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3-Car Accident Temporarily Shuts Down Veteran’s Drive On Sunday Night

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police and emergency personnel responded to a three-car accident on Veteran's Drive that left at least one person hospitalized late Sunday night. The accident — in which…

John McCarthy October 18, 2021

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17 American Missionaries, Including Children, Kidnapped In Haiti, Group Says

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by…

October 17, 2021

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Injured Person Taken To Hospital After Car Flips On Veteran’s Drive This Morning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One person was injured after a vehicle overturned on Veteran's Drive in St. Thomas shortly before 3 a.m. today, AllAhWeTV reported on Facebook. The extent of the…

John McCarthy October 17, 2021

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Firefighters Work To Extinguish 3-Alarm Fire At Home In Frenchtown Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Fire units from the Omar Brown Sr. Fire Station at Barbel Plaza were dispatched to a reported structural fire, with possible entrapments, in Frenchtown at 2:24 p.m.…

John McCarthy October 15, 2021

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5 Men In Cocaine Trafficking Ring Busted At Havensight Mall: USAO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Five St. Thomas men were arrested on illegal drug charges at the Havensight Mall on Thursday, authorities said. Matthew Hazel, Jose Solano, Andrew Wilson, Cesar Thomas, and…

John McCarthy October 15, 2021

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Coast Guard Nabs 2 Smugglers After It Stops Illegal Voyage Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard returned 10 Haitian migrants to the Dominican Republic between Tuesday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in Mona Passage waters near Mona Island.…

John McCarthy October 15, 2021

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Coast Guard Cracks Down On Illegal Passenger-For-Hire Vessel Operations

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Sector San Juan announced Thursday efforts against illegal passenger-or-hire vessel operations in Puerto Rico. Since April, Coast Guard units and crews have conducted multiple operations…

John McCarthy October 15, 2021

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St. Thomas Man Dies After Losing Control Of Car And Crashing Into A Tree: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man died after he lost control of the car he was driving and hit a tree in Donoe late Wednesday night, authorities said. The…

John McCarthy October 14, 2021

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Passengers Try To Stick-Up Taxicab Driver When He Arrives In Anna’s Retreat: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after officers were dispatched to Anna’s Retreat to investigate an attempted armed robbery at 12:51 p.m. Wednesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The…

John McCarthy October 14, 2021

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Police Scoop Up Man Accused of Waterfront Ice Cream Shop Break-In

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested on Tuesday after police said he broke into a waterfront-area ice cream shop last month. Allen "Buckwheat" Samuel, 47, of Altona,…

John McCarthy October 13, 2021