Drawing nears for $997M Mega Millions jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A nearly $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot will be up for grabs Friday night, offering the prospect of instant riches for a lucky player after more than three months without…
Social Security Announces Four Key Updates to Address Improper Payments
Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley today announced he is taking four vital steps to immediately address overpayment issues customers and the agency have experienced. Commissioner O’Malley testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging…
Eulalie Rivera eighth-grader takes first in Territorial Spelling Bee
FREDERIKSTED — Joe Greaux is headed to Washington. Eulalie Rivera eighth-grader Joseph Greaux Jr. took first place in the Virgin Islands Territorial Spelling Bee on Tuesday after coming in second at the St. Croix District…
Virgin Islands Board of Education Schedules Meeting for Tomorrow
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The 21st elected Virgin Islands Board of Education (VIBE) will conduct its regularly scheduled board meeting to discuss board committees’ and operations matters at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21. The VIBE may…
Cops arrest mom in drowning death of her 9-year-old daughter
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 32-year-old mother in St. Thomas was arrested today in the drowning death of her 9-year-old daughter Ja’Qeada Isaac, authorities said. Anyah Smith was arrested at 11:00 a.m. and charged with first-degree…
Woman terrorized by man with a knife in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man is facing domestic violence charges after a woman was attacked with a knife in St. Thomas. Junior Jones, 41, of Hospital Ground, was arrested at 10:35 a.m. Friday and charged…
VIPD says drowning death of 9-year-old girl looks ‘suspicious’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Members of the Virgin Islands Police Department are interviewing the mentally ill parent of an 9-year-old girl who died early Saturday morning in St. Thomas. The case began at 5:22 a.m. Saturday…
St. Thomas man guilty of trafficking $2.1 million in cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A second man was convicted of transporting $2.1 million worth of cocaine across St. Thomas, authorities said. A federal jury took less than two hours to return guilty verdicts against Russell Robinson,…
Degraded reefs can respond to ‘healthy reef sounds,’ new study finds
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A healthy coral reef is noisy, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes and the crackling of snapping shrimp. Research suggests that larval animals use this symphony of sounds…
Cops search for missing man on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are asking for the community’s help in locating 30-year-old Christopher Ashtian, who was last seen Monday. Ashtian’s mother said he left home Monday and has not returned, and she…