Get The Ice Ready! Another Hot Day Today!
SAN JUAN — Another very hot day! Heat indices above 112 degrees for several municipalities in the north and west of Puerto Rico and for Culebra; from 108-111 for the…
NWS Forecasts Afternoon Showers For Today
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is still watching a disturbance in the central tropical Atlantic with a high formation chance in the next seven days and 48 hrs. Shower…
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Four Good Samaritans Work To Free Elderly Woman Trapped In Overturned SUV
CHRISTIANSTED — Three Good Samaritans and a former police officer worked to free an elderly woman trapped in an overturned SUV near Bassin Triangle on St. Croix this afternoon. Ronald…
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One Person Dead In Little Princess Fire: VIFEMS
CHRISTIANSTED — One person is confirmed dead after a fire tore through a house near Five Corners in St. Croix early today, authorities said. Emergency 911 dispatchers sent firefighters to…
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DOH Partners with DoD to Offer USVI Children No Cost Physicals and Vaccinations
The USVI Department of Health is announcing that it has partnered with the US Department of Defense’s Innovation Readiness Training (IRT) Program to offer medical services to children aged 4…
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Social Security Launches New Audio Series
Did you know we have a new audio series, SSA Talks? You can learn more about our top priorities by listening at www.ssa.gov/news/audio-series.html. In our first episode, Acting Commissioner Kilolo…
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Help Police Find Wanted St. Croix Woman Living On St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a woman who is wanted on St. Thomas. K'osha Martinez, 22, of Anna's Retreat is currently being sought by the Virgin…
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Woman Braiding Man’s Hair Raped In His Home, VIPD Says
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man wanted on rape charges has voluntarily surrendered to police, authorities said. Jose Jaheim Perez, 19, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree rape, the…
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Man Arrested For Burglarizing Woman’s Home, Assaulting Her, VIPD Says
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested for entering a woman's home without permission and assaulting her. Heriberto Perez, 26, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree burglary-domestic violence,…
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Hospital Says Crack In Ceiling Is Not Evidence of A Structural Flaw In ER Modular Unit
CHRISTIANSTED — Administrators of the Juan F. Luis Hospital said a crack in the ceiling visible at its Emergency Room modular unit is a "cosmetic" issue, rather than a "structural"…