SAN JUAN — Excessive rainfall risk for today/tonight, with an elevated risk for most of Puerto Rico. Flooding of urban areas, roads, and small streams.
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Increased showers and thunderstorms present ‘significant’ risk of flooding
SAN JUAN — Forecasters expect increased shower and thunderstorm activity to generate “abundant moisture and unstable conditions” due to an upper-level trough, NOAA’s lead meteorologist
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Thunderstorms, heavy rains plunge St. Croix into darkness when WAPA can’t cope
CHRISTIANSTED — Widespread flooding plagued the territory late Friday afternoon as scores of people scrambled to get out of the way of moving sheets —
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EPA gives $12.7 million to the USVI to boost drinking water safety
WASHINGTON — The federal government will send nearly $12.7 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to help reduce exposure to lead in drinking water, Environmental
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74-year-old woman found unresponsive on St. John
CRUZ BAY — A woman was found unresponsive in her St. John residence on Tuesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported. Jane Stuckert, 74, was
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Trunk Bay ranked No. 1 in World’s 50 Best Beaches 2024
CRUZ BAY — The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has announced that Trunk Bay, located on St John, has been ranked No. 1 on
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‘High risk’ of life-threatening rip currents
SAN JUAN — Increasing winds and the arrival of a northerly swell will continue deteriorate marine and coastal conditions through at least mid-week, the National
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No update on income tax refunds after Bryan promised checks likely for Carnival
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Tax Day 2024 has come and gone, but many Virgin Islanders who filed are still waiting for their tax refunds from last
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‘Strong’ 4.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Anegada; no tsunami threat
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A “strong” magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred about 33 miles northwest of Anegada Island in the British Virgin Islands at 8:23 a.m.
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Senators rubber stamp bill to float WAPA in emergency session
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The territory’s leaders have slapped more cash bandages on the gaping wound that is the V.I. Water and Power Authority’s finances, and
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