‘Elevated risk of flooding’ in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Another active afternoon is expected again, mainly for the interior, north and east of Puerto Rico, the National Weather Service said today. Because of rain and thunderstorms…
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Ranger American armored car division guard accused of stealing $6,910 from bank ATMs
CHRISTIANSTED – A security guard in the armored car division of Ranger American allegedly stole nearly $7,000 in cash from bank ATMs while making his normal rounds with the company.…
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St. Croix man accused of sexually assaulting minor
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was charged today with raping a child in his household. Shawn Alexander, 40, was arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated rape, the Virgin Islands…
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Chicago woman convicted of killing, dismembering landlord, hiding some remains in freezer
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been convicted of killing and dismembering her landlord and putting some of the victim’s remains inside a freezer in the boarding house where she lived.…
China building new outpost on U.S. doorstep, leaked documents reveal
ST. JOHN'S — On a Caribbean island just 220 miles from the shore of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a black-clad Chinese security guard swept an arm at more than a…
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Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective ‘alter ego’ solves gripping crimes
HAVANA (AP) — His novels recount gruesome murders, thefts, scams, bribes and humiliating secrets. But those are not even the most important themes in the stories told by award-winning Cuban writer…
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Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before her body went limp as a…
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ODOR IN THE COURT: Fart puns explode on Jimmy Kimmel after rumor Trump farted
NEW YORK — There was a rumor late last week that Donald Trump farted in court, and on Monday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” host Jimmy Kimmel had a blast making a lot of jokes…
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Shooting Leaves Woman Dead at Thomasville Apartments in Bovoni
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a woman was fatally shot at an apartment complex in Bovoni on St. Thomas early Friday evening. Mardette Ward, 33, was positively identified…
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Public Works draws complaints after failing to cut the grass at Kingshill Cemetery
KINGSHILL — Public Works is no longer mowing the grass in the Kingshill Cemetery. Concerned citizens whose family members are buried in the historic government-run cemetery contacted the Virgin Islands…