PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The announcement that Haiti’s military wanted recruits crackled through a small radio perched on a street stall in downtown Port-au-Prince where Maurenceley
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NHC now tracking 3 possible areas of tropical development
SAN JUAN — Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles remain disorganized. Gradual development of this
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Venezuelan gets nearly 4 years in prison for smuggling 70 pounds of cocaine
CHRISTIANSTED — A native of Venezuela got 3.8 years in prison for smuggling at least 70 pounds of cocaine into the Caribbean. Jose Reinoza, 33,
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Florida beach city inks deal to acquire SS United States for reefing
FORT WALTON BEACH — Florida’s Okaloosa County has signed an agreement to purchase the SS United States, according to a report in Get the Coast.
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Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti’s capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs from one of the roughest
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DON OF THE DEAD: Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honor service
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2 men arrested for February carjacking where owner of vehicle was pistol-whipped, robbed
KINGSHILL — Two men were arrested this week in connection to a February carjacking in which the owner of the vehicle was pistol-whipped, authorities said.
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NHC tracking two tropical waves approaching our region
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave over the central Tropical Atlantic continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms that are a little more concentrated near
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SNAP recipients to get ‘replacement’ benefits for outages caused by Tropical Storm Ernesto
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services announced Thursday the issuance of replacement benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients affected
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I’Koyo Matthias’ ‘gang’ accused of ‘badly’ beating man at Sion Farm car wash
CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after a man was badly beaten at a bar and car wash in Sion Farm. I’Koyo Matthias, 32, was arrested
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