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One Man and One Minor Arrested For Stealing Car At Frederiksted Quarry

FREDERIKSTED — One man and one minor were arrested Thursday after being captured on video surveillance stealing a car after breaking into the office of a Frederiksted quarry last year.…

John McCarthy May 26, 2023

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2 Men Arrested For Shooting Incident That Left 1 Man Injured At St. Croix Mutual Homes

FREDERIKSTED — Two men were arrested in connection to a shooting incident that left one man injured at St. Croix Mutual Homes last month, authorities said. Adiel O. "Macho" Huertas,…

John McCarthy May 26, 2023

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Help Police Find Wanted Burglary Suspect Charlie ‘Cha Cha’ Camacho On St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help today to find a wanted man on St. Croix. Charlie "Cha Cha" Camacho, 21, is wanted on a charge of third-degree burglary, the Virgin…

John McCarthy May 26, 2023

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NOAA Predicts A Near-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season With ‘A Lot of Uncertainty’

MIAMI — NOAA is predicting this year's hurricane season to be "near normal" with at least 12 named storms. Lead NOAA hurricane forecaster, Matthew Rosencrans said that anyone living in…

John McCarthy May 25, 2023

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Governor Unveils Moderate-Income Home Ownership Program

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan announced the first mortgage closing for a recipient of a home loan through the VI Slice moderate-income home ownership program. The program is designed to increase…

John McCarthy May 23, 2023

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10-Year Resident of St. Croix Shot Dead After ‘Resisting’ Robbery Outside Nightclub

CHRISTIANSTED — A native of the Dominican Republic was shot dead after he "resisted" being robbed at gunpoint by assailants early this morning. Robinson "Gugú" Ramirez Robles, 29, of Hato Mayor…

John McCarthy May 21, 2023

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Social Security Honors Our Military Veterans

On Memorial Day, we honor military service members who have given their lives for our country. Families, friends, and communities pause to remember the many great sacrifices of our military…

John McCarthy May 20, 2023

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SNAP, Section 8, Social Security, Medicaid In Jeopardy As GOP Stalks Out of Talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill Friday after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause” negotiations, and a White House official acknowledged there are…

John McCarthy May 19, 2023

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New Study Reveals USVI Was A Melting Pot … Before Christopher Columbus Arrived In 1493

SALT RIVER — When Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day US Virgin Islands on his second voyage across the Atlantic in 1493, the islands were already inhabited — but how…

John McCarthy May 18, 2023

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Biden Awards $150,000 To USVI For Internet Training Programs

WASHINGTON — The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that the U.S. Virgin Islands received its first grant for developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s…

John McCarthy May 17, 2023