[ad name=”HTML-68″] WALLA WALLA, Washington – Volunteers from the Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continue to work to bring relief to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico after…
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DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) Supports Legislation for Parks Management Cooperation
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) supports the U.S. House of Representatives’ unanimous passage on Tuesday, Jan. 16 of H.R. 2897, which represents a significant step forward for federally-owned parks…
HURRICANE RECOVERY: Oakland A’s Starter Jharel Cotton of St. Thomas Gives Back at My Brother’s Table
GIVING BACK: Oakland A’s starting pitcher Jharel Cotton of St. Thomas helps out the less fortunate at My Brother’s Table in Charlotte Amalie after Hurricane Irma. [ad name=”HTML-68″] OAKLAND — Several weeks…
1,000 Generators Owned and Maintained By Federal Government Are Key To Maintaining Quality of Living in Puerto Rico
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Maintenance operations conducted as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporary emergency power mission in Puerto Rico are keeping nearly 1,000 federal emergency power generators running…
Plaskett Introduces ‘Marshall Plan’ for Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico After Devastating Hurricanes
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, ranking member on the House Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and Environment, has introduced “The Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable…
St. Croix’s Linval Joseph Is Only Player On Vikings Who Knows What It Takes To Win A Super Bowl
SMOOTH SAILIN’: Linval Joseph helped the New York Giants win a Super Bowl in 2011.[ad name=”HTML-68″] EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — If Vikings players want some locker-room advice on what it’s like to…
LEADERSHIP WANTING: Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Says Mapp Wanted Only 25 Linemen From Mainland To Restore Our Electricity
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that Gov. Kenneth Mapp wanted to bring down only 25 linemen after…
SECOND BANANA: Mapp Appoints Bloomberg Co-Founder Tom Secunda To Ceremonial Hurricane Committee
RIGHT-HAND MAN: Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP, left, and Tom Secunda, co-founder and vice chairman at Bloomberg LP, right of center, unload supplies at the Myrah Keating Smith Health Center on…
Mapp Called ‘MVP of 2017’ By St. Thomas Resident Who Didn’t Live In The Territory At The Time of Hurricane Disasters
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED – Gov. Kenneth Mapp has been lauded for his leadership in the face of two Category 5 hurricanes, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, in Inc.com, a weekly magazine for entrepreneurs and…
Oregon Accused Sex Offender Allegedly Used Marijuana To Lure Child Into Sex
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man will be extradited to Oregon to face child rape charges, according to Lt. Dan Duncan, public information officer for the Corvallis, Oregon Police Department. Jason…