CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three suspected St. Thomas car thieves crashed a stolen vehicle through a police checkpoint following a car chase in which shots were fired this afternoon. The case began at…
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Man, 19, Dies After Shooting In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a shooting left one man dead in St. Thomas on Thursday morning. Nashai Francis. 19, was positively identified by next of kin as the shooting…
Wahilli James gets six years under RICO Act after 2013 Gems jewelry store robbery
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man has been sentenced to serve six years in prison for his role in the 2013 armed robbery of Gems and Gold Corner jewelry store on St….
Cops ask for your help after 52-year-old man injured in shooting at Oswald Harris Court
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are asking for your help as they gather information about the shooting of a 52-year-old man at Oswald Harris Court yesterday afternoon. Authorities were alerted to…
Second suspect arrested in Havensight Mall fatal shooting
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police have charged a second person in connection to a fatal shootout at the Havensight Pier on St. Thomas in October. Suzan N. Asad, 36, of Paul…
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at age 90
MIAMI (AP) — Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida had been…
CAF pledges $2 billion investment annually to fight climate change in the Caribbean
CARACAS (Reuters) — The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) will invest more than $2 billion annually totaling $15 billion until 2030 in Latin America to fight climate change,…
Liberty Foundation Donates $60,000 Through its 26th Annual Invitational Golf Tournament
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Liberty Foundation continues to support communities in the USVI with the donation of $60,000 to six local nonprofit organizations. The funds were raised through the foundation’s 26th annual Golf…
‘Contract killer’ arrested In WAPA bucket truck for murder of St. Thomas tow truck driver
FREDERIKSTED — An accused “contract killer” was arrested in a WAPA bucket truck for the January killing of a St. Thomas tow truck driver, authorities said. Quasheem Christian, 23, was arrested this…
WAPA workers battle cops, utility says
CHRISTIANSTED — Authorities are investigating after Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority employees skirmished with Virgin Islands Police on St. Croix today. VAPA said it “is addressing an ongoing situation where some…