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LONG ARM OF THE LAW: Detectives Find Profit Man Hiding In Puerto Rico To Try To Avoid Attempted Murder Charges: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested on attempted murder charges after he allegedly fired gunshots at a person in Clifton Hill nearly three months ago then fled the…

VI Free Press May 5, 2021

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VING Warrant Officer Mervin Mills Given National ‘Visionary Voice Award’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) honored Virgin Islands National Guard, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mervin Mills with the 2020 Visionary Voice Award in a ceremony…

VI Free Press May 4, 2021

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FEMA Gives $61 Million To VIHA To Rebuild Territory’s Housing Communities

FREDERIKSTED — The Office of Disaster Recovery said today that the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA) has been obligated $61,056,862 to continue the renovation of housing communities devastated during the 2017 hurricane…

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VIPD Gets $43K Check From Southland Gaming To Buy K-9 Officers For St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department received a monetary donation from Southland Gaming towards the purchase of dogs to be used as K9 officers. The donation of $43,000…

VI Free Press May 3, 2021

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Milling And Paving Work On Bunker Hill In St. Thomas Begins On Thursday: DPW

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works (DPW) is advising the community of upcoming road work on Bunker Hill. Starting Thursday, Bunker Hill and its connecting roads will be…

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Westbound Lanes Of Melvin Evans Highway Closed This Week: DPW

FREDERIKSTED — The Department of Public Works is advising the community of a westbound lane closure on Melvin Evans Highway from the West Airport Intersection to the Williams Delight Intersection.…

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UVI Launches Data Science Certificate Program For Professionals In Fall 2021

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands announced today that the university will offer a Data Science Certificate Program beginning in the Fall 2021 Semester. The program is designed…

VI Free Press May 3, 2021

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Boy Unhurt After Taking Joyride On Airport Conveyor Belt System

MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities say a 9-year-old boy who found his way onto the conveyor belt baggage handling system at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was not injured. Airport spokesperson Pat Hogan…

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Water-Loo? Tree Takes Battlefield Prisoner In Portable Toilet

GETTYSBURG — Authorities say a man was rescued after a tree that fell during high winds trapped him inside a portable toilet at Gettysburg National Military Park in south-central Pennsylvania.…

VI Free Press May 3, 2021

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Traveling Owl: Man Drives Hours With Bird Stuck In Truck’s Grille

NAPLES, Florida — A man moving from Alabama to southwest Florida traveled hundreds of miles with an owl stuck in his truck’s grille. The owl survived. Torie Gray said he…

VI Free Press May 3, 2021