CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan issued the following statement Tuesday on a ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals stating that the Environmental Protection
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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
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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
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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”
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U.S. Census Bureau Workers Counted Only 87,146 People In The USVI In 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Census Bureau released statistics this week for the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) in its 2020 Island Areas Censuses Demographic and Housing Characteristics Summary
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St. Croix Man Arrested For Holding Woman Against Her Will In Cistern
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man has been arrested for allegedly holding a woman against her will in a cistern. MarcAnthony Hosien, 22, was arrested
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Saharan Dust Blankets Region; Expect More Hot Weather
SAN JUAN — A hot and hazy day for the islands of Puerto Rico and the USVI as a Saharan Air Layer (Saharan Dust) continues
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St. Croix Man Who Tried To Sexually Assault Sleeping Female Faces Burglary Charge
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who snuck into a woman’s apartment and attempted to sexually assault her while she was asleep faces burglary and
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‘Lingering moisture’ set to trickle from tropical wave, NWS says
SAN JUAN — Lingering moisture from a tropical wave will continue to bring scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the local islands. The best rainfall
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Tropical Wave Increases Chance of Showers, Thunderstorms, NWS Says
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave moving through the region will increase the chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout today and tonight. Thunderstorms are capable
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