Rare USVI Plant Will Now Be Listed As Endangered After Lawsuit
TUCSON — Two years after an initial ruling, and on the heels of an announced lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it is in the process of finalizing…
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Coast Guard Enforces Safety Zone After Vessel Runs Aground In Savannah River
SAVANNAH — The Coast Guard established a safety zone around the motor vessel Maersk Surabaya after the vessel ran aground in the Savannah River near Fort Jackson, Tuesday. A Coast…
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Florida Woman Admits To Bringing 24 Pounds Of Marijuana To STX
CHRISTIANSTED — A Florida woman admitted to bringing 24 pounds of marijuana in her checked luggage to St. Croix. Cynthia Ines Fernandes, 33, of St. Augustine, pleaded guilty before U.S.…
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Police Investigate Drive-by Shooting at Profit Ballpark: VIPD
KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after a drive-by shooting near a baseball field at mid-island left one St. Croix man injured. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a ShotSpotter notification of eleven…
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2 Venezuelans Cop to Bringing 121 Pounds of Cocaine to St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — Two Venezuelan members of an 11-man fishing vessel crew admitted to their roles in bringing 121 pounds of cocaine to the territory. Henry Gonzalez Noriega, 47, and Francisco…
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Police Investigate Shooting of Man at Bethlehem Village
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man was shot multiple times in Bethlehem Village but survived the attack, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center reported multiple shots fired within Estate Bethlehem Village…
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Girlfriend of Prisoner Who Died In STT Jail Wants ‘Justice For Craig’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The girlfriend of a hemophiliac man who died in the St. Thomas jail has started a GoFundMe page for his funeral expenses in California. Taylor Hayes, said…
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Man Stabbed In Neck and Head At St. Thomas Hotel
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man was stabbed in a shuttered St. Thomas motel early this morning. Officers responded to a call from 911 Emergency dispatchers about…
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UVI Employee On St. Thomas Faces Life In Prison For Sexual Assault
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal prosecutors said today that a man employed by the University of the Virgin Islands is a dangerous sexual predator and asked the court to hold him…
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People With Respiratory Problems Urged To Avoid Sahara Dust
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources is informing the public of an air pollution alert for dust from the Sahara Desert…