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Man charged in armed robbery at Kmart
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who brandished a weapon as he fled out the front door of Kmart with several stolen items worth more than $500 has been…
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Man charged with rape on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas resident was charged with raping a woman, authorities said. Deurys de los Rios, 19, was arrested at 10:00 p.m. Sunday and charged with first-degree…
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White House sounds alarm that Haiti is ‘rapidly deteriorating’ as gangs move on key targets
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Biden administration is alarmed over what it is describing as a “rapidly deteriorating security situation” in Haiti as the country’s armed gangs broadened their attacks on critical…
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Vehicle strikes utility pole in St. Thomas leaving hundreds without electricity, WAPA says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Hundreds were without electricity in Tutu this morning after a vehicle collided with a utility pole this morning, causing widespread power outages in St. Thomas. Virgin Islands…
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Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak, explosion of violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency and nighttime curfew late Sunday in a bid to regain control of the streets after an explosion of violence over…
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Haiti orders a curfew after gangs overrun its two largest prisons. Thousands have escaped
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew in an attempt to regain control of Haiti’s streets after an explosion of violence during the weekend, including gunmen from gangs…
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Man says ‘friend’ punched him in the face while he was driving on Crown Mountain Road
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man reported he had been punched in the face while he was driving on Crown Mountain Road in St. Thomas on Friday…
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Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight. At least three people were confirmed dead today. The jailbreak marked a new low…
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Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession
SALEM (AP) — A bill recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs was passed by the Oregon Legislature on Friday, undoing a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law as governments…
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Peter’s Rest traffic stop yields assault rifle, ammunition
CHRISTIANSTED — Special Operations Bureau officers arrested a St. Croix man after finding an AR-15-style assault rifle and rounds of ammunition in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Peter's…