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Grouting And Cobblestone Repairs To Close Guttets Gade This Weekend: DPW

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works said today a portion of a street south of Main Street will be closed for needed repairs this weekend. Guttets Gade intersection…

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Monster March Hurricane Slammed Puerto Rico Over 100 Years Ago

SAN JUAN — A tropical storm formed just over 500 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on March 6, 1908. This oddball storm tracked south-southwest, intensifying to a Category 2 strength as it…

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Coast Guard Snatches 3 Smugglers, $5.6 Million In Cocaine Off Of St. Croix

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez transferred custody of three suspected smugglers and $5.6 million in seized cocaine to federal agents at Coast Guard Base San Juan…

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Failed Police Cadet Gets 15 Years In Prison After Feds Snuff Out Murder-For-Hire Scheme Hatched Behind Bars

CHRISTIANSTED — A failed St. Croix police cadet accused of getting a 16-year-old girl pregnant has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of a murder-for-hire scheme…

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Social Security And OIG Hold Second Annual ‘Slam the Scam’ Day

The Social Security Administration and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have once again joined forces to raise public awareness about Social Security imposter scams during the second annual…

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CARICOM IMPACS Boosts Intelligence Platform To Fight Illicit Maritime Trade

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Windward, the Predictive Intelligence company applying AI to transform global maritime trade, announced today that it has partnered with The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS).…

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VING Wishes Condolences To Family, Friends Of Guard Member Killed On St. Croix By Gun Violence

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands National Guard said it "expresses our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of Sgt. Ian Benjamin, Sr., who passed away at the…

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Police Find Grove Place Man Shot To Death At St. Croix Mutual Homes On Tuesday Night: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating who gunned down a St. Croix man at a Grove Place housing project last night, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call of…

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St. Thomas Man Who Received AK-47 Assault Rifle In Duffel Bag At Hospital Ground Pleads Guilty: USAO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who was captured on surveillance video receiving an AK-47 assault rifle in a duffel bag near Hospital Ground last year admitted to that act…

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Shots Fired In 2 Populated Locations On St. Thomas Miraculously Result In No One Being Injured: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Shots fired in two separate incidents in downtown and Altona on St. Thomas miraculously resulted in no one being injured, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center…

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