CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands will be under a high surf advisory starting this afternoon, NOAA’s lead meteorologist Ian Carlos Colón-Pagán said this morning, St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix face a…
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 101 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following three interdictions of unlawful, irregular migration attempts during the weekend near Puerto Rico. The migrants…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the trial of an Idaho man charged with killing his wife and his then-girlfriend’s two youngest children in an unusual case rooted in extremist religious beliefs. Chad…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Fresh gunfire erupted Tuesday in downtown Port-au-Prince, forcing aid workers to halt urgently needed care for thousands of Haitians. Weeks of gang violence have forced some 18 hospitals to stop working and caused…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A high surf advisory is now in effect for St. Thomas and St. John and surrounding areas, NOAA’s lead meteorologist Ian Carlos Colón-Pagán said this morning. Pulses of a long-period northerly swell…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man on foot who police observed to fire shots at a moving vehicle was arrested on Monday night. Foster G. Webster Jr., of St. Thomas, was arrested and charged with first-degree…
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who siphoned more than $500,000 from the government’s economic stimulus account and then fled to Georgia is facing fraud charges tonight. Japheth Roberts, 37, was arrested and charged with…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are asking for the public’s assistance in gathering information about a shooting that occurred near Oswald Harris Court last night. The case began at 9:45 p.m. Monday, when the Criminal Investigation…
FREDERIKSTED — A woman who tried to make a man pay through the nose for his lost wallet was undone when cops overheard her feeble attempt at a shakedown. Esther Jones, 53, of St. Croix,…
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — A person with a ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday’s $1.3 billion jackpot came forward Monday to claim the prize, Oregon officials said. The lottery ticket was purchased at a Plaid…