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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Alan Motta arrested for failing to register as a sex offender
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Alan Motta arrested for failing to register as a sex offender

KINGSHILL –Alan Motta, 43, was arrested on Friday, August 15, 2025, for failing to comply with mandatory registration requirements for sex offenders in the territory, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2025
Man faces assault charge after allegedly punching girlfriend
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man faces assault charge after allegedly punching girlfriend

CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man faces assault and battery charges after he allegedly punched his girlfriend, authorities said. Nelson Garcia Jr., 36, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2025
Man tries cashing $1 million check at Florida bank, cops say. It didn’t end well
Posted inBreaking News Business News Crime News

Man tries cashing $1 million check at Florida bank, cops say. It didn’t end well

MIAMI —A man with “a history of fraudulent transactions” went big at a Florida bank when he tried cashing a fake check for $1 million, according to investigators. It didn’t…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2025
Trump says Putin may not want to make a deal on Ukraine
Posted inBreaking News Crime News International News

Trump says Putin may not want to make a deal on Ukraine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Russia's Vladimir Putin would move forward on ending the war in Ukraine but conceded that the Kremlin leader may not…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2025
St. Croix: Times of sun and clouds, a thunderstorm in spots, high 91
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Times of sun and clouds, a thunderstorm in spots, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today and tonight: Excessive Heat...This level of heat affects individuals most sensitive to heat, especially those without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration. Those extremely sensitive to heat face…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2025
4th grade teacher charged with raping student, 12, rearrested for telling victim he’ll ‘regret doing this’
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

4th grade teacher charged with raping student, 12, rearrested for telling victim he’ll ‘regret doing this’

NASHVILLE  — The Tennessee teacher charged with raping a 12-year-old student was rearrested Thursday after she was caught texting the victim — warning him that he would “regret” reporting her to police. Alissa…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2025
Underwater robot finds college athlete dead in reservoir
Posted inBreaking News Education News National News

Underwater robot finds college athlete dead in reservoir

SA;T LAKE CITY — The body of a 22-year-old student-athlete has been found after he drowned in a reservoir, Utah officials said. On August 16,22-year-old Deng Ador was in Blackridge…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2025
Puerto Rico police charge a suspect in the recent killing of a tourist from the US mainland
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Puerto Rico police charge a suspect in the recent killing of a tourist from the US mainland

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 37-year-old man with a criminal record turned himself into police on Friday and was charged in the recent killing of a tourist from the U.S.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2025
Monserrat man wanted for attempted murder surrenders to police
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Monserrat man wanted for attempted murder surrenders to police

FREDERIKSTED –  A man wanted for attempted murder on St. Croix was arrested Saturday night, authorities said. Kenny Rogers, 43, of Montserrat, was arrested and charged with first-degree attempted murder,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2025
Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin
Posted inBreaking News National News Sports News

Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) — A very rare and apparently very confused subtropical wood stork somehow found its way to the wilds of Wisconsin. A hunter scouting for deer first sighted…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2025

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