week. The minute-long clip…
Help police find missing minor on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a missing minor on St. Thomas. A missing minor alert was issued for 14-year-old Teran Hercules by the Virgin Islands Police Department this morning. Teran was…
When are Kenyan cops arriving in Haiti? Here’s what you need to know about the mission
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Kenyan President William Ruto, back in Nairobi following his recent three-day state visit to the United States, is voicing confidence that a security mission to Haiti that his East African nation will lead will…