Franklin Could Spin Up Into A Storm That Soaks Hispaniola
MIAMI (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Frankilin in the eastern Caribbean Sea has a 90 percent chance of becoming a cyclone in the next two days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center…
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Rain Bands From Tropical Storm Franklin Will Affect South Coastal Towns Today
SAN JUAN — Rain bands associated with Tropical Storm Franklin will continue to impact the area today, particularly in the south and southeast coastal towns. The rains will NOT be…
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Man With 29 Pounds of Marijuana In His Checked Suitcase Arrested At STT Airport
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man caught with 29 pounds of marijuana in his checked suitcase was arrested on drug trafficking charges this weekend, authorities said. D'Jon Bilal Heyliger, 30, was…
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VIWMA Closes Bolongo Garbage Bin Site ‘Permanently’ After Employee Death
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority announced the Bolongo dump site is closed after the fatal shooting of one of its employees earlier this month. Daryn R.…
NWS Gives An Update On Tropical Storm Franklin For The USVI and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Franklin is currently located about 250 miles southwest of Cabo Rojo. Despite its distance from the local islands, unsettled weather conditions are expected throughearly Wednesday.…
Southern Puerto Rico Could Get 4 Inches of Rain With Passing of Tropical Storm Franklin
SAN JUAN — Forecasters are expecting rainfall totals of up to four inches from today through early Wednesday mostly in Puerto Rico the National Weather Service said. Most of the…
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Kelsey Mitchell breaks 3,000 career points in Indiana Fever’s rare road win at Phoenix
PHOENIX — Kelsey Mitchell scored 13 of her 25 points in a key fourth-quarter run, Nalyssa Smith added 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the Indiana Fever beat the Phoenix…
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Traffic Stop Yields Drugs, Gun and Ammunition on St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — Police seized a gun, ammunition and drugs and arrested one driver on St. Croix Thursday night after a stakeout near Green Cay on the East End, authorities said.…
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Woman Coming Home With The Laundry Reports Being Shot At In Strawberry
KINGSHILL — A woman who was returning home with the laundry reported being shot at in Strawberry early Saturday morning. Units from the Ancilmo Marshall Command were dispatched to Strawberry…
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Man Hit On The Head So Hard He Reports Being ‘Shot’ On Bjerge Gade In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man was knocked so hard on the head that he reported to police that he had been shot near the waterfront in St. Thomas on Friday…