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4 People Shot, Including 11-Year-Old Girl, 2 Men Die After Aureo Diaz Heights Gunplay

KINGSHILL — Four people were shot — including an 11-year-old girl — with two men fatally wounded — in a night of deadly violence that saw six people shot and…

VI Free Press April 20, 2021

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Gunman Opens Fire On 2 At La Reine Store, Kills 1, In A Night Of Deadly Violence

KINGSHILL — Two people were shot and one man died after a gunman opened fire near a convenience store across from a mid-island shopping center last night, authorities said. The 911…

VI Free Press April 20, 2021

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Cane Carlton Man Arrested After Depositing $5,000 In Fraudulent Checks: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested on a warrant by the VIPD Economic Crime after detectives said he deposited at least $5,000 in fraudulent checks into his bank…

VI Free Press April 19, 2021

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Food And Water Relief Supplies To Be Shipped To St. Vincent From St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — People on St. Croix are responding to the growing humanitarian crisis in St. Vincent caused the the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano on April 9. The St. Vincent…

VI Free Press April 19, 2021

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Police Kept Busy By False Bomb Threat In St. Croix, Tsunami Hoax In St. Thomas

CHRISTIANSTED — Police responded this week to a bomb threat that backed up traffic on St. Croix and a hoax tsunami warning that caused confusion on St. Thomas. A bomb…

VI Free Press April 18, 2021

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DPNR Updates Public On Water Quality At Territory’s Popular Beaches

FREDERIKSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that the Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program, which evaluates weekly water quality at popular swimming beaches throughout the territory…

VI Free Press April 16, 2021

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Health Department Confirms 27th Person Has Died From COVID-19 In USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Health Department confirmed Thursday that an 81-year-old St. Thomas man is the territory’s 27th death related to COVID-19. "The department continues to work to…

VI Free Press April 16, 2021

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Resurfacing Of Melvin Evans Highway Starts On Westbound Lanes Today

FREDERIKSTED — The Department of Public Works said that repair work to the westbound lanes on the Melvin Evans Highway begins today. The MEH highway from the West Airport Intersection…

VI Free Press April 16, 2021

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Make Sure Your Earning Records Are Correct With Social Security’s Online Portal

Accurate earnings records are vital to the Social Security Administration and to every worker in the United States. If Social Security cannot match the name and Social Security number (SSN)…

Victor Rodriguez April 15, 2021

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V.I. Energy Office Accepting Applications For Its Real-Time Energy Pilot Program

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Real-Time Energy Monitoring Pilot Program (REM Program) provides residents and small business owners with a home energy monitor. With this program the V.I. Energy Office hopes…

VI Free Press April 14, 2021