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WAPA Power Outage Sends Claude O. Markoe Students Back To Virtual Learning

FREDERIKSTED — A Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority blackout sent some west end elementary school students back to learning from home. The Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Croix…

John McCarthy September 13, 2021

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Mon Bijou Man Arrested After Routine Traffic Stop Nets Gun, Drugs, Fixings

FREDERIKSTED — A special police unit conducting a routine traffic stop of a motorist discovered that the driver had a gun, drugs and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle on Friday…

John McCarthy September 13, 2021

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Frydendahl Man Charged With Raping Child At Benner Bay Beach On Saturday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Police have arrested a St. Thomas man on a charge that he raped a child on a beach at Benner Bay near a popular marina early Saturday…

John McCarthy September 13, 2021

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4 Years After St. Croix Man’s Murder, KPD Admits Giving Up On Search For A Suspect

KILLEEN, Texas — It has been four years since a St. Croix father of seven children was gunned down during an early morning drive-by shooting in Texas, and the man’s…

Bro Bot September 12, 2021

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WELCOME HOME! Friends, Family Greet VING Captain As He Returns From Service

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Capt. Kai Callwood, HHC 786th, returned home after a year of deployment on September 11, 2021. Friends, family, loved ones and fellow service members were there to…

John McCarthy September 12, 2021

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Education Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin Tests Positive For COVID-19

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Department of Education Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin has tested positive for COVID-19. Berry-Benjamin underwent COVID-19 testing on Friday, after experiencing symptoms overnight on September 9, the…

John McCarthy September 12, 2021

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UVI’s CGTC and CFVI Donate More Than 850 Fruit Trees Territory-Wide

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As Virgin Islanders mobilize to demand and act to increase their food security, the University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) Caribbean Green Technology Center (CGTC) and the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI)…

John McCarthy September 12, 2021

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Education Department Suspends School Bus Service On St. Croix ‘Indefinitely’

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Croix District, said it has suspended school bus service until further notice. Parents are asked to continue to provide transportation to…

John McCarthy September 12, 2021

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Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8, Ulla F. Muller Elementary To Resume In-Person Learning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8 School on St. Croix and the Ulla F. Muller Elementary School on St. Thomas will resume in-person learning tomorrow, the Department of…

John McCarthy September 12, 2021

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Tropical Storm Nicholas Forms In The Southwestern Gulf Of Mexico

MIAMI — The center of Tropical Storm Nicholas was located by reconnaissance aircraft near latitude 20.5 North, longitude 94.8 West. Nicholas is moving toward the north-northwest near 13 mph (20…

John McCarthy September 12, 2021