CHRISTIANSTED — A convicted felon caught with a loaded firearm on the balcony of a St. Croix housing project will serve nearly five years in
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Ecuadorian National Cops Guilty Plea After Smuggling 2,861 Pounds of Cocaine
CHRISTIANSTED — A native of Ecuador pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge in federal court today, authorities said. Anthony Rommel Cuero Garcia, 24, of
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Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Underway After Gun Discharged In Clifton Hill Today
KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after an officer fired his weapon while talking to a suspect near mid-island St. Croix this morning. No injuries were
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CHS Put On Brief Lockdown During Police Operation In Clifton Hill
KINGSHILL| — The St. Croix Central High School was briefly placed on lockdown today while VIPD officers conducted an operation in the nearby Clifton Hill
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EXCLUSIVE: V.I. Free Press Obtains Photo of Car Crash Victim Angel Espinosa
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Free Press has obtained a photo of the St. Croix man who died tragically in a single car accident on
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St. Croix Man Dies When Car He’s Driving Hits Utility Pole: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — One person has died after losing control of his vehicle on the Melvin Evans Highway early this morning, authorities said. Angel Espinosa, 34,
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USVI Records 123rd COVID-Related Death
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has notched its 123rd death linked to COVID-19, the Virgin Islands Department of Health reported Friday. A 68-year-old woman
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St. Croix Hospital Admits Patient ‘Left Outside’ Unattended ‘For A Long Time’
CHRISTIANSTED — The Juan F. Luis Hospital administration admitted in a prepared statement tonight “that a patient was allegedly left outside of the ED hospital
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FEMA Improves Disability Access As Part Of USVI Resilience Plan
CHRISTIANSTED — FEMA said Thursday it “has applied an inclusive approach to supporting the U.S. Virgin Islands in its response and recovery efforts to hurricanes
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Venezuelan Who Claimed ‘Pirates’ Put A Gun To His Head and Made Him Smuggle Cocaine Gets 4 Years
CHRISTIANSTED — A Venezuelan defendant who claimed that armed pirates forced him and 10 others to smuggle 121 pounds into St. Croix got nearly four
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