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Customer Attacks Store Employee With Box Cutter … His Life Now Hangs In The Balance

MID-ISLAND, St. Croix — A discount store employee was attacked by a customer with a box cutter and seriously injured on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The employee has since been…

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DHS To Discuss COVID-19 SNAP, MAP Benefits And Senior Citizens Affairs Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Office of the Governor has launched a series of casual interviews with prominent government officials. In today’s interview, Human Services Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez will be interviewed…

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The Growth of Online Entertainment Continues to Impress

Finding a way to spend time is rather easy to do today. There’s no need to go out to clubs or to gather a group of people together for a…

VI Free Press April 16, 2020

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VIPD: St. Thomas Man Takes Knife Away From Girlfriend And Threatens Her With It

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police detectives from the Domestic Violence Unit were dispatched to the Schneider Regional Medical Center about 1 a.m. today to investigate a report of an assault victim…

VI Free Press April 15, 2020

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St. Thomas TSA Officer Dies Of COVID-19 In Atlanta, Georgia On Monday

ATLANTA — A Transportation Security Administration security screener from St. Thomas who worked at the domestic terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has died of the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday. TSA…

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4 Men Captured On Surveillance Video Stealing Engine Out of Boat In Subbase On Monday: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Four men tried to steal an engine out of a boat docked at a Subbase boat dealer on Monday morning, authorities said. Police officers were dispatched to…

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USVI Attorney General Denise George: Ways You Can Avoid COVID-19 Scams

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Denise George is alerting V.I. residents to a wave of COVID-19 scams occurring as a result of the global Coronavirus pandemic. These scams focus on…

VI Free Press April 15, 2020

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DPW Says Buses You See On Roads This Month Are To Train New Bus Drivers … Not To Pick Up Riders

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works is advising the public, that while VITRAN’s Fixed Route service remains suspended, residents will notice buses on roadways starting April 20. The buses…

VI Free Press April 15, 2020

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St. Croix Man Charged With Smuggling 33 Pounds Of Marijuana Into St. Thomas: USAO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man has been charged with attempting to smuggle at least 33 pounds of marijuana into St. Thomas, authorities said. Sheldon Stuart "Shellz" Isles of…

VI Free Press April 14, 2020

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‘Industrious’ St. Thomas Drug Smugglers Don’t Take Time Off For Coronavirus Crisis

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis, drug smugglers are apparently not taking time off to stay at home. Nathaniel Robinson has been charged in a criminal complaint with…

VI Free Press April 14, 2020