FREDERIKSTED – A 25-year-old man walking home in the early morning hours today was shot in the leg near the Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion. The 911 Emergency Call Center alerted police to the shooting in Estate Smithfield at 3:43 a.m. Sunday, according to the VIPD. Police said the man is

    Modern-day pirates of the Caribbean PORT OF SPAIN – Two incidents of armed piracy against sailing vessels reported in the Caribbean in the last 10 days have prompted an Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) warning. OCC Commodore John Franklin has issued an alert to vessels sailing in waters between

FOOT INJURY RETURNS: Linval Joseph EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – While nearly all of the Minnesota Vikings were participating in practice on New Year’s Day, there is one large absence. A very large one. Defensive tackle Linval Joseph sat out of practice on Friday, making it the third consecutive practice that

SAN JUAN – Health officials in Puerto Rico reported the island’s first case of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus recently linked to the rise of a serious neurological disorder among newborns in Brazil. “There is no reason for alarm, and the public should continue to take commonsense steps to avoid mosquito

NEW YORK – Speculation that ABC would yank its affiliation with WSVI-TV Channel 8 has been rife since at least 2011. And confirmation that it has finally happened came in the form of the programming that is being scrolled on Innovative Cable TV – there is no ABC programming scheduled

          The White Family on St. Croix KNOXVILLE – An American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Scripps Networks Interactive is premiering an episode of “Caribbean Life” that features St. Croix today. Home & Garden Television (HGTV) Season Four premiere will follow Bruce and

CHRISTIANSTED – A 35-year-old man told police that he was out walking his dog in the wee hours of the morning when someone drove up to him and shot him for no reason. The wounded man said he hid in the bushes near Thomas Bakery in Estate Castle Coakley for

FREDERIKSTED – A St. Croix homeowner told police that his home in Estate Mt. Pleasant was invaded by a masked intruder on Wednesday night. The 911 Emergency Call Center alerted police at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday that a home invasion had been reported in Estate Mt. Pleasant. Police interviewed the

ARRESTED FOR RAPE: Damian Warner CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 36-year-old St. Thomas man was arrested for the statutory rape of a minor on a bench warrant from the Superior Court today. Damian Warner of Simmonds Alley was arrested was arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated rape and second-degree unlawful sexual

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Police say that a St. Thomas man told them that he was walking near Hospital Ground when he was shot at by someone in a moving vehicle on Wednesday. Police met with the man at the Roy Lester Schneider Regional Medical Center where he was being treated