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Office of Highway Safety Urges USVI To Be On The Look Out For Human Traffickers

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department/Office of Highway Safety’s Federal MotorCarrier Assistance Program Unit notifies the community of human trafficking incidencesoccurring in our islands. "We are urging all commercial…

John McCarthy June 22, 2023

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Man With 17 Pounds of Marijuana In His Luggage Detained By Feds At Airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man moving through the St. Thomas airport with 17 pounds of marijuana in his packed luggage was detained by federal agents on Monday afternoon.…

John McCarthy June 20, 2023

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Bret’s Closest Approach To USVI Will Be South of St. Croix on Friday

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Bret is projected to be a hurricane when it approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.…

John McCarthy June 20, 2023

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Tropical Storm Bret Forms, Could Pass Near USVI, Puerto Rico As Hurricane This Week

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Bret has formed over the central Atlantic, and could strengthen to a hurricane by the end of the week when it passes the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico…

John McCarthy June 19, 2023

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Police Investigating Armed Robbery In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in the downtown area of St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon. The 911 Central Dispatch received a call at 2:45…

John McCarthy June 19, 2023

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Rainmaker Conditions Expected For USVI and Puerto Rico Starting Thursday

SAN JUAN — Satellite images indicate that the area of low pressure located roughly midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles has become better organized overnight and is close to…

John McCarthy June 19, 2023

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Texas Fugitive From Justice Nabbed By VIPD At St. Thomas Airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Texas man was arrested on St. Thomas and charged with being a fugitive from justice. Henry Thomas Houston, 57, was detained by federal agents with U.S.…

John McCarthy June 16, 2023

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Cops pick up Florida ‘fugitive from justice’ at Cyril E. King Airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man was detained Wednesday morning at the St. Thomas airport for being a fugitive from justice. Brandon C. Shaw, 32, is currently…

John McCarthy June 15, 2023

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NWS Monitoring Tropical System Expected To Bring Rain To The USVI Next Week

MIAMI — A tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa later today and early Friday, the National Weather Service said. Environmental conditions are expected to…

John McCarthy June 15, 2023

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Social Security Embraces Same Sex Couples During Pride Month

June is Pride Month. It’s a time to acknowledge the LGBTQ+ community, and celebrate diversity, love, and respect. On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in…

John McCarthy June 12, 2023