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Wahilli James gets six years under RICO Act after 2013 Gems jewelry store robbery

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man has been sentenced to serve six years in prison for his role in the 2013 armed robbery of Gems and Gold Corner jewelry store…

John McCarthy December 7, 2023

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NSF awards $5.3M to university to boost marine, environmental science work force

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) announces it has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award for a collaborative project entitled, Navigating Home. Navigating Home expands…

John McCarthy December 6, 2023

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Knife-wielding man fatally shot near Sunny Isle

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after a man with a gun said he defended himself against a jealous, knife-wielding man by fatally shooting him on Friday night. Kjani Skeet, 21,…

John McCarthy December 3, 2023

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Traffic stop for tinted windows ends in man’s arrest on illegal gun, ammunition charges

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested on illegal gun and ammunition charges after being pulled over for excessively tinted windows while driving near Sunny Isle Shopping Center on Friday…

John McCarthy December 2, 2023

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Social Security Benefits To Increase In 2024

More than 71 million Americans will see a 3.2% increase in their Social Security benefits in 2024. This number includes about 22,288 beneficiaries of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds in…

John McCarthy December 2, 2023

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Costa Rican Man Who Smuggled 4,000 Pounds of Marijuana Gets 3 Years In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A Costa Rican man who smuggled over 4,000 pounds of marijuana into U.S. territorial waters got just over three years in prison from a federal judge. Luis Orellana-Orellana,…

John McCarthy December 1, 2023

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Traffic Stop Leads To Woman’s Arrest On Gun, Ammunition Charge

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman was arrested on a gun and ammunition charges after allegedly driving a vehicle without a front license plate on Thursday afternoon. Shabukah Bannis, 27,…

John McCarthy December 1, 2023

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comment on Christiansted harbor project

CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the initiation of an Integrated Feasibility Study and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document pertaining to Christiansted Harbor for public review…

John McCarthy December 1, 2023

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St. Croix woman who made, sold ‘ghost guns’ in territory faces 5 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix woman who admitted to making and selling at least 100 illegal "ghost guns" in the territory faces a possible five-year prison term. Jeanorah Williams,…

John McCarthy November 29, 2023

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St. Croix Man Gets 4 Months For Having Gun In A School Zone

CHRISTIANSTED — A 22-year-old man who pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in a school zone was given four months in prison by a federal judge, U.S. Attorney Delia L.…

John McCarthy November 29, 2023