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AccuWeather: Tropical Storm Dorian Will Be A Hurricane In USVI On Wednesday

MIAMI — There’s a new tropical storm in the Atlantic called Dorian, and it’s predicted to become a hurricane before midweek as it approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands. If the…

John McCarthy August 24, 2019

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4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off British Virgin Islands On Friday Morning

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit about 42 miles northeast of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands on Friday morning. The earthquake, detected about 10:22 a.m. Friday, did not…

VI Free Press August 10, 2019

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Puerto Rico, With Three Governors In A Week, Might Put In A Fourth

SAN JUAN — A day after Puerto Rico got its third governor in less than a week following angry street protests, top officials from new leader Wanda Vázquez’s own party…

VI Free Press August 9, 2019

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23 Days Skylarking In Puerto Rico After Conviction Costs St. Croix Man An Extra 2.33 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man who went on a wild shootout near Sunny Isle Shopping Center and once convicted of that escapade, escaped from prison two days later,…

John McCarthy July 26, 2019

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‘Manager’ Of Venezuelan Maritime Cocaine Smuggling Operation From Puerto Rico Gets 25 Years In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A Puerto Rico native who prosecutors called the "manager" of a Venezuelan maritime smuggling operation trying to bring 661 pounds of cocaine to the region was handed a…

John McCarthy July 26, 2019

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Puerto Rico Man Gets Over A Decade In Prison For Trying To Bring 661 Pounds Of Cocaine To The Region

CHRISTIANSTED — A federal judge today gave a Puerto Rico man 11.25 years in prison for trying to bring 661.387 pounds of cocaine to the region, authorities said. Anibal Vega-Arizmendi,…

John McCarthy July 24, 2019

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FEMA Still Working Hard For U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico To Help In Hurricane Recovery

CHRISTIANSTED — In the span of 14 days in September 2017, two major hurricanes — Irma and Maria — struck Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico estimated…

John McCarthy July 12, 2019

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Flight Crew Restrains ‘God’ Aboard Delta Flight, Plane Returns To Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Delta Air Lines flight attendants restrained a passenger on a flight from Puerto Rico to New York after he shouted “I am God!” and claimed he would…

VI Free Press July 4, 2019

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Lawsuit: State of Georgia Discriminates Against Puerto Rican Driver’s License Applicants

ATLANTA — A federal lawsuit filed today says Georgia is discriminating against Puerto Rican driver’s license applicants by treating them differently than other U.S. citizen applicants — forcing them to…

VI Free Press July 2, 2019

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NWS: Car-Sized Asteroid Explodes Over Puerto Rico Saturday … No Injuries Reported

SAN JUAN — The GOES-16 weather satellite is designed to detect flashes of lightning. On Saturday, it saw an asteroid. Meteorologists noticed an unusually bright flash signature over the waters 170 miles…

VI Free Press June 30, 2019