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California man gets just 8 months for threatening to kill postal employees

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Simon Peters, 42, of California, was sentenced on Friday, June 6, 2025 to 8 months’ imprisonment, followed by 30 months of supervised release, for threatening to kill…

John McCarthy June 9, 2025

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Day at the beach ends with assault charge after water bottle incident

CHRISTIANSTED — A day at the beach ended badly for a woman who allegedly clapped a man over the head with a frozen water bottle as he was driving. Shakeria…

John McCarthy June 9, 2025

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Man accused of domestic violence threatened to slit woman’s throat

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix resident is accused of threatening to slit a woman's throat in telephone messages to her, David Muzzy, 52, of Frederiksted Town, was arrested and charged…

John McCarthy June 9, 2025

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Haiti faces record hunger, food stocks are dwindling and warehouses sit empty

Haiti, torn by violence and rampaging gangs, is one of five countries in the world facing catastrophic levels of hunger, with nearly half the population going without food, the regional…

John McCarthy June 9, 2025

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Three injured in shooting at Peter’s Rest bar

CHRISTIANSTED — Two women and one man were injured after a shooting at Carlos' Bar in Peter's Rest early this morning, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The 911 Emergency…

John McCarthy June 8, 2025

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Help cops find Coleen Edwards wanted for assault on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are asking for your help today to find a woman wanted in connection to an assault on Prindsens Gade in St. Thomas this month. Coleen "Thuggie"…

John McCarthy June 8, 2025

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Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot, suspect arrested

BOGOTA (Reuters) — Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe was shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to the government and his party, and local media reported that he was in a local…

John McCarthy June 7, 2025

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Dominican gets 10 years for trafficking 165 pounds of cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Ery Rivera Palmer, 39, a native of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced Friday to 10 years’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute 165 pounds of cocaine…

John McCarthy June 7, 2025

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Abrego Garcia back in US to face charges of helping traffic ‘thousands’ of migrants

WASHINGTON (ABC) — Mistakenly deported Salvadoran native Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been brought back to the United States where he will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S.…

John McCarthy June 6, 2025

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15-year-old arrested in connection to killing of St. Croix comedian

CHRISTIANSTED – The Virgin Islands Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau swiftly arrested a 15-year-old male minor in connection with the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Jordan Jones on the Christiansted Boardwalk…

John McCarthy June 5, 2025